Healthy Small Church

Like Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, a healthy church balances the well-being of its individual members with that of the entire church. If a church is afflicted with unhealthy issues, such as feelings of unimportance, a lack of vision, exclusivity, limited resources, or unbalanced leadership, then its health is threatened and it may eventually die. But an unhealthy church can get well and experience vital physical and spiritual growth.

In The Healthy Church, Dennis Bickers diagnoses those things that can threaten the life of your church and prescribes practical remedies for treatment. He emphasizes that maintaining a healthy church means preventing problems from developing by first recognizing their symptoms and then acting accordingly.

Become a healthy church that:
*Has a positive self-image
*Shares a common vision that creates a sense of purpose and unity
*Maintains community while still warmly welcoming new visitors
*Practices the importance of faithful stewardship and financial support
*Understands ministry to be the responsibility of all the members of the church
*Encourages everyone to serve according to his or her spiritual gifts-not by seniority or guilt.