Laurie KennedyIs your church healthy, average, mediocre or dying?

Moses, like many leaders had challenges keeping up with his work load. With some advice from his Father-in-Law Jethro, (Exodus 18:17-18) he was able to make the changes necessary and grow in his leadership.

There are an estimated 30,000 churches in Canada. A full 30% of these, based on self-evaluations, consider themselves to be unhealthy. That’s 20,000 that need changes in their spiritual and organizational health. These nine points will help our churches and mission organizations move another step towards health.

  1. A clear Vision, Mission and Values that are understood and lived throughout the organization.
  2. The Organization is known and their presence felt in their community. The message is lived. Your neighbors know there is something refreshingly different about you and your people.
  3. Healthy leaders who are respected people of integrity, Bible focused, friendly and realize their role as Servant Leaders.
  4. A Healthy church and mission never become that way by accident.  It takes prayer, team work, strategy and action.
  5. Optimistic about the future. Your people, supporters and followers are excited about progress, talking about the future and referencing the past only as foundation.
  6. Active small Bible based groups.  These are focused on learning scripture and building relationships with seniors, Young Adults, parents with kids, or my preference, multigenerational and multicultural groups that share, learn and pray together.
  7. Time with your leaders needs to feel like family and friends
  8. Healthy churches focus on the community outside the church building
  9. Positive growing staff and volunteers who pray, work and learn together.

Leadership is, watching God make difference in you, your church, community, country and world.

Yours in Service,

Laurie D. Kennedy
Leadership Coach
Jethro Group
ldkjethrogroup@gmail.com