Andy Stanley, 68, announced this morning that he is stepping down as senior pastor of North Point Ministries and as lead pastor of North Point Community Church.
The Board of Elders has nominated Joel Thomas to serve as Senior Pastor of North Point Ministries, pending a congregational vote, with the goal of him taking over as Senior Pastor of North Point Ministries by January 1, 2027, and then as Lead Pastor of North Point Community Church by June 1, 2027.
Thomas joined North Point Ministries as an intern in 1998 and worked his way up to lead one of their main multi-sites, Buckhead Church. Thomas recently served as Executive Director of North Point Ministries, leading the NPM Directional Team and overseeing the church network.
Stanley said he will remain on the board of elders and continue participating in the preaching rotation, but will also have more time to spend with his family.
Editor’s Note.
You’ll recall Stanley previously made waves for encouraging Christians to “unhitch” themselves from portions of Old Testament Scripture, denied the Genesis account, saying God only said it to ‘accommodate to our capacity,’ repeatedly told his congregants, ‘I’m not arguing that the bible is correct,’ told them it doesn’t matter if the bible is true, so long as it’s ‘mostly reliable,’ that they shouldn’t follow Jesus through the Old Testament but only through the gospels, and told his church the ‘foundation of our faith is not the whole bible.’
He also lamented that the ‘entire bible’ has become the church’s ‘authority,’ claimed the bible is not equally inspired or equally important, and even argued that demanding potential converts believe the bible is true and without error is an unnecessary obstacle to them coming to Christ. He also argued that Jesus’ birth and the events surrounding the nativity don’t really matter, thus casting doubt upon his supernatural birth by saying “If somebody can predict their own death and then their own resurrection, I’m not all that concerned about how they got into the world” and “Christianity doesn’t hinge on the truth or even the stories around the Birth of Jesus.”‘
A compendium of LGBTQ compromise from North Point Community Church and its leaders also includes:
Dr. Michael Brown Says He’s Spent 8 Years Exchanging Texts and Emails with Andy Stanley, Who Has REFUSED to Condemn Homosexuality
Andy Stanley’s Church Hosts and Promotes Pro-LBGTQ+ Ministry
Audio: Gay North Point Church Leader Says Andy Stanley Affirmed Him in His Homosexuality
Stanley’s Children Ministry Overrun and Led by Pro-LBGTQ+ Activists
Did a Pastor at Andy Stanley’s Church Just Out Him as Gay-Affirming?! Read the Excerpts
Contemporaneous Text Messages from 2019 Support Gay-Affirming Charges Against Andy Stanley
North Point Church Staffers Found ‘Liking’ Pride Parade Celebration
ALMOST ALL Speakers at Andy Stanley’s Upcoming ‘Christian’ Conference are LGBTQ+ Affirming!
North Point Pastor Praises Gay Man’s Affirming Org. ‘Lord, Let Him Create More Allies for the LGBTQ Community’
Andy Stanley’s Children Ministry Overrun and Led by Pro-LBGTQ+ Activists
Surprise Surprise, Another North Point Church Leader is Gay-Affirming and Wildly Liberal
North Point Church Baptizes Openly Transgender ‘Man’, After Giving Blessing to Transition?
Another One?! Gay-Affirming North Point Church Leader Hosted Same-Sex Wedding Reception
North Point Pastor Tells People Not to Attend Her Church Because It’s Not Affirming and ‘Safe’ Enough
Unconditional Conference: Andy Stanley Says Attending a Gay Wedding is ‘Good Theology’+ Disses Rosaria Butterfield
Exclusive: Andy Stanley Tells ‘Unconditional Conference’ Attendees That Scriptures Against Homosexuality Were About ‘Serial Sexual Relationships’
Andy Stanley Tells ‘Unconditional Conference’ Attendees He REFUSES to Say ‘Homosexuality is a Sin’
‘Unconditional Conference’ Speaker Teaches Christians Must Adopt a ‘New Script’ Where Homosexuality ISN’T Sinful
North Point Leader Recommends All-LGBTQ+ Queer Counselling Collective For Struggling Gay Kids
North Point Pastor Recommends Struggling Christians Attend ‘Queer Parent Summit’
North Point Church Is Sending Children to All-LGBTQ Therapists: We Profile One of The Counselors
Video: Gay-Affirming North Point Church Leader Cheers As She’s Given Lap Dance by Drag Queen
Celebrating Transgenderism?! North Point Church Staffers Rejoice After Man Comes Out as Woman
