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Becoming a Healthy Congregation Matthew 16:16-18 Session One Outline. Dr. Vernon C. Walton. 1. Questions For Consideration. What is a healthy church?. What does a healthy church look like?. What are the signs of declining church health?. 1. Questions For Consideration.
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Becoming a Healthy Congregation Matthew 16:16-18 Session One Outline Dr. Vernon C. Walton
1. Questions For Consideration What is a healthy church? What does a healthy church look like? What are the signs of declining church health?
1. Questions For Consideration What are the key elements of a healthy church? How do I aide or hinder a church in being healthy?
2. How Did We Get Here? *Growing concerns about "the church" What if anything concerns you about the Local or Universal Church? Lets Talk about it
2. How Did We Get Here? *Member vs. Disciple Members join institutions SOLELY while Disciples join the FAMILY *The Implication If Something is HEALTHY it has potential to be UNHEALTHY
3. What Is The Church? Jesus was the first to mention the Church Matt 16:16-18 The word "Church" comes from Greek term "ekklesia" ekklesia = An Assembly and To Call Out or Called Out Ones
3. What Is The Church? The New Testament Church is a body of believers who have been called out from the world by God to live as His people under the authority of Jesus Christ Ephesians 1:22-23
3. What Is The Church? The Body Of Christ began in Acts 2 on the Day of Pentecost though the work of the Holy Spirit and shall continue until the day of the rapture
4. The Purpose of the Church Minister to Believers and Non Believers The Church comes together (assembles) to bring each member to spiritual maturity Ephesians 4:13
4. The Purpose of the Church Minister to Believers and Non Believers The Church reaches out (scatters) to spread the love of Christ and the gospel message to unbelievers in the world Matt 28:18-20
4. The Purpose of the Church Minister to Believers and Non Believers The Church is Gods vehicle for carrying out His purposes on earth The Church is the Body Of Christ 1Cor.12:27
5. A Biblical Model for The Church A Biblical Model for The church Acts 2:37-47 What do you see in this model??? Lets Talk