CHURCH HEALTH CHECK-UP

Follow Up Appointment

This Sunday we welcome back Dr. Bill Wilson of the Center for Healthy Churches. “The Church Doctor” was with us a few weeks ago when he talked to us about the “Four Pillars of Church Health” and asked us to grade ourselves and provide some feedback. This Sunday we will follow the same format of a 9:00AM church wide gathering in the gym, with refreshments and fellowship beginning at 8:30AM.

Just like it happens at a doctor’s appointment after you have had lab work done, we will get to receive the results of the input provided by our people. It will be interesting and enlightening, and if we are willing, positively instructive.

You may recall the “Four Pillars”, or markers to carry out the lab work metaphor. The first was a clear identity as a community of Christ followers. The next was a clear sense of shared mission and vision, as opposed to fuzzy or multiple versions of purpose and preference. The third was the presence of vibrant ministry. The capstone reflected a culture of trust, particularly of and among leadership. I think we can all agree that any church that intentionally works toward excellence in these areas will be healthier, happier, more reflective of and responsive to Christ and the kingdom work we are called to.

That’s why we are going through this together. There is no agenda beyond being healthier, knowing that health usually precedes strength, growth, and a capacity to be and do more. True for bodies. True for the body of Christ, including the branch that gathers on Main Street in Murfreesboro.

I look forward to seeing you Sunday as we hear what Dr. Wilson has to say about what we had to say.