Today was the first day of the Leadership Summit sponsored by the Willow Creek Association (WCA).
What a great day! Every time I see Bill Hybels speak I am more and more humbled by his genuine authenticity and his intense passion for leaders. Bill truly loves pastors and desires to help strengthen them any way possible. The quality of the faculty the WCA brings to address the participants and the care in which they plan out every detail of the conference truly communicates the level of their passion for building up leaders. For me, it is always an experience that challenges and grows me. This year is no exception.
The following are some comments made by the speakers today that have stuck with me and I continue to reflect on...
“People don't have to always have their way, just their way to be considered." Bill Hybels
"Would you be willing to die for the vision God has placed in your heart?" Bill Hybels
"What you ARE is God's gift to YOU, what you DO is YOUR gift to God." Quoted by Carly Fiorina
"It needs to be a vision more compelling then what they are afraid of." Carly Fiorina
"As a result of my firing, I have been given the gift of freedom. Freedom to do things I would not have done otherwise." Carly Fiorina
"For a student failing in one class and excelling in another, you solve the 'F' through the 'A's'." Markus Buckingham
As an example of putting your strengths to work, Markus went on to explain that you identify the strengths in the child that is helping to produce the A and help her harness those strengths to leverage a better grade in the other class.
"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud became greater than the risk to blossom." Quoted by Markus Buckingham, missed the reference
Concluding Thoughts
Today was a day of conviction... conviction that I must completely own the vision God has placed on my heart. Only when I completely surrender myself to it and am willing to sacrifice everything, no matter what the cost, will I be made into the vessel God desires to use.
My numerous hindrances, such as personal fears of failure or the prejudices others may have of me as a woman in ministry, have become heavy burdens preventing me from moving forward. When I hold onto these things I remove God from the equation and it is no longer about Him, but instead about me. I must lay my hindrances before the Lord and let go of them in order to free myself to move forward and restore God's desires as my central focus.
Finally, instead of focusing on my weaknesses and what I am lacking to be able to accomplish this vision, I need to clearly identify my strengths and work through them as I seek to accomplish this vision. My strengths are gifts God has given me in order to accomplish what it is He desires me to do.
Today was a day of asking for forgiveness for allowing myself to get in the way of God's vision. It was also a day of surrendering to His will, for my life and this vision. None of this ever was about me... it has always been about Him, as it should be.
What a great day! Every time I see Bill Hybels speak I am more and more humbled by his genuine authenticity and his intense passion for leaders. Bill truly loves pastors and desires to help strengthen them any way possible. The quality of the faculty the WCA brings to address the participants and the care in which they plan out every detail of the conference truly communicates the level of their passion for building up leaders. For me, it is always an experience that challenges and grows me. This year is no exception.
The following are some comments made by the speakers today that have stuck with me and I continue to reflect on...
“People don't have to always have their way, just their way to be considered." Bill Hybels
"Would you be willing to die for the vision God has placed in your heart?" Bill Hybels
"What you ARE is God's gift to YOU, what you DO is YOUR gift to God." Quoted by Carly Fiorina
"It needs to be a vision more compelling then what they are afraid of." Carly Fiorina
"As a result of my firing, I have been given the gift of freedom. Freedom to do things I would not have done otherwise." Carly Fiorina
"For a student failing in one class and excelling in another, you solve the 'F' through the 'A's'." Markus Buckingham
As an example of putting your strengths to work, Markus went on to explain that you identify the strengths in the child that is helping to produce the A and help her harness those strengths to leverage a better grade in the other class.
"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in the bud became greater than the risk to blossom." Quoted by Markus Buckingham, missed the reference
Concluding Thoughts
Today was a day of conviction... conviction that I must completely own the vision God has placed on my heart. Only when I completely surrender myself to it and am willing to sacrifice everything, no matter what the cost, will I be made into the vessel God desires to use.
My numerous hindrances, such as personal fears of failure or the prejudices others may have of me as a woman in ministry, have become heavy burdens preventing me from moving forward. When I hold onto these things I remove God from the equation and it is no longer about Him, but instead about me. I must lay my hindrances before the Lord and let go of them in order to free myself to move forward and restore God's desires as my central focus.
Finally, instead of focusing on my weaknesses and what I am lacking to be able to accomplish this vision, I need to clearly identify my strengths and work through them as I seek to accomplish this vision. My strengths are gifts God has given me in order to accomplish what it is He desires me to do.
Today was a day of asking for forgiveness for allowing myself to get in the way of God's vision. It was also a day of surrendering to His will, for my life and this vision. None of this ever was about me... it has always been about Him, as it should be.
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