Bill Hybels a fondé la Willow Creek Community Church avec la vision d'aider les personnes de toute confession à devenir des disciples dévoués de Jésus. Grâce à la musique contemporaine, aux arts, à un enseignement biblique pertinent et à une approche axée sur les petits groupes communautaires, son église a révolutionné la manière dont les gens vivent la communauté dans l'église locale. Hybels est également devenu un auteur à succès et a lancé le Global Leadership Summit, un événement influent qui équipe et inspire les leaders du monde entier. Sa conviction fondamentale est que 'tout le monde gagne quand un leader s'améliore', ce qui motive son engagement envers le développement du leadership.
FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE USA. Full-throttle faith resides in fully yielded hearts. In The Power of a Whisper: Hearing God, Having the Guts to Respond, Bill Hybels reveals the attitudes and actions that help us hear directly from heaven as we navigate the most significant challenges on earth.
This candid account of Willow Creek's dramatic growth shows what church is all about, and provides a model for church outreach, growth, and vitality.
There are no discount character stores.Courage. Discipline. Confidence. Patience. Endurance. Contentment. They?re qualities that can take a lifetime to acquire. Qualities money can?t buy. But here?s good God says you can have them all!In Character, you will discover how firmly God is committed to forming noble qualities within you. He wants your character to deepen even more than you do--and He has the power to do something about it! If you?re ready to journey toward the kind of character you?ve always admired, here is a path of radical, God-empowered change and growth--and a transformed, more Christ-like you.Interactions--a powerful, challenging tool for building deep relationships between you and your group member, and you and God. Interaction is far more than another group Bible study. It?s a cutting-edge series designed to help small group participants develop into fully devoted followers of Christ.If you are the discussion leader, you will find additional suggestions and helpful ideas in the Leader's Notes.
In this four-session small group Bible study, The Power of a Whisper, Bill Hybels casts vision for what life can look like when directed by divine input - whispers - from above.
Winning leaders have winning points of view---succinct, practical, portable leadership proverbs that help them arbitrate decisions and rouse troops to action. In Axiom, Bill Hybels reveals eighty God-given, from-the-gut truths that continue to raise his game and his vision, thirty-plus years into his local-church leadership experience.
FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE THE USA. Building on the solid foundation laid in Becoming a Contagious Christian (1994), Just Walk Across the Room signals the next era in personal evangelism. Pastor Bill Hybels' firm conviction is that the highest value in personal evangelism is being attuned to and cooperative with the promptings of the Holy Spirit. This means playing only the role you are intended to play---walking when the Spirit says to walk; talking when the Spirit says to talk; and falling silent when the Spirit suggests that you've already said enough.
The Right People, in the Right Places, for the Right Reasons, at the Right Time
The book focuses on helping individuals identify their spiritual gifts, personal style, and passion for serving within the church. It offers revised material from the Network course, developed with the Willow Creek Association, aimed at guiding congregants to suitable ministry roles that align with their identities. By implementing these insights, churches can enhance participation, effectiveness, and enthusiasm while reducing burnout among members. Ultimately, believers will gain clarity on God's will for their lives through a deeper understanding of their God-given purpose.
Practical lessons in simple living that will help your soul - from Willow Creek pastor Bill Hybels
In Contagious Faith, bestselling author Mark Mittelberg introduces you to the five Contagious Faith Styles--Friendship-Building, Selfless-Serving, Story-Sharing, Reason-Giving, and Truth-Telling--and helps you discover which of these approaches will enable you to naturally and effectively share your faith in Jesus with the people around you.
Full-throttle faith resides in fully yielded hearts. In The Power of a Whisper: Hearing God, Having the Guts to Respond, Bill Hybels reveals the attitudes and actions that help us hear directly from heaven as we navigate the most significant challenges on earth.