Making Vision Stick (Leadership Library) [Hardcover]

Andy Stanley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Leadership Library | Publication Date: July 17, 2007

A vision. You as a leader may have it, but has your organization caught it? If a leader's vision is all about what could be and what should be, why are you buried under what is? Noted author and pastor Andy Stanley points out that if followers don't get the vision, it's because the leaders haven't delivered it. He reveals the three reasons vision doesn't stick. And then he delivers three ways to make vision stick, to make you a leader worth following: 1. Cast vision strategically: defining your vision. 2. Celebrate vision systematically: regularly rejoicing in the successes 3. Live your vision continuously: putting your vision into practice in your own life With Making Vision Stick, you'll learn how to propel you and your organization forward on the vision God has granted you.

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About the Author

Andy Stanley is a pastor, communicator, author, and the founder of North Point Ministries, Inc. (NPM). Since its inception in 1995, North Point Ministries has grown from one campus to five in the Atlanta area and has helped plant over thirty strategic partner churches globally. Each Sunday, more than twenty-five thousand people attend worship services at one of North Point Ministries' five campuses: Buckhead Chruch, Browns Bridge Community Church, Gwinnett Church, North Point Community Church, and Watermarke Church. Andy's books include The Grace of God, as well as Enemies of the Heart, Making Vision Stick, The Next Generation Leader, The Principle of the Path, and How Good is Good Enough? Andy lives in Alpharetta, Georgia, with his wife, Sandra, and their three children. For more information about Andy Stanley and North Point Ministries, visit www.northpointministries.org. SPANISH BIO: Andy Stanley sirve como pastor principal en los planteles de North Point Ministries, incluyendo la iglesia North Point Community Church de Alphretta, Georgia, Iglesia Buckhead Church de Atlanta, y la Iglesia Browns Bridge Community Church de Cumming, Georgia. Todos los domingos mas de 20,000 ninos y adultos asisten a uno de los planteles de NPM. Andy Stanley es autor de los exitos de libreria Visioneering How Good is Good Enough? Y Lider de la proxima generacion. el y su esposa, Sandra, tienen dos hijos y una hija.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan (July 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310283051
• ISBN-13: 978-0310283058
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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More About the Author

Andy Stanley serves as senior pastor of the campuses of North Point Ministries, including North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia; Buckhead Church in Atlanta, Georgia; and Browns Bridge Community Church in Cumming, Georgia. Each Sunday, more than twenty thousand attend one of these NPM campuses. Andy is the bestselling author of Visioneering, The Next Generation Leader, It Came from Within!, and How Good Is Good Enough? Andy and his wife, Sandra, have two sons and a daughter.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars three and a half stars, if I could, August 24, 2007

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Graverobber "Gary" (Des Moines, Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making Vision Stick (Leadership Library) (Hardcover)

I always count on Andy Stanley to have something to say that will be practical and helpful. This book did not disappoint in this regard. He reminds us in the church -- and really anyone who has a vision for a family, organization, or company -- that the work is not done once the vision is clear. The vision takes reinforcement and reminders. There are signs for which to watch that suggest the vision is slipping and needs attention. The message of the book is worthwhile.

However, the book's length would be more appropriate for an article in a periodical than a book for separate publication. Thus, for this particular topic, I'd recommend looking for articles online or in business or church leadership periodicals first.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recapture the Vison, August 14, 2007

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A few years back, we established a Biblical purpose for our youth ministry. It has been our guide to stay focused and on track to do the work of God. This year, we had a youth leadership retreat to plan and evaluate. I read this book before the retreat and it helped me communicate better our purpose and gave many ideas to continue the process. As Andy says, "Vision does not stick without constant care and attention." I would highly recommend this book! It gave me renewed passion about our purpose.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Will Stick With Me, December 13, 2008

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Matthew R. Perry "gospelgripped dot com" (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making Vision Stick (Leadership Library) (Hardcover)

At the close of each year through the first few weeks of the following year, I prayerfully seek God's will and desire for our church. I find myself reading through the Scriptures with an intentionality of understanding what God has for the church in general as well as our church specifically in where we are located.

God brings along books to me as well that are priceless. The latest book is Making Vision Stick by Andy Stanley. Having only read one other book by Stanley (Visioneering) -- and that was years ago -- I approached this book without much bias or even expectation.

Yet I would highly recommend this short book. He recommends three ways to help vision stick:

* Cast vision strategically: defining your vision
* Celebrate vision systematically: regularly rejoicing in the successes
* Live your vision continuously: putting your vision into practice in your own life.

He goes on to note how the vision statement for the church must be simple and memorable. He notes how it is better to have vision statement simple and incomplete rather than complete but too long to remember. It is up to the leader to help those following him to see the vision the leader has embraced.