Andy Stanley Quotes - Page 11

We want time in with our kids not time out.

People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. They will continue to attend your church - even if they don't share your beliefs - as long as they find the content engaging and helpful.

Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you.

The goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it.

Sometimes it is the destinations out of reach that create the circumstances God uses to remind that we are never out of his reach.

Vision evokes emotion. There is no such thing as an emotionless vision.

Two primary ways to keep volunteers motivated - Food and T-shirts.

My kids think you are always supposed to be in a small group and lead one.

We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.

Selfless, generous, compassionate living is unassailable.

Every story of change there is always someone who didn't have the resources or the network they needed and did something anyway.

Greed is not a financial issue. It's a heart issue.

Charisma on stage is not necessarily evidence of the Holy Spirit.

When you make giving a priority, something happens inside of you. Especially when it's financially challenging to do so. It's like you loosen your grip on a value system whose motto says, "Money is the key to life and happiness and safety."

Every local church has a leader but it seems so few local churches are being led.

Why? Why did God provide me with more than I need?

The church must capture and keep the minds and hearts of students.

The issue is: how do you engage the audience? And one of the things I talk to our communicators about is: The outline is great; the stories are great. But how do you engage them? How do you make it feel like we are on a journey, not you are just up there giving me information.

When you acknowledge your weaknesses to the rest of the team, it is never new information.

Fixing things requires change and change always creates conflict. But that is why you are a leader.

Leadership isn't making all the decisions. It is making sure the right decisions are made.

"How" is what kills vision and dreams. Don't ask "How" until we figure out the "What". The "How" can kill the "What".

If there is a perceived difference between what you expect from others and what you expect from yourself, it will eventually erode your influence.

What does it say about us that we are rarely perplexed by the good things that come our way, only the bad?

Rebellion never goes without consequences.