How Is Your Church's Health?
From I Corinthians 12...
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body is a complex network of regulatory systems
A body lives in and interacts with an environment
A body is unique
A body adapts to maintain life
The essays and questions by Dwight Stinnett and the Staff of the GRR are here for your study and reflection. Use these in prayer to discern where God would have your church put its focus so to become an even more effective witness and servant of Christ.
The size of the body - the church - is not a dependable measurement of its effectiveness in ministry. Contrary to what many perceived the "Church Growth" movement teaching, small churches can be highly effective; larger churches can be ineffective. When a human body is out-of-shape, it does not have the energy and resources to enjoy life nor to share the joy of life with others. God has the Apostle express that lesson in his first letter to the Corinthian Church. He focuses on this nature of the Church in the 12th chapter of that letter.
Use the vertical column on the leftside of the page to navigate to these marks of health.
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