Quotes from Andy Stanley

Grace is not reserved for good people; grace underscores the goodness of God.

One of the most difficult tasks of visioneering is distinguishing between good ideas and God ideas.

If you're the only hot dog stand in town, you're hot dogs don't have to be good.

I want people to help me reanchor the church to undeniable, mind-boggling, culture-shifting demonstration of compassion and generosity. Because, generosity was the hallmark of the early church.

I'm concerned about the plight of children. But I'm not on a mission to get all the available orphans in the world adopted into Christian homes.

Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world.

There are some rich people who, no matter how much God sends their way, never seem to put their hope in their riches.

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

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

If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a feeling we would all get real motivated to deal with the source of what ails us.

Saying a prayer won't make you a Christian. Placing your faith in Christ as your savior makes you a Christian.

Two things make a relationship providential: when we hear from God through someone and when we see God in someone.

Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.

Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say

You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision on what to do with the burden God put in your heart.

T-shirts create a sense of "We". Food says, "We don't mind spending money on you."

Leadership is stewardship, it's temporary and you're accountable!

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.

Progress requires change.

If you want to know if I'm a Godly man, follow me home.

We want time in with our kids not time out.

If a volunteer can help us with an immediate need, we can put them in a place to make their greatest contribution.

When Nehemiah's heart was broken he paid attention to his broken heart.

If your leadership isn't all about you, it will live beyond you.