Enduring Churches Podcast with Alan and Trent
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Episode 227: 10 Statements About Healthy Churches
Ten Statements about Healthy Churches:
1. The pastor is spiritually healthy and growing. A church tends to follow its leader.
2. The pastor is a collaborative leader. Our best idea is rarely the best idea. The best ideas are filtered through others where they can become something better.
3. The church has a way of connecting people to smaller groups. A large gathering cannot do discipleship effectively. Do people want to connect with what you are doing?
4. The church welcomes and equips new leaders. Think from a teaching perspective. The more teachers trained and equipped, the more groups you can have.
5. People regularly invite guests to church with them. Healthy churches have guests, because people are excited to share their church with others.
6. The church deals with conflict constructively. Healthy churches have as much conflict as many unhealthy churches, they just deal with it constructively.
7. The church values intentionality over busyness. Healthy churches care more about “why” they do something than other churches. The “why” matters.
8. Prayer is more than a time-filler. Healthy churches spend dedicated time in prayer.
9. The church is optimistic ad joyful. The battle is already won, and the gates of hell cannot stand against Christ’s church. If optimism should thrive anywhere, it should be in church.
10. The church spends more time looking forward than it does looking backwards.
In healthy churches people are excited about what God is going to do next. In unhealthy churches, people lament what has been.
If your church isn’t healthy what steps can you take to get to health personally and collectively? Are you connected with others who can feed into you a healthy perspective? Church health is fragile. We have to take great care to maintain it.
Episode233: Revivals: Check Yes or No?
Episode232:Do We Revere Scripture?
Episode231: Culture Takes Time
Episode 230: Tent And Dana from Interlaken, Switzerland
Episode229: Interview With DR. Mike Miller about Apologetic Preaching
Episode 228: Ka-Ching: Talking About Money
Episode 226: Five skills worth developing further
Episode 225: Cross-training Your Church
Episode 224: Do’s and Don’t in Resignations
Episode 223: Do You Have a True Friend?
Episode 222: Are You Teaching Your People to Pray?
Episode 221: Together in NOLA
Episode 219: 6 Shifts to Consider in Disciple Making
Episode 218: When You Say Yes To VBS
Episode 217: Shuffling Shepherds and Sickly Sheep
Episode 216: 7 Ways to Boost Attendance
Episode 215: Responding to a New Pastoral Life Cycle
Episode 214: Summertime
Episode 213: Sunday Routine
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