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 communicatecomplexitycomplicate Change image and share on social
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 churchlockpeople Change image and share on social
A principle is a principle, and God created all the principles. Andy Stanley creategodprinciple Change image and share on social
Success means your options multiply. Size increases complexity, and complexity can confuse vision. Andy Stanley complexityconfuseincrease Change image and share on social
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 audiencecommunicatorengage share on social
Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that. Andy Stanley audiencefearfill Change image and share on social
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 daydecisiongenerally Change image and share on social
Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible - that is just cheating. It's cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn't how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that. Andy Stanley biblebookcheat share on social
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 absolutelyartcall share on social
As a pastor, I've spent 30 years talking to people and heard every kind of story imaginable. Andy Stanley havehearimaginable Change image and share on social