Leadership Summit Bill Hybels

8/6/2009
Leadership summit
Bill Hybels
Session 1
Ship captain has to determine the wave patterns. 3 feet tall. Another forcast says 6 foot waves, then another says 9. Can he still make the voyage. Sometimes there is going to be a rogue wave that comes that is 80 feet high and they spell doom for even the strongest ships. Almost all of us have been broadsided by an economic rogue wave. We need to be on top of it and ready. The Holy Spirit will guide us to help with these times. We were born for this and we'll be able to talk about this chapter for the rest of our lives. We shouldn't mind the rogue waves it helps us grow.
4 lessons that have helped him through the last 8 months:
Philosophical. Oct. 08 the stock market lost 1800 points, the single greatest drop since the depression. People lost their jobs. Man gave 200k+ but was about to lose his house and couldn't give anymore. They decided they were going to live the acts 2 dream in this day.They sold property and possessions to help the church. Forced them to still believe that the local church is the hope of the world. They changed their service to what we can learn in a downturn.There will be so many good lessons from this time. Some need to be helped like never before, and some need to help like never before. Extra singing and worship, extra prayer, extra teaching with individual people. Blurring the end of the service. People are hungry for the full treatment. All killer no filler.
Kingdom economics. The math makes no sense to help in this way when times are down. We are forced to walk by faith not sight. Revenue is down and needs are up. Things change so radically so forecasts are tough. Luke 14. Everyone needs to keep an eye on costs. In a crisis cash is king. Cash reserves give leaders more time to plan. We say to the world to have 6 months of your savings away but our churches don't. 25% of revenue in cash reserves. We do bucket a, b, and c. Pose the question if our revenue drops which ministries woud be stop doing first put it in bucket c, then b, then a which we would never stop doing. Staff reduction. Gives lots of notice. What is the cause? Purely financial, reorganization, be generous (oppty to be the church for its staff). Resource pie. 100% of revenue, what if we 50% to staff, we'd need volunteers. 10% give away to other churches. 10% Winds of the spirit (something comes up and you'd like to fuel it in real time)15% to ministry budgets. 15% to facilities and,utilities, and debt. People like to learn about personal money management. A lot of humility.
Relational. With staff. Habakkuk 3:2 Hab 3:2 O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. We want to see it in our day. He usually does His great work through people. 2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
Are we attracting and providing an environment for staff to soar. How the might have fallen Book. How many key leadership posistions are there in your organization? If there are x number of key seats what number are filled by the right people, what %. What is our plan to filling those key seats with the right people? Are we developing a backup plan for the key people? Personal lesson: have an adequate replenishing strategy. Another bucket Rom. 8:6 Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Are we filled or empty. Who depletes you and who repleneshes. More running, better diet, more vacations. Slow down and listen to God. The best thing you bring to the table is your filled up bucket. What do your followers see when they look at you?