Quotes from Andy Stanley

As you develop your list, a little voice inside you will whisper, "It will take more than courage to pursue these ideas; it will take capital." At that point you may be tempted to put down your pen and retreat to the safety and comfort of how things have always been done. But before you retreat to your tent, let me remind you of two things: Capital follows courage, and what always precedes how.

La manera en que tú hables acerca de la Biblia en el fin de semana es la que determinará el interés que sientan por ella durante la semana siguiente. Tienes que hacerla accesible. Tienes que darles permiso para leerla antes que la crean.

The courage to dream always precedes the capital needed to finance the dream.

Ortopraxia? Ortopraxia es un término compuesto que simplemente significa práctica correcta. En contextos teológicos, la ortopraxia es la forma en la que la ortodoxia (la creencia correcta) se ve en el mundo real. Es el comportamiento tanto ético como moral asociado con una fe o sistema de creencias.

En su búsqueda para encontrar una forma de describir la relación entre lo antiguo y lo nuevo, Pablo se aferró al término misterio —el misterio del evangelio— que, aunque fue proclamado, ilustrado y presagiado por la ley y los profetas, no fue revelado sino hasta la llegada de Jesús.

Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God's commands regarding sexual purity. Most of the major social ills in America are caused by, or fueled by, the misuse of our sexuality.

Outsiders aren't about to take our faith seriously as long as they wonder if we do.

Beginning empty-handed and alone frightens the best of men. It also speaks volumes of just how confident they are that God is with them.

Un misterio que encontró respuesta en Cristo. El misterio era que los gentiles se convertirían en herederos de la promesa de Dios junto con Israel. Juntos, se convertirían en miembros de un solo cuerpo, un nuevo cuerpo, la ekklesía de Jesús. Juntos compartirían el cumplimiento de la promesa de Dios a Abraham.

It is amazing what can be accomplished when we wait on God to lead us out. It is equally amazing the mess we can make of things when we charge out on our own.

It's been my experience that great leaders, in spite of a multitude of distractions, know how to keep things focused. They know how to inspire and motivate their followers to keep pushing "the main chance." They don't let side issues overwhelm them.17

our approach to communicating should be shaped by our goal in communicating.

The most shameful and embarrassing chapters in church history were not the result of anything Jesus or the apostle Paul taught. Our most embarrassing, indefensible moments resulted from Christians leveraging the old covenant concepts.

Vision is a clear mental picture of what could be, fueled by the conviction that it should be.

The moment we step into a ring that requires someone to lose in order for us to win, we are no longer followers of Jesus.

Striving for balance forces a leader to invest time and energy in aspects of leadership where he will never succeed. It is not realistic to strive for balance within the sphere of our personal leadership abilities. …discover your zone and stay there. Then delegate everything else.

If your vision is for a year, plant wheat. If your vision is for ten years, plant trees If your vision is for a lifetime, plant people. CHINESE PROVERB

In addition to a job description designed around your current employment, develop what you would consider to be the ultimate job description. This is for your eyes only. The goal of this exercise is to help you identify the niche in which you would feel most productive and consequently most successful. Dream a little.

They have adjusted their style in order to worship with their kids. Shouldn't we be willing to adjust ours to reach their kids?

You may be good. You may even be better than everyone esle. But without a coach you will never be as good as you could be.

According to Stephen Covey, delegating to others is perhaps the single most powerful high-leveraging activity there is.8 There are people who love what you hate. Strengthen your team by setting them free to do what only they can do. In that way you will ensure that your organization reflects your strengths as well as the strengths of those around you.

While Paul was a man of great faith, he was not a man of great patience or tolerance for those who opposed the gospel. But that was okay. God didn't choose him for his manners.

Narrow the Focus. By that I mean you shouldn't try to do everything; you should do a few things well.

As leaders, we are never responsible for filling anyone else's cup. Our responsibility is to empty ours.