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HEALTHCHECK

HEALTHCHECK. “ 10 Signs of a Healthy Church”. Healthy Churches. Research by Canon Robert Warren and Dr Janet Hodgson Springboard Team. A Healthy Church……. …. (1) Energises faith a place for people to grow. A Healthy Church…. …. (2) has an outward looking focus heart for mission.

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HEALTHCHECK

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  1. HEALTHCHECK “10 Signs of a Healthy Church”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  13. Healthy Churches • SPRINGBOARD • 4 Old Station Yard • Abingdon, Oxon • OX14 3LD • 01235 553722

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  21. An NT Perspective • Example • Authority/Accountability • Koinonia = true fellowship

  22. God’s Building Programme • Growth in Grace • Growth in Faith • Growth in Numbers

  23. Going for Growth • Quality • Quantity • Philippians 1:9ff

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