Becoming a Healthy Church: Ten Traits of a Vital Ministry

by Stephen A. Macchia; Haddon W. Robinson; Gordon MacDonald

Publisher:

Baker

, 2003

Overview

”A wonderful tool that I recommend to every church that is serious about being purpose-driven.” -Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Church

Now available in trade paper, Becoming a Healthy Church illustrates the ten most important characteristics of church health. Based on extensive surveys, this helpful volume is designed to encourage the creation of a healthy climate for your church and its ministry.

From the Back Cover

In Becoming a Healthy Church, Stephen Macchia illustrates how to move beyond church growth to church health. Healthy growth is a process that requires risk taking, lifestyle changes, and ongoing evaluation. This book is a practical, hands-on manual to launch you and your church into a process of positive change.

Hundreds of churches have already implemented Macchia’s ten traits and the results can be applied to churches everywhere, regardless of size, denomination, ethnic diversity, geography, or setting.

“A wonderful tool that I recommend to every church that is serious about being purpose-driven."-Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life

“Macchia has put his finger on the ten most outstanding characteristics of a healthy church. Cultivation of these characteristics will, through the gracious providence of God, lead to a veritable revival of Christ’s church in our time."-Walter C. Kaiser Jr., president, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

"Few people I know care as deeply about the local church as Steve Macchia. This book makes a huge contribution to the effort of church renewal worldwide."-Bill Hybels, Willow Creek Community Church

"Macchia’s sensitivity and spiritual passion for the strengthening of the local church is well known. You will find spiritual insight and practical profitability in this book."-Jack Hayford, The Church on the Way

Stephen A. Macchia is founding president of Leadership Transformations, Inc., a ministry focusing on spiritual formation needs of leaders and the spiritual discernment processes of leadership teams in local church and parachurch ministry settings nationwide. He is the author of Becoming a Healthy Disciple and Becoming a Healthy Church Workbook.

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Product Details

• Title : Becoming a Healthy Church: Ten Traits of a Vital Ministry
• Authors:
  • Macchia, Stephen A.
  • Robinson, Haddon
  • MacDonald, Gordon
• Publisher: Baker
• Publication Date: 2003
• ISBN: 9781585585663

About the Authors

Stephen A. Macchia is founding president of Leadership Transformations, Inc. ( www.leadershiptransformations.org), a ministry serving the spiritual formation needs of leaders and teams in churches and ministries nationwide. He is also the director of the Pierce Center for Disciple-Building at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where he serves on the teaching team in the Doctor of Ministry department. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Phoenix Seminary. A pastoral teacher, conference speaker, ministry leader, and spiritual director, Steve is the author of Becoming a Healthy Church ( www.healthychurch.net), Becoming a Healthy Church Workbook, Becoming a Healthy Disciple, and Becoming a Healthy Team. He and his wife, Ruth, have two children and make their home in Massachusetts.