What is a Healthy Church?
I've been asked a hundred times what my definition of a healthy church is, and I really can not find a better answer than this.
A healthy church is a church that can function the way God designed it.
I know I'm healthy if my body can do the things I need it to do. If it functions right and can do the work, play, rest, and ministry God asks of me. When I can carry the box - or run the vacuum - lead the worship - sing for His glory - and do what the Lord wants, then I know I'm healthy. To be healthy, in body, you need proper amounts of rest, work, stress, exercise, and diet. If something gets out of balance, the body will eventually get unhealthy and this could lead to problems.
It's the same in the church. To be healthy you need to balance your worship, prayer, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. It's not that you need equal parts of each - but there should be a proper balance in your church life. And, it is not the same for every church. My example is - that every church needs a healthy music (worship) ministry, but not every church needs a "handbell" choir.
Your thoughts?
Blessings, --RB
A healthy church is a church that can function the way God designed it.
I know I'm healthy if my body can do the things I need it to do. If it functions right and can do the work, play, rest, and ministry God asks of me. When I can carry the box - or run the vacuum - lead the worship - sing for His glory - and do what the Lord wants, then I know I'm healthy. To be healthy, in body, you need proper amounts of rest, work, stress, exercise, and diet. If something gets out of balance, the body will eventually get unhealthy and this could lead to problems.
It's the same in the church. To be healthy you need to balance your worship, prayer, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. It's not that you need equal parts of each - but there should be a proper balance in your church life. And, it is not the same for every church. My example is - that every church needs a healthy music (worship) ministry, but not every church needs a "handbell" choir.
Your thoughts?
Blessings, --RB
Hey Roger,
Good stuff on your blog. I think sometimes we get hung up about the "result" and fail to remember that if we get the "process" right the result to some degree takes care of itself. Hmmm, got to be another blog post in that somewhere
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Roger, I think you hit the nail on the head, if everything is not insync than the whole machine breaks down. We all need to remember to take care of those things that God has given us, he did it for a reason we need to be responsible and use that gift wisely. Taking care of our body and the body of Christ in the church is important.
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