Church Health
The benchmarks and practices of a healthy and vibrant congregation.
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Part Two)
How to say the hard "goodbye" when you know it's time to leave.
Should I Stay or Should I Go? (Part One)
What to do when everyone but God is telling you to move forward.
Recruiting Team Players
5 questions to ask before adding new leaders
Building a Battle-Ready Team
Three questions to determine whether someone is a good team player.
Anatomy of a Church Split
Heeding the early signs of conflict can save churches untold heartache.
Which Game Are We Playing?
4 sports that parallel the growing-church experience.
Lessons from the Joshua Tree
Nurturing a church plant in tough, really tough, soil
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Our editors have compiled our best on Church Health topics from the archives. Here you'll find ground-breaking, honest, wise coverage that sets Leadership Journal apart.
Can Your Church Handle the Truth?
Recovery ministries demand a level of honesty many congregations aren't used to.
Why THIS?
What churches can learn from recovery ministries about confronting struggles.
Discipline the Backbone of the Church
A spineless body has trouble standing up for anything.
Why THIS?
This classic article, even more accurate today than when it was written, details how our individualistic attitudes prevent us from submitting to the church and how a church that is unwilling and unable to discipline its people cannot live up to its purpose.
Church Discipline for Repetitive Sin
How do you work pastorally with people who are likely to fall again?
Why THIS?
Confronting repetitive sin is tricky and tiresome, but the healing and change that result are worth the effort.
Your Church's Apgar
A new way to measure spiritual vitality
Why THIS?
This article suggests two ways for churches to measure their vitality (hint: neither pertains to attendance).
Cookie Cutter Community
Distressed by consumer Christianity, this church razed the ministries enjoyed by so many for so Iong—and started over.
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