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
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
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 assumechangefail share on social
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 attendbeliefchurch 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
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
