Why Your Church May Need an Honest Assessment - Week 11
Week 11 of the Small Church Guys series: Healthy Things Grow—A Biblical and Global Approach to Natural Church Development Most churches know how to talk about their strengths. “We are a loving church.” “We have strong preaching.” “Our people are faithful.” “We care about missions.” “We have great worship.” “We are like a family.” Those statements may be true. But they may also be incomplete. Every church sees itself through a particular lens. Pastors see one side. Long-term members see another. Newcomers may experience something entirely different. Ministry leaders often know problems that the broader congregation never sees. And sometimes a church’s strongest assumptions about itself are the very things that make honest evaluation difficult. That is why healthy churches occasionally need more than opinions. They need an honest assessment. Natural Church Development places deep self-reflection near the beginning of the church-health process. Its current training...