Praying for revival equates to blaming God for the condition of your local church. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
My kids think you are always supposed to be in a small group and lead one. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
When Nehemiah's heart was broken he paid attention to his broken heart. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
If you're not looking forward to church this morning perhaps it's time to look for a church. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Me and Sandra are thoroughly satisfied customers as parents of kids who came through this Orange model. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
In leadership there are always problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. When you try to solve a tension, you… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
The church should be the safest place on the planet to talk about anything, including same-sex attraction. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
What people pray for will tell you more than anything else whether they are locked into the vision and priorities of the… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. They will continue to attend your church - even… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
I want people to help me reanchor the church to undeniable, mind-boggling, culture-shifting demonstration of compassion and generosity. Because, generosity was the… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
As a leader it is your job to protect the missional integrity of the Jesus gathering to which you have been called.… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Many years from now, what would you like people to line up and thank you for? — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Why create churches for 50-year-olds and let culture have the students? — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
There is a big difference between being a leader and actually leading. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
If you are a local church or non-profit, you live and die with volunteers. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
This is why we give up on things that break our heart because it requires change. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Somehow, what's in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds. — Andy Stanley Copy Share
Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that. — Andy Stanley Copy Share
If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a… — Andy Stanley Copy Share
The greatest thing you do as a leader may not be what you do as a leader but who watches you do what you… — Andy Stanley Copy Share
People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up. — Andy Stanley Copy Share
The God of Christianity never claims to be fair. He goes beyond fair. The Bible teaches that he decided not to give us what… — Andy Stanley Copy Share
Any fear associated with giving to God's kingdom is irrational. It's on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed,… — Andy Stanley Copy Share
We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures. — Andy Stanley Copy Share
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… — Andy Stanley Copy Share
A leader is someone who has the courage to say publicly what everybody else is whispering privately. It is not his insight that sets… — Andy Stanley Copy Share
