40 Quotes From Andy Stanley’s Catalyst Last Session

As a member of the Catalyst Blog Team and INJOY Stewardship Solutions, I will be bringing you live updates from the much anticipated Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, GA.  The theme for this year’s conference is Uncommon Fellowship.
As is the Catalyst tradition, the event’s final speaker was Andy Stanley.  Andy shared his thoughts on church staff roles.  Also, just in case you missed his opening talk, click HERE for 23 Leadership Quotes From Andy Stanley On Unity.
Also, as a special gift to everyone reading these posts, INJOY Stewardship would like to invest in your leadership by inviting you to a FREE Thursday October 13th online event entitled “How To Overcome The Challenges Of Leading A Growing Church.”  Click HERE or on the image below to sign up.
The following are 40 Leadership Quotes and Lessons from his incredible session:

1. The leaders don’t leave so I appreciate you sticking around.
2. I do believe the Bible.
3. I have been criticized by people in seminaries who lead classes but not churches.
4. I don’t apologize for how I preach because what’s the next generation worth – Everything.
5. Organizational health always results in sustained impact.
6. Platform talent does not result in sustained impact.
7. When you have a healthy organization, you can lose stage talent and still have a sustained impact.
8. We have the most important organization in the world.
9. We should have such a great organization the world comes to us.
10. Women should be more honored on a church staff than any other organization in the world.
11. Healthy people are attracted to healthy organizations.
12. In a healthy organization every person should feel they have a critical role.
13. If you decide to be a great leader once you have an important role in leadership, you will never have an important role in leadership. You start where you are.
14. I’m constantly looking for people who can handle more and more responsibility.
15. “What are we doing?” – Everyone should answer this the same.
16. What we are doing is what makes me an important part of this organization.
17. When everybody knows what we are doing most decisions are pre-decided.
18. One of the best habits you can make as a leader is not making decisions. You say, “You decide.”
19. If the “What” is fuzzy you will be dragged into many unnecessary conversations.
20. The process of answering questions is more important than the product.
21. We create and operate churches designed to attract unchurched people.
22. We do not create churches for unchurched people. We do everything the New Testament church does.
23. We’re creating churches unchurched people love to attend. We’re creating a church you can belong before you believe.
24. The only reason you don’t have a pithy statement is because you have taken the time to develop one.
25. We draw people to marry. We’re baiting them in. We don’t marry. We just setup the date.
26. “Why are we doing it?” – Everyone should answer this the same. This defines your inspiration.
27. Everybody lives forever somewhere.
28. Following Jesus will make your life better and make you better at life.
29. We want people who would never give church a second thought to give the church a first thought.
30. Following Jesus has made my life better, and I’ve got to be honest, made me better at life.
31. I’m able to forgive and that made my life better.
32. I’m a better father. I’m a better husband.
33. “Where do I fit in?” – Everybody who reports to you needs to know your answer to this question.
34. Memorable is portable.
35. How does what I do contribute to what we’re doing?
36. This is the responsibility you carry, not the job you do.
37. Develop one sentence Responsibility Descriptions to this question. This is not a job description. This is the ONE thing I will hold you responsible for.
38. Leaders do what only they can do.
39. When I show up on Sundays I work for the Program Director.
40. I don’t care if the Director of Care cares. I care if they create environments and systems that provide care.

It has been a wonderful event.  I trust the quotes and lessons have made you a better leader.

On Thursday October 13th, INJOY Stewardship Solutions is hosting an online event entitled, “How To Overcome The Challenges Of Leading A Growing Church”.  You will able to learn church growth lessons from experience pastors like Shawn Lovejoy, Marty Schmidt, Josh Pennington, Mike Linch and Jeff Maness himself.  Click HERE or on the images provided to sign up.