Catalyst West: Andy Stanley

April 23, 2009 in Uncategorized with 10 Comments

1:22 PM tonymorganlive - Thanks to TetherBerry, I’m live. We’ll see how this works. Just saw Hillsong United lead worship.
1:26 PM tonymorganlive - Jud Wilhite form Central Christian in Vegas is hosting. Good guy.
1:27 PM tonymorganlive - Watching the fun and games portion of the program.
1:29 PM tonymorganlive - Andy is about ready to take the platform.
1:31 PM tonymorganlive - “My favorite thing in life is to speak to church leaders.”
1:38 PM tonymorganlive - “The higher up in the organization, the greater the complexity and the more uncertainty there is.”
1:38 PM tonymorganlive - “Uncertainty is why we need leaders.”
1:39 PM tonymorganlive - “As long as there are unanswered questions, this organization needs me.”
1:39 PM tonymorganlive - “God created the gift of leadership. He gave it to certain people. Not everyone has it.”
1:40 PM tonymorganlive - “God is not uncertain.”
1:41 PM tonymorganlive - “Uncertainty is the arena in which good leadership is identified.”
1:41 PM tonymorganlive - “I will always be uncertain. I’m certain of it.”
1:43 PM tonymorganlive - “A story without uncertainty isn’t a very interesting story.”
1:45 PM tonymorganlive - (I hate hearing Andy Stanley speak, because it just fuels the drive and the passion of everything inside me.)
1:45 PM tonymorganlive - “You don’t learn anything when everything is going well.”
1:48 PM tonymorganlive - “Instill in me a deeper passion for leading your people”
1:49 PM tonymorganlive - “Clarity. Flexibility.”
1:49 PM tonymorganlive - “As a leader, it is okay to be uncertain but it’s not okay to be unclear.”
1:50 PM tonymorganlive - “Pull back to that thing that God called you to do in the beginning.”
1:51 PM tonymorganlive - “Clarity will trump uncertainty.”
1:55 PM tonymorganlive - “We’re going to trust God to take care of the part we don’t know about.”
1:56 PM tonymorganlive - “You can be clear even when you’re uncertain.”
1:59 PM tonymorganlive - “Retreat to the vision.”
1:59 PM tonymorganlive - “What can you do proactively around what God called you to do?”
2:00 PM tonymorganlive - “What has God called you to do?”
2:01 PM tonymorganlive - “Plans change. Vision remains the same.”
2:04 PM tonymorganlive - “Don’t confuse the plan with the vision.”
2:05 PM tonymorganlive - “In times of uncertainty, plans change a lot.”
2:05 PM tonymorganlive - “We fall in love with our plans. And we make the mistake of saying ‘God told me…’”
2:07 PM tonymorganlive - “In times of uncertainty, there is no better time to change plans.”
2:07 PM tonymorganlive - “Where is the vision conflicting with the plan? Sacrifice the plan for the vision.”
2:08 PM tonymorganlive - “No decision is ever sacred, but the vision never changes.”
2:09 PM tonymorganlive - “Blame it on the economy and change it baby.” (Smile)
2:10 PM tonymorganlive - “You need to learn how to confidently express your uncertainty.”
2:12 PM tonymorganlive - “Leadership is not about making decisions on your own. It’s about owning the decisions once they are made.”
2:12 PM tonymorganlive - “You have to pray like crazy for God’s wisdom and direction.”
2:13 PM tonymorganlive - “God, please show me your will for my life.”
2:13 PM tonymorganlive - (I needed this session today. Good stuff.)
2:16 PM tonymorganlive - “As a leader, I need grace.”
2:18 PM tonymorganlive - “God’s calling on my life is sure.”

10 Responses to “Catalyst West: Andy Stanley”

Henry Zonio April 23, 2009 at 12:32 pm #

Thanks so much for finding a way for your live blogging to work!
Bernie April 23, 2009 at 12:52 pm #

Thanks for bringing this. Stanley makes me want to sell used cars instead of lead a church – but he refines my calling. He is golden.
Graham Brenna April 23, 2009 at 1:16 pm #

Thanks for live blogging that! Seriously… right where I’m at right now and I suppose you as well! Andy is a ROCKSTAR!
Michael McKinney April 23, 2009 at 1:29 pm #

Thanks, Tony. This is good. Enjoy the Sabbatical.
brian kruckenberg April 23, 2009 at 1:31 pm #

thx for doing this…great quotes. feel like i can hear andy talking
Jonathan April 23, 2009 at 1:47 pm #

this is why I love you, Tony Morgan.
Chris Sullivan April 23, 2009 at 2:16 pm #

Between you and Mark Batterson I feel like I’m there. Thanks!
Tally Wilgis April 23, 2009 at 11:05 pm #

Continuing to pray for you as you process things bro.
Zach King April 26, 2009 at 12:06 pm #

Thanks for being our eyes and ears! Keep it up!