Andy Stanley quotes

Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been. (Andy Stanley)
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.
Andy Stanley
People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.
Andy Stanley
What people pray for will tell you more than anything else whether they are locked into the vision and priorities of the church.
Andy Stanley
Greed is not a financial issue. It's a heart issue.
Andy Stanley
Direction, not intention determines your destination.
Andy Stanley
Here's a question every angry man and woman needs to consider: How long are you going to allow people you don't even like - people who are no longer in your life, maybe even people who aren't even alive anymore - to control your life? How long?
Andy Stanley
In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feel like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.
Andy Stanley
There will be very few occasions when you are absolutely certain about anything. You will consistently be called upon to make decisions with limited information. That being the case, your goal should not be to eliminate uncertainty. Instead, you must develop the art of being clear in the face of uncertainty.
Andy Stanley
It is when our hearts are stirred that we become most aware of what they contain.
Andy Stanley
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. (Andy Stanley)
Your beliefs shape your attitudes!
Andy Stanley
A principle is a principle, and God created all the principles.
Andy Stanley
As a pastor I've spent 30 years talking to people and heard every kind of story imaginable.
Andy Stanley
Somehow, what's in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds.
Andy Stanley
Communicators need to figure out how well do they engage people, and they should not talk one word longer than people are engaged.
Andy Stanley
God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
Andy Stanley
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.
Andy Stanley
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.
Andy Stanley
Most of us wake up every day and make decision that will make us happy, and generally decisions that will make us happy right then in the moment or that day. We are not really on a truth quest.
Andy Stanley
Preaching on Sunday mornings is such a simple thing, and by complicating it, I think we all do ourselves and the audience a disservice. It is very simple. Here is the model: Make people feel like they need an answer to a question. (Andy Stanley)
Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership.
Andy Stanley
Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.
Andy Stanley
Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.
Andy Stanley
Success means your options multiply. Size increases complexity, and complexity can confuse vision.
Andy Stanley