Quotes about Unity
It is true: an army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep! I am a person of action.
— Andy Andrews
David Ponder, I say to you now that this is the first time in history that men have fought to set another man free. Most of us Maine boys have never even seen black skin on a man, but if it is true that all men are created equal, then we are fighting for each other. We are fighting because it is the right thing to do."
— Andy Andrews
There is a thin thread that weaves from only you to hundreds of thousands of lives
— Andy Andrews
As a leader it is your job to protect the missional integrity of the Jesus gathering to which you have been called. It is your responsibility to see to it that the church under your care continues as a gathering of people in process; a place where the curious,the unconvinced, the sceptical, the used-to-believe and the broken, as well as the committed, informed and sold-out come together around Peter's declaration that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
— Andy Stanley
Tim Keller writes, "When the church as a whole is no longer seen as speaking to questions that transcend politics, and when it is no longer united by a common faith that transcends politics, then the world sees strong evidence that Nietzsche, Freud, and Marx were right, that religion is really just a cover for people wanting to get their way in the world."13
— Andy Stanley
How should Jesus-following Republicans and Democrats treat, speak about, and respond to one another? Publicly and privately? The way Jesus treated, spoke to, and responded to those who disagreed with him.
— Andy Stanley
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
Nothing hinders morale more than when team members with separate agendas are pulling against one another.
— Andy Stanley
Nothing hinders morale more than when team members with separate agendas are pulling against one another. When this happens, it's usually because those in charge have not taken the time necessary to clarify the win for their team.
— Andy Stanley
As followers of Jesus, we should be known as people who like people who are nothing like us.
— Andy Stanley
If God has birthed a vision in you, he is in the process of developing a similar vision in the hearts of others around you.
— Andy Stanley
Political and ideological alignment is not a prerequisite for carrying one another's burdens. I can love you the way Jesus loved me regardless of who you voted for.
— Andy Stanley