Not in It to Win It, Andy Stanley
Not in It to Win It, Andy Stanley
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Not in It to Win It
Why Choosing Sides Sidelines The Church

Author: Andy Stanley

Narrator: Andy Stanley

Unabridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 05/10/2022

Synopsis

Read by the author.Is it possible to disagree politically and love unconditionally? The reaction of evangelicals to political and cultural shifts in recent years revealed what they value most. Lurking beneath our Bible-laced rhetoric, faith claims, books, and sermons is a relentless drive to WIN!But the church is not here to win. By every human measure, our Savior lost. On purpose. With a purpose. And we are his body. We are not in it to win anything. We are in it for something else entirely. That something else is what this book is about.You'll discover:How to take a stand the right way. You'll learn how to make your case with a posture of humility and understanding, rather than being fueled by the fear of losing something.How to view politics through the lens of faith. Learn curiously, listen intentionally, and love unconditionally.How the life of Jesus and his teaching applies to modern-day challenges in a fresh way. The "biblical" stand may not be what we've been taught.Jesus never asked his followers to agree on everything. But he did call his followers to obey a new command: to love others in the same way he has loved us. Instead of asserting our rights or fighting for power, we need to begin asking ourselves: what does love require of me?

About Andy Stanley

Communicator, author, and pastor Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries (NPM) in 1995. Today, NPM consists of eight churches in the Atlanta area and a network of 180 churches around the globe that collectively serve over 200,000 people weekly. As host of Your Move with Andy Stanley, which delivers over 10.5 million messages each month through television, digital platforms, and podcasts, and author of more than 20 books, including Irresistible; Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets; and Deep & Wide, Andy is considered one of the most influential pastors in America.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tiffany on May 28, 2022

Finally! A Christian book on politics I can actually agree with! This book was not about the right or the left, or any particular political issue. It was about the author’s take on political dialogue in America as it currently exists. He provided biblical support for a more peaceful take on politica......more

Goodreads review by Ken on May 12, 2022

Very timely, on-spot book. I hope all professing Christ followers will read it. Before I finished the introduction, I was overcome with emotion that leaked out as tears. In this book, Stanley verbalizes the thoughts and feelings of both me and my husband over the past couple of years. The situation h......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on May 11, 2022

The content in the book is INCREDIBLE. 10/10 content alone. The only reason this book is not a 5* is because of the formatting. I’m not sure if the book was rushed during the editing process to get it out (based on the events cited, it was still being written in 2021), but the formatting is disappoin......more

Goodreads review by Brice on October 30, 2023

Pretty good. Any time I read Stanley I find myself constantly wanting more nuance, but his style is all about concise and clear communication, so if it lacks some fine points, that comes with the package. Definitely an important matter, that’s fo sho......more

Goodreads review by Dennis on May 02, 2022

As a local church pastor, I have felt many of these same things this past year. Andy Stanley, though he overstates the case at times, has done the church a service in providing a way forward. Whether we will take that way or not remains to be seen. As usual, his writing is conversational, easy to di......more

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