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Courageous Leadership
by
Bill Hybels
The book you hold resonates with this conviction: that leaders such as you have the potential to be the most influential forces on planet Earth. Yours is the staggering responsibility and the matchless privilege of rallying believers and mobilizing their spiritual gifts in order to help people who are far from God become fully devoted followers of Christ. Life transformati...more
Hardcover, 253 pages
Published
August 1st 2002
by Zondervan Publishing Company
(first published January 1st 2002)
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This book was really helpful in understanding how fundamentally important it is to achieve balance; and explained a lot of great things about leadership.
I finished this one while vacationing at the beach, and I have to say I enjoyed it. Hybels is very different from me and not very different from some of my close friends. He's a doer, a self-described activist type, maybe even a pragmatist. I tend to identify more as a thinker (rather than a doer), and books from guys like Hybels tend to feel more like pep rallies than substantial content. Still, I think it's been a valuable read for me. I respect Bill Hybels and am glad to given a listen to the...more
I am judging this book based on what it bills itself as: a book on leadership. On that basis, the book does not deliver.
The biggest drawback to this book is that Hybels dwells too much on his own success, his own unique ministry, and his own style of leadership. Little of this can be applied universally. I also soon realized that Hybels has a penchant for dwelling overly-long on illustrations that no normal leader can connect with (examples include: whisking his inner core of leaders off on wee...more
The biggest drawback to this book is that Hybels dwells too much on his own success, his own unique ministry, and his own style of leadership. Little of this can be applied universally. I also soon realized that Hybels has a penchant for dwelling overly-long on illustrations that no normal leader can connect with (examples include: whisking his inner core of leaders off on wee...more
This book reads like a sermon: everything repeated about three or four times using different vocabulary; illustrations; Bible verses; meaningless adjectives like "wonderful" and "incredible" and "phenomenal"; unfortunate sentences like "Without vision, people lose the vitality that makes them feel alive." None of this is surprising, I guess, since Bill Hybels is a very successful motivational speaker.
He is also a proven leader, so that alone makes the book worth wading through, or skimming throu...more
He is also a proven leader, so that alone makes the book worth wading through, or skimming throu...more
I could spend quite some time if I wrote out all the things about this book that are worth reviewing. It really just needs to be read.
If you are a church elder, pastor, lay leader, etc - read it
If you are a leader in the business world - read it
If you are a leader of a family - read it.
While Bill is targeting church leaders and much of it focuses in that realm, so many of us that have leadership potential allow it to flounder...to dissipate because we don't recognize it, don't build it up and do...more
If you are a church elder, pastor, lay leader, etc - read it
If you are a leader in the business world - read it
If you are a leader of a family - read it.
While Bill is targeting church leaders and much of it focuses in that realm, so many of us that have leadership potential allow it to flounder...to dissipate because we don't recognize it, don't build it up and do...more
This book had some good principles and challenges for Christian leadership. Hybels writes with lots of stories, which makes for a more enjoyable read. Overall I really liked it. He writes like a pastor/speaker though, which is sometimes annoying (repeated phrases, random idioms, etc). Ultimately I got used to it and still found this to be a very helpful book, especially as I currently work in vocational ministry.
My major complaint has to do with his whole mantra that the local church is the hope...more
My major complaint has to do with his whole mantra that the local church is the hope...more
Dec 01, 2007
Kevin Tucker
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all leaders, all pastors, everyone who wants to make a difference in the world
I haven't finished yet, and I know this book is a 5 star. And yet in a way, it's a one star. It's a five because Hybels is such a great leader that you know that what he is talking about is true, and right, and can really make a difference in one's own perception of leadership. He gives wonderful stories about leadership and describes the successes that he has seen, not only in his own leadership, but in the leadership of those around him that he has raised up.
And it's a one star in that it hurt...more
And it's a one star in that it hurt...more
Amazing, clear, and well-structured advice on church and ministry leadership from a guy who's been doing it - and doing it well - for 30 years. Hybels writes for popular consumption, but that doesn't mean the principles he espouses are necessarily easy. It's challenging, exciting, and a little nerve-wracking to think of implementing all that he suggests as necessary for a modern church or organization to thrive.
