Catalyst 2008 - Final Session / Andy Stanley

Five Statements…

To reach people no one else is reaching, we must do things no one else is doing.

·      We’re not talking tweaks.  We must do things radically different. 

·      I want this phrase to bother me for the rest of my life.

·      This will make some people VERY UPSET.  But we have got to try new things!

·      If SOMETHING doesn’t break us out of the routine, we will spend the rest of our lives talking to church people.

·      It’s not about doing it better.  It’s not about doing it louder.  It’s all about doing something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!

·      Every great movement of God began with an idea.

·      Become preoccupied with those you haven’t reached as opposed to those you are trying to keep.

The Next Generation product almost never comes from the previous generation.

·      The next church, the next leadership will come from your student ministry

·      If you are a senior pastor, you must pay attention to and fund student culture and the efforts to reach it.

·      Realistically, if you’re over 45, you’re not going to come up with a new idea.

·      Don’t do to the next generation what the previous generation did to you.  Give them margin!

·      Be the person who champions the next generation.

·      If you will get over yourself, there is not telling what we would be able to accomplish.

·      Be a student, not a critic.

·      Critics rarely learn anything because they think they know everything.

What do I believe is impossible to do in my field but if it could be done would fundamentally change my organization?

·      Somewhere in your world, there is a limiting factor.

·      Keep this in front of you and don’t ever let it go until you crack the code.

·      Pay attention to people who are breaking the rules.

If we got kicked out and someone else was brought in what would they do?  If so, why would we not kick ourselves out and came back in and make the same changes?

·      What often happens is we fall in love with the way we do ministry.

·      No pain, no change.

·      Where are you manufacturing energy?  If you’re not excited about it why are you doing it? 

·      Acknowledge what’s not working and own up to why you are unwilling to do anything about it.

·      If you don’t make the changes, the next person will.

When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near.

·      Are you vision oriented or celebration oriented?

·      Are you willing to lean HARD into the future?

·      The present is really just a reflection of the past.

·      Don’t let success overshadow your vision.

Success breeds complacency, and complacency breeds failure.