healthy church

Pursue these qualities in your own life and encourage them in others. Pray for yourself and others. Pray that you will build up the church as faithful and patient members who attend, encourage, confront, pray, and serve.

Every organization has three basic needs. This philosophy resonates with me and, based on my experience, I can see how it relates to a thriving church, business, or a non-profit.

Each year, Outreach magazine releases a list of the largest and fastest-growing churches in the nation. Without exception, the churches always have great children's ministries.

To build a healthy church requires intentionality. Here are some questions to ask your church regarding how strong its theology is.

When you're plugged into a good church that's focused on the things of God, you can tell that it's different from a church that lacks this focus. Here are 10 signs you're attending a great church!

Just below the surface, it affects daily interactions, vision casting and strategic planning. It affects how we relate to God and how we relate to others. I call it Post Traumatic Church Disorder.

How does an organization move from unhealthy to healthy? It's not simply something we can "will" into existence. It takes a process.

A healthy church is not simply a church wrapped up in continual introspection and self-purification. It is a church wholly in love with Christ and fully committed to His Great Commission