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.
Episode 152: Why Do Churches Keep Bad Pastors
Episode 151: The Insulated Pastor
Episode 150: The Embattled Pastor
Episode 149: The Plateaued Pastor
Episode 148: The Agenda Driven Pastor
Episode147: The Over-Confident/Ego-Driven Pastor
Episode 146: The Insecure Pastor
Episode 145: Let’s Change the Scorecard
Episode 144: How to be a Better Leader in 2022
Episode143: How to be a Better Pastor in 2022
Episode142: How to Become a Better Preacher in 2022
Episode 141: Formulating a Vision for 2022
Episode140:Don‘t Judge Me
Episode 139: Unforgiveness - the Poison Pill for Your Ministry
Episode 138: Setting the Tone for the Holidays
Episode 137:Ministry‘s Hardest Decisions
Episode 136: Know Your Church‘s Heart
Episode 135: Target Practice
Episode 134: Encouraging Signs In Local Churches
Episode 133: No Other Gods
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