Andy Stanley
Andy Stanley
Charles Andrew "Andy" Stanleyis the senior pastor of North Point Community Church, Buckhead Church, Browns Bridge Church, Gwinnett Church, Woodstock City Church, and Decatur City Church...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth16 May 1958
CountryUnited States of America
needs want problem
I've talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don't really have problems. They have chosen to live in the wrong direction. They don't need a solution. They need a new direction.
people problem behavior
80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems ... they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.
happy-endings problem mess
I've concluded that while nobody plans to mess up their life, the problem is that a few of us plan not to. That is, we don't put the necessary safeguards in place to ensure a happy ending.
path problem solutions
Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path.
helping life-is problem
Life is filled with problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. Sometimes it helps to know which is which.
applicable equally life relevant scripture
All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every stage of life.
buying change checks church developed last leadership matured structure
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 change is the structure of leadership.
christian children home
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.
night issues care
I'm not a philanthropist. While I care about the poor, the issue of local or global poverty doesn't keep me up at night.
generosity effort may
While generosity may be the antidote for the dizzying effects of wealth, your appetite for more may function as an antidote against God-honoring generosity. Your appetite for more stuff, status, and security has the potential to quash your efforts to be generous. And that's a problem.
writing generosity giving
Generosity won't happen unless you make it a priority. The best way to make giving a priority is to make it the very first check you write every month. Before the mortgage. Before groceries or clothing. Before saving. Whatever the amount, do it first.
thinking generosity effort
Generosity helps us make a concerted effort to keep the needs of others in the forefront of our thinking. Not for guilt's sake, but for the sake of being good stewards of the resources we have been privileged to manage.
keys safety giving
When you make giving a priority, something happens inside of you. Especially when it's financially challenging to do so. It's like you loosen your grip on a value system whose motto says, "Money is the key to life and happiness and safety."
generosity priorities important
As counterintuitive as it seems, generosity begins wherever you are. It is important to make generosity a priority.