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Church Health July 8, 2008

Posted by Greg Troxell in Church and Non-Profit, Worldwide Interfaith Association.
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Church health is more important that church growth. That is our stance. The thought is reflected by many and articulately expressed by Anne Jackson, the author of MCD (yet to be released).

Church planters, pastors at legacy churches and emergent leaders alike need to consider these thoughts about church and personal health.

WIA has available several assessment tools for individuals and organizations who want to assess and sustain organizational and personal health. If you are an organizational leader and want to learn more, simply contact us and request a complimentary individual survey.

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One of the problems I see plaguing unhealthy environments is ego. Ego can be loud and abrasive or it can be subtle and deceiving. Either way, it’s the antithesis of the character of Christ.
Society today is competitive. We feel that our voices must be the loudest and carry the furthest in order to be heard and validated. It breaks my heart when I hear pastors of small churches say, “we only had seventy-five people today” or “only two hundred people showed up.”

Unfortunately, I think numbers have become an addiction. We flaunt our numbers, we despise our numbers, we fret about our numbers. Our numbers can validate us. But they shouldn’t. We have absolutely no right to know how God is using us. We only need to know he is, and be grateful.
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