Things I wrote down that Andy Stanley said...

Yesterday, our team got to sit and listen to Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel for a few hours talk about ministry. Aside from their awesome outline, I wrote down some other great quotes that I took in. Here are some I took from Andy's talks (he did two...)

Talk One: Gaining and Sustaining Momentum

• We can never fill everyone's cup; but it is our job to make sure we are emptying our own.
  
• A good question is not WHY isn't God blessing my ministry..a good question is WHAT is God blessing? This indicates where the momentum of our ministries is taking us.
• Minor improvements don't trigger momentum.
• Tweaking the old does not create momentum.
• If cost is an issue, then you are probably doing too much.
• Why on earth would you continue to fund mediocre?!?
• Everything you do and every thing your church does is already being evaluated every week...
• There is no such thing as auto pilot in great churches.
• There is automatic resistance to new, improved, and improving.
  
• If you are committed to momentum you will make mistakes.
• Evaluation has to be a part of your systems.
• Momentum thrives on chaos.
• Anything that reduces friction reduces momentum (that's a big statement!).

Talk Two: Don't Be That Couch

• Quit making excuses for things you are emotionally tied to.
• Read The Dip by Seth Goden.
• Read Why the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins.
• What is it that you have to announce that you are not excited about?!?
• If you could push a magic button and something could disappear...lol
• No one ever feels called to a model.
• Date/ fool around with your programming, but marry your mission.
  
• Jesus never gave us the great model; we can figure that out. He gave us the great commission.
• Don't ever waste God's money on a bad idea!