This past week we had the pleasure of hosting the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. It's an honor to be a host and the takeaway from an event like this lingers for a long time...if you let it.
Since my role with the Summit is very technical and focused, I don't catch the 'complete' message of any speaker. However, what I do find myself doing throughout each session is writing down quotes that grab my attention and cause me to be distracted from the 'job' I'm supposed to be doing for the Summit itself!
This years Summit featured one of the finest faculty line-ups ever. That being said, I have WAY too many quotes for one blog! So this week, each day will feature a few quotes that I hope cause you to be distracted in your daily routine too.
If you were at the Summit, I'd love to see you post some of your favorite quotes too!
Quotes for today come from Bill Hybels, Senior Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church:
"We can't stay here, we HAVE to go there. Staying 'here' breaks the heart of God."
"We are a fast paced, high challenge, results oriented, sacrificial to the core church. Will you bear this towel over your arm as Jesus would? If so, join us."
"If you believed God was speaking to you, how concerned would you be about the quality of your reception?"
"Obeying the Spirit instead of your own self-centered whims will lead you to places you've never been, challenge you in ways you have never been challenged, and invite levels of sacrifice you never dreamed you could make. This is the power and the promise of full-throttle faith, of living a life fueled solely by God."
These are great! Thank you for sharing. I was blessed to be able to be there friday, but missed Thursday. I am enjoying Bil Hybel's book "The Power of a Whisper" right now. Good stuff.
ReplyDelete"God does his best work when are hearts our broken and our futures are uncertain." This was either Shauna Niequist introducing Jeff Manion or it was Jeff Manion. All I know is I wept listening to them both and am so grateful for their stories and how God used these stories to show me a fresh perspective on His word and the guidance His word offers in the land between.
ReplyDeleteJulie W.