Bill Hybels Quotes
If there is ever a time crying out for courageous leadership, its now.
Hybels, Bill. Courageous Leadership. Zondervan, 2002, p. 13.
She was referring to the Administration of George W. Bush who had justified his Iraq War policies on intelligence claims that were false. The initial war effort was very successful, but the occupation was very poorly managed and there were many American and allied casualties—the stream on fire. Bush apologists claim that the President had been given faulty information by the CIA and he had no intention of misleading the American people.
Emanuel argued that when the nation faced a crisis of one kind or another, and the administration had to take steps to cope with the crisis or ameliorate it, the time is often opportune to get some of their legislative program passed or reform areas that have been resistant.
While Abraham Lincoln set the precedent for independent Presidential action in a national political crises without much reliance on Congress, this was where Roosevelt established the precedent of unilateral action in financial crises.
William Hybels is an American church figure and author. He is the founding and former senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, one of the most attended churches in North America, with an average attendance of nearly 24,000 as of late 2018. He is the founder of the Willow Creek Association and creator of the Global Leadership Summit. Hybels is also an author of a number of Christian books, especially on the subject of Christian leadership. Previously slated to step down in October 2018, Hybels retired early after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him, though he has denied all allegations. A six-month long independent review found the allegations to be credible.
