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“Too many congregations have no plan to make disciples, assuming that when people get saved, God flips the autopilot switch inside of them and they become saints all by themselves.”
― Stan O. Gleason, Follow to Lead: The Journey of a Disciple Maker

“Being “called out” should be understood in the sense that we have been called out of a worldly attitude and lifestyle, but we have not been called away from the people that the One who called us out wants us to reach.”
― Stan O. Gleason, Follow to Lead: The Journey of a Disciple Maker

“Jesus’ personal plan to influence the generation He lived in was not to gather a large crowd once a week, but to reach just a few people by building a relationship with them on a daily basis.”
― Stan O. Gleason, Follow to Lead: The Journey of a Disciple Maker

“divert daily (even for an hour); withdraw weekly (take a day off); quarantine quarterly (get out of town for a night or two); abandon annually (family vacation); and if at all possible, go on a literal sabbatical every few years (which I have never done).”
― Stan O. Gleason, The Unflawed Leader: Creating a Culture of Christlike Wellness in the Local Church

“I don’t think we can say we have fulfilled the Great Commission by simply having visitors show up. We have an obligation after they leave to follow up and make disciples”
― Stan O. Gleason, Follow to Lead: The Journey of a Disciple Maker

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.”—John Maxwell”
― Stan O. Gleason, The Unflawed Leader: Creating a Culture of Christlike Wellness in the Local Church