The early Christian church surfaced as a mission church bridging various languages, cultures, and religious environments. The church provided an essential biblical model of multiplication and reproduction. The biblical model of the church instituted by God expressed that a healthy church must encompass the practices of both evangelism and discipleship.
Evangelism is the real business of life and that is getting souls saved , while discipleship helps to create other disciples. The cycle continues as people receive salvation, grow spiritually, mature, and go and make disciples. This consistent process builds a healthy body which is modeled after the body of Christ.
Dave Earley and Rod Dempsey shares, “a healthy church is a representation of …show more content…
Likewise, an assessment of the church is significant to the overall Great Commission instituted by Christ. When leaders evaluate the health of the church, there a comparison to how the church fits into the body of Christ. Therefore, it is important to understand that a healthy church equals healthy relationships with God, the church, the family, and the world.
This paper will explain discipleship, the goal of a healthy church. Next, it will examine my local church context and identify three areas that needs to be focus on to create a healthier body of Christ. Finally, this paper will conclude with a discussion on the initial steps that can be taken to improve the church’s spiritual …show more content…
In order to produce healthy Christians and subsequently a healthy church, the discipline church must glorify God. Glorifying God produces disciple, which essentially builds the discipleship process within the church. This should be the believer’s priority.
As a small local church, there are three specific areas that the disciples should focus on in order to create a healthy body. First, the saints must become better equip by connecting to Jesus through spiritual formation and discipline. Several years ago the church leaders went through a year session of Lay Leadership Development to enhance their ministries. After the training, the next course was going to be spiritual formation and discipline. The idea was not quickly accepted by the leadership; therefore, we were unable to move forward. This showed a lack of spiritual maturity and growth from the
Evangelism is the real business of life and that is getting souls saved , while discipleship helps to create other disciples. The cycle continues as people receive salvation, grow spiritually, mature, and go and make disciples. This consistent process builds a healthy body which is modeled after the body of Christ.
Dave Earley and Rod Dempsey shares, “a healthy church is a representation of …show more content…
Likewise, an assessment of the church is significant to the overall Great Commission instituted by Christ. When leaders evaluate the health of the church, there a comparison to how the church fits into the body of Christ. Therefore, it is important to understand that a healthy church equals healthy relationships with God, the church, the family, and the world.
This paper will explain discipleship, the goal of a healthy church. Next, it will examine my local church context and identify three areas that needs to be focus on to create a healthier body of Christ. Finally, this paper will conclude with a discussion on the initial steps that can be taken to improve the church’s spiritual …show more content…
In order to produce healthy Christians and subsequently a healthy church, the discipline church must glorify God. Glorifying God produces disciple, which essentially builds the discipleship process within the church. This should be the believer’s priority.
As a small local church, there are three specific areas that the disciples should focus on in order to create a healthy body. First, the saints must become better equip by connecting to Jesus through spiritual formation and discipline. Several years ago the church leaders went through a year session of Lay Leadership Development to enhance their ministries. After the training, the next course was going to be spiritual formation and discipline. The idea was not quickly accepted by the leadership; therefore, we were unable to move forward. This showed a lack of spiritual maturity and growth from the