Resources & Links
Helpful Websites:
Subscribe to free, helpful podcasts of past Sunday messages from North Point Community Church, as well as leadership messages by Andy Stanley.
Purchase Message Series Starter Kits from this site, which contain all the resources needed to recreate original messages presented by Andy Stanley.
North Point TV is a weekly, 30-minute program featuring a message by Andy Stanley.
North Point Online premiered August 16, 2009, and is an online community that offers live worship, practical teaching, online discussion groups, and much more. A weekly worship gathering is streamed live on Sunday nights at 6 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time) from Buckhead Church, a campus of North Point Ministries.
This site features North Point’s weekly Sunday messages. Listen or watch them online, or download them for a fee.
This site allows you to download free audio podcasts about the topics covered in Seven Practices of Effective Ministry.
This site offers a behind-the-scenes look at our ministries.
globalX is North Point Ministries’ international missions division. This site gives general information about globalX and ways for our church attendees to get involved and serve internationally.
Additional Resources:
All of the resources below reinforce an idea or topic from one of the Leadership Lessons on this site.
Special offer for DRIVE-IN participants: Receive 15% off these products by entering promo code “DRIVEIN” at checkout until December 31, 2009 at North Point Resources.
Session 1: “Rethinking The Local Church”
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Simply Strategy: This 2-disk compilation DVD set contains seven Sunday morning messages on these strategic topics:
How do you clearly and compellingly communicate the gospel? How do you cast vision for reaching outsiders? How do you paint a clear picture of what spiritual growth looks like? How do you inspire people to find their places of service in your church? How do you cast a vision for overseas missions? How do you effectively explain baptism?
Session 2: “Creating Irresistible Environments”
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Simply Irresistible: What do North Point Community Church and a coffee shop have in common? The answer is found in this 7-part DVD series featuring sermons by Andy Stanley and Reggie Joiner. Each message focuses on one of the seven core values that guide the church in pursuing its mission to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Session 3: ‘Building A Model That Works’
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Foyer to Kitchen: In this DVD, Andy Stanley describes North Point’s unique ministry strategy and challenges church leaders to clarify their missions, fine-tune their strategies, and focus their environments. Why? To create irresistible churches that point people to the irresistible Savior. This presentation was recorded in front of a live audience, includes answers to eleven bonus questions, and contains subtitles in eight languages.
Session 4: “Programming For Spiritual Growth”
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Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith (DVD): Your faith in God matters to God. In fact, God is most honored through your living, active, death-defying, out-of-the-box faith. That being the case, he’s committed to growing it-BIG. Imagine how differently you would respond to difficulties, temptations, and even good things if you knew with certainty that God was in all of it and was planning to leverage it for good. This 6-part DVD contains messages entitled “Big Faith,” “Practical Teaching,” “Providential Relationships,” “Private Disciplines,” “Personal Ministry,” and “Pivotal Circumstances.”
Five Things God Uses Message Series Starter Kit: This kit provides you with all the resources you need to re-create this 6-part series at your church, including MP3s, outlines, computer graphics, promo videos, and more.
Session 5: “Casting a Compelling Vision”
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Making Vision Stick: Together, you and your team will strive to make your vision a reality. But in order for that to happen, you’ve got to make your vision stick. That’s your responsibility as the leader. In this book, pastor and author Andy Stanley first shows you the reasons why vision doesn’t stick. Then, sharing vivid firsthand examples, he walks through five simple but powerful ways to make your vision infiltrate the hearts, minds, and lives of those you lead.
