Andy Stanley
With surprising candor and transparency pastor Andy Stanley explains how one of Americaâ€™s largest churches began with ,a high-profile divorce ,andÂ ,a church split,.,But thatâ€™s just the beginningâ€¦,DeepÂ and Wide, provides church leaders with an in-depth look into North Point Community Church and its strategy for creating churches unchurched people absolutely ,love, to attend. Andy writes,,Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  â€œOur goal is to create weekend experiences so compelling and helpful that Â Â Â  even the most skeptical individuals in our community would walk away with Â Â Â Â  every intention of returning the following weekâ€¦with a friend!â€,Later he says,,Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  â€œI want people to fall in love with the Author of Scripture. And while we canâ€™t Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ,make, anyone fall in love, we can certainly arrange a date.â€Â Â ,For the first time, Andy explains his strategy for preaching and programming to â€œdual audiencesâ€: mature believers and cynical unbelievers. He argues that preaching to dual audiences doesnâ€™t require communicators to â€œdumb downâ€ the content. According to Stanley, itâ€™s all in ,the approach.,Youâ€™ll be introduced to North Point's spiritual formation model: ,The Five Faith Catalysts., Leaders responsible for ministry programing and production will no doubt love Andyâ€™s discussion of the three essential ingredients for creating ,irresistible environments,. Â For pastors willing to tackle the challenge of transitioning a local congregation, Andy includes a section entitled: ,Becoming DeepÂ and Wide,.,If your team is more concerned with who you are ,reaching, than who you are ,keeping,, ,Deep & Wide ,will be more than a book you read; it will be a resource you come back to over and over!,â€œCouldn't be prouder of my son, Andy. And I couldn't be more excited about the content of this book. I wish a resource like this existed when I was starting out in ministry.â€,-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ,Dr. Charles Stanley,, Founder, In Touch Ministries,â€œ,DeepÂ and Wide, pulls back the curtain for all of us to see what is required behind the scenes to build a prevailing church.Â  I was both challenged and inspired by this book.â€,-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ,Bill Hybels,, author of ,Just Walk Across the Room,â€œThe most common question I get from pastors is, â€˜How do I get the people in my church to be open to change?â€™ From now on my answer will be, â€˜Read ,DeepÂ and Wide, by Andy Stanleyâ€™.Â  Thanks Andy.Â  Great book!â€,-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ,Craig Groeschel,, Pastor, LifeChurch.TV, author, ,It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It,â€œNo one has given me more practical handles for establishing a focused vision than Andy Stanley. ,DeepÂ and Wide, is a rich resource to help all of us stay intentional about the main thing - building a church that reaches people who are far from God.â€,-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  ,Steven Furtick,, Lead Pastor, Elevation Church,Â 
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Deep and   Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend