Welcome to Episode 1 of the Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast. In this episode, I interview Andy Stanley, Lead Pastor of North Point Community Church.
Among other things, Andy talks about how he keeps growing as a leader, why, in his view, North Point grew as rapidly as it did to become one of America’s largest churches, what he thinks of communicators who use his content (and where he gets his message ideas from), and how Andy and his team are adapting to a constantly changing culture.
Andy Stanley is one of the most sought after communicators and leaders in the church today. He started North Point Community Church in 1995 with 5 other leaders.
North Point has grown to 6 Metro-Atlanta area campuses and over 20 Strategic Partnerships across North America. He is the author of numerous books. He and his wife Sandra have three grown children.
Guest Links: Andy Stanley
Find and follow Andy Stanley and North Point here:
The Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast
Andy on Twitter
People and Resources Mentioned in This Episode
The links, people and resources mentioned in this episode include:
Deep and Wide by Andy Stanley: Amazon
North Point Strategic Partners: NorthPointPartners.org
Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley: Amazon
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg: Amazon
The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni: Amazon
North Point Resources (Sermon Prep)
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Quotes From Andy
Some of Andy’s most memorable quotes from this episode:
“I’ve learned so much from people I don’t necessarily agree with.” @AndyStanley Click To Tweet CNLP 001: How Andy Stanley Keeps Growing as a Leader, Why North Point Became So Big & More — An Interview with Andy Stanley Click To Tweet You're not called to be creative or unique. You’re called to explain the scriptures. @AndyStanley Click To Tweet Preach in a way that causes people to love your Saviour, not your communication style. @AndyStanley Click To Tweet3 Things You Can Do Right Away
Andy’s interview was full of great advice.
While there’s so much you could do after listening to Andy, here are 3 things you can do this week:
1. Discover your strengths and lead from them. Allowing your team to do what they’re best at, and focusing on what you’re best at allows your team and ministry to optimally advance your mission.
2. Let your team see you learn. Try Andy’s practice of reading a book with your staff or volunteer team. It will let them see you learn.
3. Go through the struggle of writing your own content. As much as it’s tempting to want to be someone else or borrow (or plagiarize) what other preachers are teaching, there’s no substitute for opening the scriptures and preparing your own messages. Even if you borrow other people’s content from time to time, preparing your own content positively impacts your leadership over the long run. Constantly borrowing someone else’s diminishes your leadership over time.
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Next Episode: Perry Noble
In the next episode, I interview Perry Noble of NewSpring Church about how being overwhelmed as a leader almost cost him his ministry and his life.
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