Just as a physically healthy personat an ideal weight and with good blood pressure and cholesterol numbersmight not actually be fit enough to run a 5k, so churches can appear healthywith no obvious issues, maintaining a healthy sizeand yet not exhibit fitness. A fit church is one that is not satisfied with merely coasting along with no problems. A fit church is actively making disciples, maturing in faith, developing strong leaders, reaching out to the community, and more.Building the Body offers pastors and church leaders twelve characteristics of fit churches and shows them how they can move their church through five levels of fitness, from beginner all the way to elitejust as an athlete, through training and practice, can become the top in his or her class. Includes comparison charts at the end of each chapter so readers can clearly see where their church currently falls and concluding "Complete the Progress Chart" so that they can see what their goals should be for the future.
Just as a physically healthy personat an ideal weight and with good blood pressure and cholesterol numbersmight not actually be fit enough to run a 5k, so churches can appear healthywith no obvious issues, maintaining a healthy sizeand yet not exhibit fitness. A fit church is one that is not satisfied with merely coasting along with no problems. A fit church is actively making disciples, maturing in faith, developing strong leaders, reaching out to the community, and more.Building the Body offers pastors and church leaders twelve characteristics of fit churches and shows them how they can move their church through five levels of fitness, from beginner all the way to elitejust as an athlete, through training and practice, can become the top in his or her class. Includes comparison charts at the end of each chapter so readers can clearly see where their church currently falls and concluding "Complete the Progress Chart" so that they can see what their goals should be for the future.
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Building the Body: 12 Characteristics of a Fit Church
224Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801019623 |
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Publisher: | Baker Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 01/02/2018 |
Pages: | 224 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |