You can’t give yourself fully to someone else as long as you are mastered by something else.

Andy Stanley (b. 1958), Pastor, Autor, Redner, Gründer von North Point Ministries

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Topics: Freedom & Truth, Relationships & Family, Temptation & Struggle

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Andy Stanley

Andy Stanley (* 1958) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor, Buchautor und Gründer des Gemeindeverbunds North Point Ministries im Großraum Atlanta. Er steht für eine gezielt auf kirchenferne Menschen ausgerichtete Gemeindepraxis sowie für thematisch zugängliche Vermittlung von christlicher Ethik und Leiterschaft. Während seine lebensnahen Auslegungen weithin genutzt werden, stieß sein Vorschlag, den christlichen Glauben vom Alten Testament abzukoppeln, in konservativ-evangelikalen Kreisen auf scharfe theologische Kritik.

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