bill hybels
Bill Hybels: The only sure way to spiritual maturity is exercising spiritual disciplines
Friday, May 9th, 2008Scores of NYC pastors heard the pastor of America’s “Most Influential Church” confess his surprise to this finding from the Reveal study, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2007 and encompassed 20,000 church goers from dozens of congregations. Here are my notes from one of Bill Hybels’ New York City Leadership Center’s […]
Willowcreek, Part 4
Friday, August 11th, 2006Hybels’ response to Bono: An appeal re. AIDS
The church cannot sit idly by and rationalize nonengagement to the global AIDS pandemic. Every church MUST do something. We will give an account for how we respond to AIDS. What can a church do?
1. Educate selves. Creates urgency.
2. Engage in the efforts […]
Willowcreek, Part 2
Friday, August 11th, 2006Session 2, Jim Collins (Good to Great, Built to Last): “When Business Thinking Fails the Church”
Published a monograph after Good to Great regarding social sector leadership (long form essay). Offers “penetrating insights” re. differences b/w business and social sector leadership.
It’s a well-intentioned idea to say that churches should be run like a […]
Live blogging from the Willowcreek Leadership Summit, Part 1
Friday, August 11th, 2006I’m crashing the Summit for a few hours this morning at the Brooklyn’s satellite site — Christian Cultural Center. Since CCC has WiFi, why not live blog my notes?
Session 1, Dr. Ashish Nanda (Harvard MBA Professor): “The Risky Business of Hiring Stars”
Willowcreek Case Study at Harvard controversial
“Create disequelibrium to force people to learn afresh.” […]