Courageous Leadership

In Courageous Leadership Bill Hybels provides a wonderful mix of time-tested leadership principles, engaging examples from his ministry at Willow Creek and enough inspiring anecdotes to fill an entire sermon series. The principles that Hybels emphasizes will help you: lead your people into the presence of God, impact the ministers who are serving beside you and, most importantly, effectively lead yourself so that you can consistently provide trustworthy guidance for others. Surely, as Publisher's Weekly proclaimed, "this is a welcome edition to any pastor's library."

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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Reviewed by Ron Engler (Reading, PA), May 15, 2007

With this insightful book, Bill proves himself to be one of premier experts on Leadership today. He not only addresses the need for Leaders, but gives instruction to those aspiring to be one. His passion clearly comes through for leadership as the keystone to a strong administration and a healthy growing church. The foundation is the absolute critical importance of the local church.He focuses on Leadership as a Spiritual gift and the need to develop it. This is the best book on Leadership I have read.Truly a rare treasure. He should follow up with a study course. I would love to teach it.

Reviewed by christopher raczka (Marlborough MA), September 02, 2003

There are a plethora of books/magazine/web sites and e-newsletters on the subject of leadership, with new books appearing almost weekly. If you are going to use your $$$ on a purchase, make a list and put this book near the top.

Reviewed by David R. Bess (Charleston, West Virginia), January 27, 2003

Many younger and older pastors alike have stood in awe at the way God has used Bill Hybels at the Willow Creek Community Church outside of Chicago. Willow is currently the largest church in North America. Hybels is a dynamic speaker and author, in addition to being an extremely successful pastor. Now, he has gathered his leadership thoughts together in this volume, which is sure to be a great help to all Christian leaders. Throughout this book, Hybels emphasizes the importance of possessing a Divine vision for God's people, then pursuing that vision relentlessly and casting it consistently. The author offers various thoughts and insights into what makes a great leader. Many of these lessons he has learned through his own "school of hard knocks" at Willow. I recommend this book very highly to all pastors, regardless of church size or denomination. I always enjoy Hybels' writings, and this volume is undoubtedly one of his best. Don't pass on this one!

Reviewed by Greg Hill (Kansas City, MO), November 06, 2002

This is one of the greatest books I have ever read. I would place it in my top 5 of all time. If you have a passion and vision for the church, and see it as truly being the hope of the world, then you must read this book!!!

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