Charles Andrew Stanley (born May 16, 1958), known as Andy Stanley, is an American who is the founder and senior

pastor A pastor (abbreviated as "Pr" or "Ptr" , or "Ps" ) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and ...

of North Point Ministries, a

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evangelical

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church with several campuses across the north

metro Atlanta Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ...

area:

North Point Community Church North Point Community Church is a non-denominational, evangelical megachurch located in Alpharetta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. North Point currently averages more than 38,589 people in attendance across eight locations in the north metro Atla ...

Buckhead Church Buckhead Church is a nondenominational Christian church in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. Buckhead Church is one of eight locations of North Point Ministries. Andy Stanley is the senior pastor of North Point Ministries, and Joel Thomas ...

Browns Bridge Church Browns Bridge Church is a nondenominational Christian church located in Cumming, Georgia. It is one of eight locations of North Point Ministries. Andy Stanley is the senior pastor of North Point Ministries, and Adam Johnson is the lead pastor of B ...

, Woodstock City Church, Gwinnett Church, Decatur City Church, East Cobb Church, and Hamilton Mill Church.

Early life and education

Stanley was born in

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in 1958. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from

Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the ...

and a

Master of Theology Master of Theology ( la, Theologiae Magister, abbreviated MTh, ThM, or MTheol) is a post-graduate degree offered by universities, divinity schools, and seminaries. It can serve as a transition degree for entrance into a PhD program or as a stand ...

from

Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) is an evangelical theology, theological seminary in Dallas, Texas. It is known for popularizing the theological system dispensationalism. DTS has campuses in Dallas, Houston, and Washington, D.C., as well as cont ...

Career

Stanley founded

Alpharetta, Georgia Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551. History In the 1830s, the Ch ...

, a suburb of

, in 1995. Stanley is also known Stanley is the author of more than 20 books, including ''Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets; The New Rules for Love, Sex & Dating; Ask It; How to Be Rich; Deep & Wide; Enemies of the Heart; When Work & Family Collide; Visioneering; Next Generation Leader; and Irresistible.'' His television program ''Your Move with Andy Stanley'

has been broadcast since 2012.

Recognition

In 2017, a survey of U.S. pastors in Outreach (magazine), ''Outreach'' magazine identified Stanley as one of the ten most influential living pastors in America. In 2016, his podcast won the Academy of Podcasters award for best spirituality and religion podcast.

Personal life

Stanley now lives outside of Atlanta with his wife, Sandra, and their three adult children.John Blake
Two preaching giants and the 'betrayal' that tore them apart
cnn.com, USA, November 19, 2012 His father is

Charles Stanley Charles Frazier Stanley (born 1932) is Pastor Emeritus of First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, after serving as senior pastor for 49 years. He is the founder and president of In Touch Ministries, which widely broadcasts his sermons through te ...

, the former senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta and founder of

In Touch Ministries In Touch Ministries is a Christian evangelical organization that produces and distributes media and resources, including radio and television programs, podcasts, articles, and books, with the goal of spreading the message of the Gospel and help ...

Authored books

*''Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets''. Zondervan, 2020 (ISBN-13 : 978-0310537083) *''Irresistible''. Zondervan, 2018. . *''The New Rules For Love, Sex & Dating''. Zondervan, 2014. . *''How To Be Rich''. Zondervan, 2013. . *''Deep & Wide''. Zondervan, 2012. . *''When Work & Family Collide''. Multnomah, 2012. . *''Enemies of the Heart''. Multnomah, 2011. . *''The Grace of God''. Thomas Nelson, 2010. . *''The Principle of the Path''. Thomas Nelson, 2009. . *''Communicating For a Change''. Multnomah, 2006. . *''Next Generation Leader''. Multnomah, 2006. . *''It Came From Within!''. Multnomah, 2006. . *''Fields of Gold''. Tyndale, 2006. . *''The Best Question Ever''. Multnomah, 2004. . *''Seven Practices of Effective Ministry''. Multnomah, 2004. . *''Creating Community''. Multnomah, 2004. . *''Louder Than Words''. Multnomah, 2004. . *''Can We Do That? Innovative Practices that will Change the Way You Do Church ''(With Ed Young Jr.). Howard Books, 2004''. ''. * ''How Good Is Good Enough?''. Multnomah, 2003. . *''Choosing To Cheat''. Multnomah, 2002. . *''The Seven Checkpoints: Student Journal''. Howard Books 2001. . *''Visioneering''. Multnomah, 1998. . *''Like a Rock''. Thomas Nelson, 1997. .

References

External links

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North Point Ministries
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