Leadership Summit 1 of 11
Over the next eleven blogs I will be re-posting quotes from the Leadership Summit at Willow Creek that happened last week. Bill Hybels heads up this conference and brings in some of the most influential leaders in the country each year to be a part of the process. I am simply re-posting what Tony Morgan has on his blog www.tonymorganlive.com, these are not my quotes or comments. These quotes may or may not apply to you or the position you may hold but if you can benefit from any of the truths that are written than run with it.
Leadership Summit: Bill Hybels
Bill Hybels launched the Leadership Summit at Willow Creek by teaching a session on “Leading in a New Reality.” Here are some of the highlights of his talk.
- “The normal we all knew and loved has left the building.”
- “Do we still believe that the local church is the hope of the world?”
- “There’s nothing like the local church when the local church is working right.”
- Leaders need to “call the church to be the church.”
- “I don’t think anyone is coming to church anymore who isn’t looking for a full dose of God.”
- Jack Welch: “In a crisis, cash is king.”
- “Healthy cash reserves gives leaders what they need in a crisis: time.”
- “At Willow Creek, we have 25% of our annual revenues in cash reserves.”
- Financial plan at Willow:
- no more than 50% to staffing (including benefits)
- 10% given away
- 10% for whatever God is blessing at Willow (or cash reserves)
- 15% to ministry budgets
- 15% for facilities, utilities, debt service, etc.
- “Don’t lose heart in a downturn.”
- “I’m looking for God to do great things in our day.”
- “God usually does his great work through people who are totally yielded to him.”
- “Are we building backup positions for key leaders in our organization?”
- Bill admitted recently, “My life is unsustainable right now.”
- “The pace at which I’m doing the work of God is destroying the work of God in me.”
- “When I listen to God slowly, he speaks more frequently.”
- “What do your colleagues and followers see when they look at you today?”
