Andy Stanley Quotes

If a volunteer can help us with an immediate need, we can put them in a place to make their greatest contribution.

Learning never takes place while you're talking.

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.

Rich people have the potential to reach a point where they see money as the source of their safety and security.

The starting block for people who are going to stay in love is mutual submission.

Blame is a change-avoidance strategy.

This is why we give up on things that break our heart because it requires change.

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

Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior

We're so absorbed in the effort to get rich, we no longer recognize when we are rich.

When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near.

In a volunteer organization there has to be time for community.

The reason we're here today is because years ago God broke Reggie Joiner's heart over the state of children.

Will I allow my fear to bind me to mediocrity?

We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.

Where there is no uncertainty, there is no longer the need for leadership. The greater the uncertainty, the greater the need for leadership. Your capacity as a leader will be determined by how well you learn to deal with uncertainty.

You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you

There is a big difference between being a leader and actually leading.

The greatest motivator of change is a crystal-clear vision of what the future should look like.

Do you think God can be trusted? Or do yo think you need to take things into your own hands?

Who are you and what breaks your heart?

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.

Our fear of not mattering much has the potential to draw us away from what matters most.

When a plan or strategy fails, people are tempted to assume it was the wrong vision. Plans and strategies can always be changed and improved. But vision doesn't change. Visions are simply refined with time.

Blame enables us to smuggle our issues into our future.

Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.

Most of us are married to a model of ministry and we flirt with the Great Commission.

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 you are a local church or non-profit, you live and die with volunteers.

As your organizational authority increases, your organizational IQ decreases.

In our minds, rich is always the other person, the other family. Rich is having more than you currently have. If that is the case, you can be rich and not feel it. You can be rich and not know it.

For reasons known only to him, God has chosen to work through men and women who are willing to make sacrifices for the sake of the "thing" he has placed in their hearts to do. If God bas birthed a vision in you, it is only a matter of time until you will come upon the precipice of sacrifice.

It doesn't really matter what time it is if you haven't determined what to do with your time.

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

You can't resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.

There's a monumental difference in believing in God and believing God.

You are where you are because the generation before you paid attention to their broken heart.

Actions don't only speak louder than words; actions should be used to interpret words.

What God originates, God orchestrates.

Just as Jesus predicted, what originates in the secret place won't always remain a secret. ... How do we guard -- or maybe it would be more appropriate to say, guard against -- our hearts? How do we monitor what's going on in that secret place that has the potential to go public at any moment?

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

Next generation leaders are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside

Life is filled with problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. Sometimes it helps to know which is which.

Something I've noticed. Church planters don't pray for revival. They pray for opportunity, favor with the unchurched and leaders.

Divine direction begins with unconditional submission.

We always have more ideas than we can fund.

As believers, we all have the responsibility to leverage our wealth for kingdom purposes.

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