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Category: Book
Author: Bill Hybels
Publisher: Zondervan
Studio: Zondervan
Manufacturer: Zondervan
Label: Zondervan
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 031024823X
Dewey Decimal Number: 253
EAN: 9780310248231
ASIN: 031024823X
Publication Date: August 1, 2002
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When the spiritual gift of leadership comes alive in churches everywhere, the church will become the hope of the world and a most influential force for good.
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 Encouragement for pastors September 3, 2008
After reading a library copy of this book, I bought my own copy. This book is helpful for pastors who have a real desire to make a greater impact for the kingdom of God. I plan on re-reading it a few more times.
Leadership Principles Discovered over 3 Decades March 27, 2008
"Courageous Leadership" by Bill Hybels is a great book for church planters, mission minded pastors, and high capacity volunteer leaders. In this book, Bill provides ministry and leadership wisdom from both his success and failure. He provides what seems to be an authentic look at his struggles in pastoral leadership and the lessons he has learned through the journey. I pray that God continues to weave these pastoral leadership principles into the fabric of my own life and leadership. To get cliff notes to key principles in "Courageous Leadership" follow this link - http://ronklabunde.com/2008/03/28/courageous-leadership-by-bill-hybels/.
Another good book by Hybels! October 26, 2007
This was a very easy to read book with a lot of good points and information that can be applied not only leading in church, but to other areas as well.
Courageous Leadership October 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book for anyone who is a leader in a church. The author has written the book in an easy to understand format. He gives excellent practical advice for leaders.
"Hybels-Haters" need to read this. I think it would help them shut their mouths. June 30, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have lived an hour south of Willow Creek most of my life. My father, a pastor, goes there almost weekly to get refreshed and then drives the hour home with new ideas from the Holy Spirit. We are both saddened by the vast numbers of people who criticize Hybels and Willow Creek without knowing their heartbeat or, suprisingly, even stepping foot on the churches main campus.
Courageous Leadership is a book that will act as a portrait of the heartbeat of Pastor Hybels and what makes him tick. It is also a book that acts as a tremendous source for church leaders of all shades and descripitions, even if you are not a pastor.
Covered in this 252 page book are the following....
* Finding leaders who have chemistry and who fit with your current team.
* Establishing clear goals for everyone, and making them tangible.
* Excellence in church is a must. He discusses how people will use excellence in their worldly jobs, but have a hard time using those same critical methods for the kingdom of God.
* The vitality of vision and recasting that vision.
* The importance of celebration and giving honor to church workers, especially volunteers. Hybels tells of a story on page 175 in which all the volunteers were honored in a quasi-parade in which they all marched onto the stage as the church cheered them on. One of Willow's pastors, John Ortberg and drama leader Nancy Beach, acted the parts of Regis and Kathy Lee as they described each ministry group as they marched by.
* Praying to become like Biblical warriors and adopting the best attributes of people like Esther, Joshua, and David.
* Emulating the tenacity of Christ and the Apostle Paul.
* The importance of saying no to certain things and ideas in order to use your energy on what God really wants in your life.
* The importance of staying focused and cleaning up our own secret, inner problems first and foremost.
* The crucial importance of finding a team that is big on character, competence, and chemistry.
I found it interesting that nowhere in this book does Hybels ask leaders to emulate Willow Creek's worship style or vision methodology. He does, however, ask leaders to emulate his own dependence on the living God through different forms of prayer and team-building, accountability, as well as seeking out what our own gifts are while utilizing them where we're at.
Hybels also discusses the importance of getting away from the church at times to be alone with his family and the Lord. I thought this part of the book was probably the best because he talks about how it has revolutionized his own life and turned his children, instead of turning on the faith, into dynamic lovers of the Lord. The summer break, as he calls it, is something that all leaders need in some form or another.
All-in-all, Courageous Leadership is a great book for Christian leaders of any sort, not just pastors.
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