Andy Stanley Quotes - Page 5

A good coach will evaluate your performance against your potential. A coach helps you measure your performance against your strengths instead of against someone else's. A coach will know what you are capable of and will push you to your limit.

If the Old and New Testament teach us anything, they teach us that nothing is too difficult for God. What he originates, he orchestrates.

I've talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don't really have problems. They have chosen to live in the wrong direction. They don't need a solution. They need a new direction.

Leadership is stewardship, it's temporary and you're accountable!

You cannot communicate complicated information to large groups of people. As you increase the number of people, you have to decrease the complexity of the information.

God often showcases his power on the stage of human weakness.

Saying a prayer won't make you a Christian. Placing your faith in Christ as your savior makes you a Christian.

Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.

You can't influence people you refuse to associate with.

Being a sinner does not disqualify you from following Jesus. It's a prerequisite.

The most significant visions are not cast by great orators from a stage. They are cast at the bedsides of our children. The greatest visioncasting opportunities happen between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 PM Monday through Sunday. In these closing hours of the day we have a unique opportunity to plant the seeds of what could be and what should be. Take every opportunity you get.

What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, "tenth." For some people, that's extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.

Here's a scary thought: What if God called you to give beyond your comfort level? Would you be afraid? Would you try to explain it away or dismiss it as impractical? And in the process, would you miss out on a harvest opportunity for which God had explicitly prospered you in the first place?

As a leader it is your job to protect the missional integrity of the Jesus gathering to which you have been called. It is your responsibility to see to it that the church under your care continues as a gathering of people in process; a place where the curious, the unconvinced, the skeptical, the used-to-believe and the broken, as well as the committed, informed and sold-out come together around Peter's declaration that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Acknowledging weakness doesn't make a leader less effective. On the contrary, in most cases it is simply a way of expressing that he understands what everyone else has known for some time. When you acknowledge your weaknesses to the rest of your team, it is never new information.

80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems ... they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.

Let me take some pressure off. Your problem is not discipline. Your problem is not organization. Your problem is not that you have yet to stumble upon the perfect schedule. And your problem is not that the folks at home demand too much of your time. The problem is this: there’s not enough time to get everything done that you’re convinced—or others have convinced you—needs to get done.

Authority does not equal competency. Pass decisions down to those who can best handle them.

Forgiveness is simply a decision to cancel a debt.

You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in your heart.

If you don't conquer your fear, you are going to miss out on some great things in life.

Jesus raised the standard high so we would realize we couldn’t possibly do it without a savior.

People without clear vision are easily distracted, have a tendency to drift from one idea to another and often make foolish decisions that rob them of their dreams.

As long as you are carrying a secret, as long as you are trying to ease your conscience by telling God how sorry you are, you are setting yourself up to repeat the past.

There are many things I can do, but I have to narrow it down to the one thing I must do. The secret of concentration is elimination.