Again: love love love. This book is great because it's flat-out about Christian leadership. John C Maxwell is fantastic, but you have to apply his principles in a biblical way. Hybels spells it out for you. This book seriously challenged me to nurture my gift of leadership.
Herausfordernd, hinterfragend und motivierend.
Man muss nur von vorne bis hinten bedenken, dass Bill Hybles Amerikaner ist und eine sehr große Gemeinde hat und man deswegen einige seiner Erkenntnisse für eine kleine deutsche Gemeinde nicht passend sind.
Man muss nur von vorne bis hinten bedenken, dass Bill Hybles Amerikaner ist und eine sehr große Gemeinde hat und man deswegen einige seiner Erkenntnisse für eine kleine deutsche Gemeinde nicht passend sind.
Hybles lives and breaths passion for the local church. Courageous Leadership is one of the best leadership books I've read. The many topics are each handled practically and passionately. Highly recommended for pastors and Christian leaders.
In some ways, I found this a bit formulaic. Don't get me wrong, Hybels makes a lot of sense, but I also got the feeling that this was more about how Hybels does things than how Scripture instructs us.
A must read for any pastor. One of my top ten of all times. Read it several times over and remarkably applicable every time to each season of ministry and life.
Aug 04, 2011
Aaron Thomas
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Hybels is awesome...he has some great thoughts on leadership. The last chapter is an amazing study into Mother Theresa...that lady just blows me away!
This is a great book about the awesome responsibility of the church, and about the way leaders should lead. This book helped navigate a crossroad in my life.
I'm almost finished with this one. I really enjoy it. Sometimes I would get the feeling that Bill Hybels thinks that his way is THE WAY to get things done and accomplished. And goodness it sure has worked for the development of WCA. But with the way the book is written it feels like an encouragement at the same time. I'm not a church leader, but I found a lot of valuable information for serving even on an individual level. The description of what a leader is, what's expected- in regards to chara...more
If u want to know more abt leadership from a 30 yr worth, this book helps u to understand the behind the scenes of a church from its humble beginnings and how leaders can really be used to bring abt the change for the lord. Good suggestions by the author to explore and know more abt the str that God has given to u and how to tap into them.
This ranks as one of the best leadership books I've read. Something I wish I would have read earlier on in my life!
Really enjoyed this, provides not just some sound leadership principles but also a glimpse into the man behind Willow Creek.
Great book on different types of leadership styles--opened my eyes to see that all leaders don't look the same
Aug 04, 2011
Chris Short
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One of my favorite all-around leadership books. It is very practical and worth going through with a team.
This was one of my favorite books on the subject of leadership. Hybels did a fantastic job with this one.
Excellent book by Hybels on leadership. One of the most inspiring books I have read as a pastor.
To lead like Hybels suggests would transform organizations, churches and governments.
One of the books on leadership I reread from time to time. That says a lot about it.
Recognizing the diverse callings of leadership, Hybels outlines a variety of leadership styles and developmental approaches. Despite this heterogeneity, Hybels understands that, whatever one’s calling, a leader is only as good as his or her vision. A leader must project a vision of hope and progress to all the activities of leadership, whether raising resources, constructing a team, or developing future leaders. Courageous Leadership offers a hopeful and experienced perspective on the task, char...more
Oct 10, 2012
Geoffrey
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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ministry
I like Hybels, but this book is light weight
Great book - written by a great pastor who loves the church!
Awesome book on taking the right 'risks' to lead!
Though not a Christian, I always learn from Bill Hybels' teachings on leadership. This book is no exception. Lots of good ideas, stories to which I can relate, and useful suggestions for challenging oneself to reach leadership potential.
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Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., and chairman of the board for the Willow Creek Association. The bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Axiom, Holy Discontent, Just Walk Across the Room, The Volunteer Revolution, Courageous Leadership, and classics such as Too Busy Not to Pray and Becoming a Contagious Christ...more
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“You're a leader. It's your job to keep your passion hot. Do whatever you have to do, read whatever you have to read, go wherever you have to go to stay fired up. And don't apologize to anybody. ”
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