The founder of one of the nation’s leading ministries wants the church to refocus its mission, which is to inspire people to follow Jesus Christ.
Andy Stanley, founder of Alpharetta-based North Point Ministries, one of the nation’s most prominent Christian organizations, said the church “will be here long after the Democratic and Republican parties are gone.”
Stanley, senior pastor of North Point Community Church , recently sat down with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution to talk about topics ranging from the political and cultural divide sweeping the United States, the church’s role today and how his church keeps young families coming in despite declining attendance elsewhere.
He also talked about the rift and subsequent healing in his relationship with his father, Dr. Charles F. Stanley , a globally recognized televangelist who died in 2023 after building a megachurch in First Baptist Church of Atlanta and then a religious empire with the nonprofit organization In Touch Ministries .