Communicating for a Change Quotes

“So what do you do when you are stuck?

The first thing I do when I am stuck is pray. But I’m not talking about a quick, Help me Lord, Sunday’s a comin’ prayer. When I get stuck I get up from my desk to head for my closet. Literally. If I‘m at the office I go over to a corner that I have deemed my closet away from home. I get on my knees and remind God that this was not my idea, it was His…

None of this is new information to God…

Then I ask God to show me if there is something He wants to say to prepare me for what He wants me to communicate to our congregation. I surrender my ideas, my outline and my topic. Then I just stay in that quiet place until God quiets my heart…

Many times I will have a breakthrough thought or idea that brings clarity to my message. . .

Like you, I am simply a mouthpiece. Getting stuck is one way God keeps me ever conscious of that fact.”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication

“Preaching is not talking to people about the Bible; it is talking to people about themselves from the Bible.”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication

“With this approach, every message should have one central idea, application, insight, or principle that serves as the glue to hold the other parts together.”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication

“What is the one thing I want my audience to know? •   What do I want them to do about it?”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication

“The key to this approach is refusing to stand up and speak until you know the answer to two questions: •  What is the one thing I want my audience to know? •  What do I want them to do about it?”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication

“Preaching for life change requires far less information and more application. Less explanation and more inspiration. Less first century and more twenty-first century.”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication

“The way I read it, spiritual maturity is gauged by application not contemplation.”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication

“HEARING AND DOING A third goal, and the one I subscribe to, is to teach people how to live a life that reflects the values, principles, and truths of the Bible. In short, my goal is change. I want them to do something different instead of just think about it. When I’m finished preaching, I want people in the audience to know what to do with what they have heard.”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication

“our approach to communicating should be shaped by our goal in communicating.”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication

“They have adjusted their style in order to worship with their kids. Shouldn’t we be willing to adjust ours to reach their kids?”
― Andy Stanley, Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication