Courageous Leadership is written by Bill Hybel. Hybel explains what he has learned about leadership for the past thirty years at Will Creek Community Church. Although Hybel focuses on leaders of local church, much of information in this book can be applied to leaders of ministries outside the church. I am involved in a parachurch, nonprofit ministry and this book ministered to me. I associate very well with some of the topics in Courageous leadership and can apply many other new insights Hybels provides for leaders. I would recommend this book to leaders outside of Bill Hybels target audience. Hybels accomplishes his goal and more.
             Throughout Courageous Leadership, Bill Hybels practical information to leaders. Some of the insights he provides elementary, but is often forgotten as leaders grow and their ministries expand. Hybels does a good job of reminding leaders what sometimes is understood, but forgotten. For example, chapter eleven's title is The Leader's Pathway, A Vital Walk With God. In this chapter, Hybel explains that the bare minimum of a true leader is their walk with God. As ministries grow, as leaders mature, as skills are obtained, as experiences are shaped, a leader must continue to walk hand in hand with the Lord. As a leader of a ministry, I often get caught up in the ministry itself instead of who I am serving. This section brings a fresh reminder to my spirit. I can not push ministry to the forefront and push God to the back. A true leader walk with God and allows Jesus to form them and shape them. In my opinion, this is the best section in Bill Hybels's book, Courageous Leadership. This is one of the major strengths of Courageous Leadership.
             Another strength is Hybels ability to incorporate his experiences into the message he is offering to leaders. So often, we see Jesus teaching in parables to make His message clear and applicable to everyday life. Hybel follows in the f...