Alexander Anderson

Student of Jesus

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Voting Republican doesn’t make you a Christian.

Voting Democratic doesn’t make you a non-Christian.

Voting D doesn’t make you a Christian.

Voting R doesn’t make you a non-Christian.

What makes someone a Christian is faith in Jesus Christ, and expressing that faith in love.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Christians being surprised when the world acts like the world is always interesting to me.

#paris2024olympics

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

The standard length of workweeks and the nature of how most people work have changed every few decades over the last hundred years, and younger leaders today are ready for it to change again.

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

Being public about your faith simply means not hiding the wellspring of your life, not hiding who you truly are.

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Civil religion that uses God’s name to further political power is more of a hinderance to the gospel than atheism because it is a strategy rooted in deception, offering a form of godliness that is hollow on the inside.

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

It may hurt to hear, but sometimes people have good reasons for walking away from church. That's why it's vital we approach them with a spirit of compassion, generosity, and curiosity.

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

If you're waiting for unchurched people to show up to church because their life is falling apart, you might wait a long time.

[Alexander Anderson @Alex_A_Anderson]

Love this 👇🏻

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

Richard Rohr on liberals and conservatives.

(Written in 2006)

[Rich Villodas @richvillodas]

The longer you are in the church the more you can resemble the elder brother in the parable of the prodigal son.

- Harvie Conn

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

When it comes to a rapidly changing workplace, if you don't like change, you'll like irrelevance even less.

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

Ironically, while some workers are worried about losing their jobs to A.I., it's far more likely that workers who refuse to embrace A.I. will be the ones to lose their jobs.

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

Self-aware people make the best leaders and frankly, are the easiest people to hang out with in life. Chances are your favorite people are people who are deeply self-aware.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Compassion is kinder and healthier than empathy.

Evidence: when we feel others’ pain, we often get overwhelmed and withdraw. When we feel concern for their pain, we reach out and help.

The point of compassion isn't to share their feelings. It's to care about their feelings.

[Alexander Anderson @Alex_A_Anderson]

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[Erwin Raphael McManus @erwinmcmanus]

Everything we do should ultimately be measured by how much good it does for others.

[Erwin Raphael McManus @erwinmcmanus]

Wisdom simplifies. Wisdom clarifies. Wisdom untangles. Wisdom unshackles. Wisdom illuminates. Wisdom liberates.

[Erwin Raphael McManus @erwinmcmanus]

The world within you will create the world around you.

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

In the early days, most churches innovate.

You have to.

[Erwin Raphael McManus @erwinmcmanus]

Whoever tells the best story shapes the culture.

[Erwin Raphael McManus @erwinmcmanus]

Wisdom knows the way to freedom. Where there is wisdom, there is always hope. Wisdom simplifies. Wisdom clarifies. Wisdom untangles. Wisdom unshackles. Wisdom illuminates. Wisdom liberates.

[Alexander Anderson @Alex_A_Anderson]

Why deep change is necessary in the culture of local church ministry in the west:

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

An astonishing 40% of pastors now show a high risk of burnout. That's an almost 400% increase since 2015 when that number was just 11%.