Comments on: Andy Stanley? I hope so. http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/ Trying to be strategic. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:28:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Coker http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-451 Ben Coker Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:27:34 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-451 This imposter is trying to portray an Andy with no brain. I believe the real Andy is solely trying to motivate people to lead the lives God intends for them, and if his ministry grows bigger and bigger, then he would just consider it more of a blessing. He says he never puts in more than a 45-hour workweek in order to keep his family life intact. ("Choosing to Cheat" sermon). He can't help it people tell all of their friends to "come check out this church" or "listen to this guy’s podcast (http://www.northpoint.org/messages)". Andy would never refer to his own preaching as "shallow and simplistic". I call his preaching style Biblically based, practical, relevant, thought provoking, down-to-earth, and humorous. Many preachers have me looking at my watch at about the 20-minute mark or wondering how many other ways the same point can get rehashed. With Andy, it’s almost invariably, “He’s done already? Wow.” This imposter is trying to portray an Andy with no brain. I believe the real Andy is solely trying to motivate people to lead the lives God intends for them, and if his ministry grows bigger and bigger, then he would just consider it more of a blessing. He says he never puts in more than a 45-hour workweek in order to keep his family life intact. (“Choosing to Cheat” sermon). He can’t help it people tell all of their friends to “come check out this church” or “listen to this guy’s podcast (http://www.northpoint.org/messages)”. Andy would never refer to his own preaching as “shallow and simplistic”. I call his preaching style Biblically based, practical, relevant, thought provoking, down-to-earth, and humorous. Many preachers have me looking at my watch at about the 20-minute mark or wondering how many other ways the same point can get rehashed. With Andy, it’s almost invariably, “He’s done already? Wow.”

]]> By: John http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-450 John Sun, 22 Jul 2007 02:48:16 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-450 This is so NOT Andy. I've listened to nearly all of the sermons on northpoint.org/messages and in one of the messages, he emphasizes over and over, in a "catch phrase," (as is typical of his style to come up with memorable lines) that their goal is to "provide seats at optimal times". If that means they need to change their meeting hours or start an extra service, they'll do it. He noted that they had plans to start a new campus and the result would be people leaving this church (either because the new campus would be closer to their homes or they'd volunteered to go there and help that new campus grow) and thus create "more seats at optimal times" at the older campus. Growing in size is not his goal; but neither is shrinking it. His goal is to grow people up; he's doing many things right (and in particular, in my opinion, leaning heavily on the cell groups for peoples' personal growth and connection, something that is less likely to happen in church): just look at how all of the campuses are growing. So, I don't believe for an instant that Andy would write something like, much less say something like that. He's much wittier, anyway. This is so NOT Andy. I’ve listened to nearly all of the sermons on northpoint.org/messages and in one of the messages, he emphasizes over and over, in a “catch phrase,” (as is typical of his style to come up with memorable lines) that their goal is to “provide seats at optimal times”. If that means they need to change their meeting hours or start an extra service, they’ll do it. He noted that they had plans to start a new campus and the result would be people leaving this church (either because the new campus would be closer to their homes or they’d volunteered to go there and help that new campus grow) and thus create “more seats at optimal times” at the older campus. Growing in size is not his goal; but neither is shrinking it. His goal is to grow people up; he’s doing many things right (and in particular, in my opinion, leaning heavily on the cell groups for peoples’ personal growth and connection, something that is less likely to happen in church): just look at how all of the campuses are growing. So, I don’t believe for an instant that Andy would write something like, much less say something like that. He’s much wittier, anyway.

]]> By: ksc http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-449 ksc Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:33:46 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-449 After going back and forth, it looks like it really WAS him. He addressed it in his sermon a couple of weeks ago (the second sermon in the Imagine Series) that's available on northpoint.org After going back and forth, it looks like it really WAS him. He addressed it in his sermon a couple of weeks ago (the second sermon in the Imagine Series) that’s available on northpoint.org

]]> By: Tony Myles http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-448 Tony Myles Wed, 07 Sep 2005 01:19:21 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-448 Yeah, well when I hit the big time (whatever that is) I plan on posting regular feedback on the White Castle web site. By the way - that's http://www.whitecastle.com for anyone playing along at home. Yeah, well when I hit the big time (whatever that is) I plan on posting regular feedback on the White Castle web site.

By the way – that’s http://www.whitecastle.com for anyone playing along at home.

]]> By: Aaron DeWinter http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-447 Aaron DeWinter Mon, 05 Sep 2005 23:36:14 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-447 Hmm, "interesting," is all I'll say! Hmm, “interesting,” is all I’ll say!

]]> By: Gary http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-446 Gary Mon, 05 Sep 2005 23:16:42 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-446 cas@northpoint.org Charles Andy Stanley It probably was him cas@northpoint.org
Charles Andy Stanley
It probably was him

]]> By: Terry Storch http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-445 Terry Storch Mon, 05 Sep 2005 09:17:03 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-445 I would not be so sure it is not. I have a very interesting Andy Stanley story. I was sitting in a hotel room in Austin during the SXSW conference and got an email from Andy. Andy politely asked me to remove his "conference notes" from my blog. I gave detailed notes almost his exact outline about his talk at C3. Here is what I adjusted it to: http://www.terrystorch.com/2005/01/c3_session_4_an.html I am banking on this being real! It sounds like the Andy that I know. I would not be so sure it is not. I have a very interesting Andy Stanley story. I was sitting in a hotel room in Austin during the SXSW conference and got an email from Andy. Andy politely asked me to remove his “conference notes” from my blog. I gave detailed notes almost his exact outline about his talk at C3. Here is what I adjusted it to: http://www.terrystorch.com/2005/01/c3_session_4_an.html

I am banking on this being real! It sounds like the Andy that I know.

]]> By: Sarge http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-444 Sarge Sun, 04 Sep 2005 20:20:19 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-444 That is his actual email address I used to email him an interview and received a reply from his assistant. That is his actual email address I used to email him an interview and received a reply from his assistant.

]]> By: David Russell http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-443 David Russell Sun, 04 Sep 2005 14:57:25 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-443 I don't buy it. I can't imagine Andy Stanley sitting around reading some obscure blog and taking the time to post something like that. There's even a follow-up response from "Andy" a little further down. Anonymity: at times, the bane of the existence of the Internet. Still, interesting discourse of views on megachurches. I don’t buy it. I can’t imagine Andy Stanley sitting around reading some obscure blog and taking the time to post something like that.

There’s even a follow-up response from “Andy” a little further down. Anonymity: at times, the bane of the existence of the Internet.

Still, interesting discourse of views on megachurches.

]]> By: anon http://tonymorganlive.com/2005/09/03/andy-stanley-i-hope-so/#comment-442 anon Sun, 04 Sep 2005 12:53:31 +0000 http://tonymorgan.updatable.cc/?p=238#comment-442 because sarcasm is the way mature believers handle criticism? because sarcasm is the way mature believers handle criticism?

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