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You don’t need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. No, milk does not do a body good. But many people believe these are healthy physical practices. In the same way that physical bodies suffer without accurate health, the health of churches suffer when it’s not clear what’s healthy and not healthy.
I’ll help you better understand the difference using a combination of the biblical story, research and experience. No matter who you are, what role you play, or the forms your church takes, the resources created here will help you be a catalyst for improving the health of your church.
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Blog Post Series
Grab a snack or drink and take a deep-dive into important foundational issues to better understand what it means for a church to be healthy. In these series, you’ll gain insights that will unlock core concepts for Christian life together; many of which you may have never been taught before.
Latest Posts from the Finding Healthy Church Blog
Should a Christian Tithe?
It’s common to hear teachers and preachers in churches support the practice of tithing. Why? Because, they claim, there’s tithing in the Bible. But as we’ll see, while they’re correct…
Where Does It Say to Tithe in the Bible? (Hint: It Doesn’t)
Tithing is a systematic practice of giving ten percent of your income to a church, Christian organization or cause. The basic idea for the modern-day Christian practice finds its roots…
Where Does It Say to Tithe in the Bible? (Hint: It Doesn’t)Read More
The Pattern of the Growth of God’s Kingdom on Earth
If a church’s source is God’s Life, then it will grow and reproduce. God’s plan has always included the dominion mandate to “be fruitful and multiply.” (Gen 1:28). Why? Because…
The Pattern of the Growth of God’s Kingdom on EarthRead More
How a Biblical Church Operates
It’s important to distinguish between a biblical view of church and traditional views. This leads to a healthy view of church and an ability to react accordingly to see things…
A Biblical View of Church Demands THIS
Howard Snyder, who is a prominent author specifically on the topic of the life of the Church, wrote the following in his book called The Community of the King… Jesus’…
This Must Happen to Have Unity in a Church
Unity in a church is not just agreeing on things. The Scriptures give us pictures of unity, and they all display the same concept. That concept is what I’ll call…
Why It’s Difficult to Think and Act in Community
Why did God plant a fruit tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden? Think about this…what is fruit on a tree? It’s a container for the life of…
5 Traditional Understandings of Church That Aren’t Biblical
We could break down people’s ideas about church into two camps – traditional and biblical. By “traditional” ideas, I mean ideas about church nature, purpose or function that you don’t…
5 Traditional Understandings of Church That Aren’t BiblicalRead More
What God Wanted When He Created Mankind
By default, Christians tend to think that one God created one human. In a sense, that’s true. In another sense it’s not. Genesis 1:26-27 says… Then God said, “Let us…
What Makes a Church Healthy? Here’s Where to Start.
A fundamental Christian belief is that God is the Source of all life and being. Paul put it like this in 1 Corinthians 8:6… …yet for us there is only…
What Makes a Church Healthy? Here’s Where to Start.Read More
Feel Like God Isn’t Paying Attention? Check Out His Response.
A sign of a healthy church is it rejects the idea of divine neglect. Short summary of Isaiah The book of Isaiah is a message of judgment and hope to…
Feel Like God Isn’t Paying Attention? Check Out His Response.Read More
The 5-Fold Ministry: 6 Concerns to Consider Before Adopting It
The “5-fold ministry” is a philosophy of Christian church structure and administration constructed using 3 Bible verses from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians (4:11-13). In these verses, there are 5…
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