Honestly, I have a hard time not writing on this subject every single week! I spent this past weekend, with a group of churches in Northwest Arkansas as we wrapped up a year-long journey, strategizing for their future. Wonderful people who are determined to make a difference in their communities. As I listened to their
Month: February 2012
How Do You Know if a Church is Healthy? Part 2
I wrote on this subject last week, and didn’t have any plans for a Part 2 until I visited a very unique little church this past weekend. Sunday morning I found myself worshiping with 28 other friends in a small community in the Northeast. Now, I realize that a small church in a small town
How Do You Know If A Church is Healthy?
This is a really important question for pastors and church leaders to consider. In reality, many of the people who visited churches this past weekend were probably asking themselves this question, and the things they’re looking for might be different than those suggested by a church health textbook. Joe McKeever put the question out on
A Healthy Approach to Conflict
There may be no clearer sign of a healthy Church than how the congregation and leaders manage conflict. In the first few months of my most recent pastorate, I discovered that the unhealthy elements in the church bubbled easily to the surface in times of conflict. Also, I think people feel better about their church
Healthy Church Network 