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Whenever pastors assume people in their congregation know certain things, they miss opportunities to teach. If a pastor makes assumptions year after year, then a whole generation has never heard [that...

Andy Stanley

Whenever pastors assume people in their congregation know certain things, they miss opportunities to teach. If a pastor makes assumptions year after year, then a whole generation has never heard [that...

Tags: exposition, pastoring, teaching

Likewise, most of the world goes to bed at night under the assumption that if they were to die in their sleep, they would find themselves standing at the pearly gates. After all, good people go to hea...

Andy Stanley

Likewise, most of the world goes to bed at night under the assumption that if they were to die in their sleep, they would find themselves standing at the pearly gates. After all, good people go to hea...

Tags: heaven

About Author
Charles Andrew Stanley, known as Andy Stanley, is an American who is the founder and senior pastor of North Point Ministries, a nondenominational evangelical Christian church with several campuses across the north and south metro Atlanta areas. He is the founder and senior pastor of North Point Community Church.

We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.

Andy Stanley

We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.

Tags: decision making, decisions

The health of your marriage tomorrow will be determined by the decisions you make today.

Andy Stanley

The health of your marriage tomorrow will be determined by the decisions you make today.

Tags: decisions, marriage advice

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

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.

Tags: leadership, journey

Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.

Andy Stanley

Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.

Tags: boldness, god, inspirational, reliance

The God of Christianity never claims to be fair. He goes beyond fair. The Bible teaches that he decided not to give us what we deserve--that's mercy. In addition, God decided to give us what we don't...

Andy Stanley

The God of Christianity never claims to be fair. He goes beyond fair. The Bible teaches that he decided not to give us what we deserve--that's mercy. In addition, God decided to give us what we don't...

Tags: god, grace

Loyalty publicly results in leverage privately.

Andy Stanley

Loyalty publicly results in leverage privately.

Tags: complaining, influence, loyalty

Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership it underscores the need for leadership.

Andy Stanley

Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership it underscores the need for leadership.

Tags: uncertainty, poor, need

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...

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...

Tags: time, vision, strategy

Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.

Andy Stanley

Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.

Tags: time, prepare, audience

Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.

Andy Stanley

Uncertainty is a permanent part of the leadership landscape. It never goes away.

Tags: uncertainty, landscape

The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed over the years. But for some reason, the last thing to chan...

Andy Stanley

The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed over the years. But for some reason, the last thing to chan...

Tags: change, writing

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...

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...

Tags: decisions, goal, information

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

Andy Stanley

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

Tags: heart, greed, financial