{"product_id":"books-deep-and-wide-by-andy-stanley","title":"Deep and   Wide","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith surprising candor and transparency pastor Andy Stanley explains how one of America's largest churches began with \u003cem\u003ea high-profile divorce \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ea church split\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that's just the beginning...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeep and Wide\u003c\/em\u003e provides church leaders with an in-depth look into North Point Community Church and its strategy for creating churches unchurched people absolutely \u003cem\u003elove\u003c\/em\u003e to attend. Andy writes, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Our goal is to create weekend experiences so compelling and helpful that even the most skeptical individuals in our community would walk away with every intention of returning the following week...with a friend \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater he says, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I want people to fall in love with the Author of Scripture. And while we can't \u003cem\u003emake\u003c\/em\u003e anyone fall in love, we can certainly arrange a date. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, Andy explains his strategy for preaching and programming to dual audiences mature believers and cynical unbelievers. He argues that preaching to dual audiences doesn't require communicators to dumb down the content. According to Stanley, it's all in \u003cem\u003ethe approach.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll be introduced to North Point's spiritual formation model: \u003cem\u003eThe Five Faith Catalysts.\u003c\/em\u003e Leaders responsible for ministry programing and production will no doubt love Andy's discussion of the three essential ingredients for creating \u003cem\u003eirresistible environments\u003c\/em\u003e. For pastors willing to tackle the challenge of transitioning a local congregation, Andy includes a section entitled: \u003cem\u003eBecoming Deep and Wide\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your team is more concerned with who you are \u003cem\u003ereaching\u003c\/em\u003e than who you are \u003cem\u003ekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDeep \u0026amp; Wide \u003c\/em\u003ewill be more than a book you read; it will be a resource you come back to over and over \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCouldn'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Charles Stanley\u003c\/strong\u003e, Founder, In Touch Ministries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeep and Wide\u003c\/em\u003e pulls back the curtain for all of us to see what is required behind the scenes to build a prevailing church. I was both challenged and inspired by this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eBill Hybels\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eJust Walk Across the Room\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most common question I get from pastors is, 'How do I get the people in my church to be open to change?' From now on my answer will be, 'Read \u003cem\u003eDeep and Wide\u003c\/em\u003e by Andy Stanley'. Thanks Andy. Great book \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eCraig Groeschel\u003c\/strong\u003e, Pastor, LifeChurch.TV, author, \u003cem\u003eIt: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one has given me more practical handles for establishing a focused vision than Andy Stanley. \u003cem\u003eDeep and Wide\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eSteven Furtick\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lead Pastor, Elevation Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53505961820433,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780310494843.jpg?v=1778104612","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-deep-and-wide-by-andy-stanley","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}