519 Quotes by Andy Stanley

A good coach will evaluate your performance against your potential. A coach helps you measure your performance against your strengths instead of against someone else’s. A coach will know what you are capable of and will push you to your limit.

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.

Relationships are built on small, consistent deposits of time. You can’t cram for what’s most important. If you want to connect with your kids, you’ve got to be available consistently, not randomly.

You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you.

Any fear associated with giving to God’s kingdom is irrational. It’s on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed, refuses to plant his fields.

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

Preachers’ kids who gravitate toward ministry are commodities. I hire all I can. We see church differently than everybody else.

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.

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.