HEALTHCHECK “ 10 Signs of a Healthy Church” Healthy Churches Research by Canon Robert Warren and Dr Janet Hodgson Research by Canon Robert Warren and.

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9 Marks of a Healthy Church

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HEALTHCHECK “ 10 Signs of a Healthy Church”

Healthy Churches Research by Canon Robert Warren and Dr Janet Hodgson Research by Canon Robert Warren and Dr Janet Hodgson Springboard Team Springboard Team

A Healthy Church…….. …. (1) Energises faith …. (1) Energises faith a place for people to grow a place for people to grow

A Healthy Church…... …. (2) has an outward looking focus …. (2) has an outward looking focus heart for mission heart for mission

A Healthy Church……....(3) seeks to find out what God wants..(3) seeks to find out what God wants discerning God’s best discerning God’s best

A Healthy Church….. (4) is willing to face to cost of growth and change.. (4) is willing to face to cost of growth and change Risk-taking Risk-taking

A Healthy Church…. …(5) has an enabling leadership …(5) has an enabling leadership Release = growth Release = growth

A Healthy Church... … (6) has a participative laity … (6) has a participative laity Building a team Building a team

A Healthy Church…. …. (7) is a loving community …. (7) is a loving community Family living Family living

A Healthy Church…. …(8) sees discipleship as a life-long journey of faith …(8) sees discipleship as a life-long journey of faith Crisis/Process? ????????? Crisis/Process? ?????????

A Healthy Church.....(9) practises what it preaches..(9) practises what it preaches Word aware Word aware

A Healthy Church…. …(10) does a few things - well …(10) does a few things - well Why on earth are we here? Why on earth are we here?

Healthy Churches SPRINGBOARD SPRINGBOARD 4 Old Station Yard 4 Old Station Yard Abingdon, Oxon Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3LD OX14 3LD

How Do They See Me? How a church views its minister

Devoted Fans? The unreal world of the cult super- hero ? The unreal world of the cult super- hero ?

Harsh Critics? We’re here to put you right…. We’re here to put you right….

Over protective Mothers? Worried and over-anxious about the Pastors needs? Worried and over-anxious about the Pastors needs?

Mindless Disciples? Are we making disciples of Christ Are we making disciples of Christ Or clones of ourselves? Or clones of ourselves?

Tough Employers? “That’s what we pay you for……” “That’s what we pay you for……”

An NT Perspective Hebrews 13 Hebrews 13 (7) ‘Remember your leaders’ (7) ‘Remember your leaders’ (17) ‘Obey your leaders’ (17) ‘Obey your leaders’ (24) ‘Greet your leaders’ (24) ‘Greet your leaders’

An NT Perspective Example Example Authority/Accountability Authority/Accountability Koinonia = true fellowship Koinonia = true fellowship

God’s Building Programme Growth in Grace Growth in Grace Growth in Faith Growth in Faith Growth in Numbers Growth in Numbers

Going for Growth Quality Quality Quantity Quantity Philippians 1:9ff Philippians 1:9ff