Church Health and Growth

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#333366" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Church Health and Growth</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="21"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="21"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="13"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.stanbaker.org"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biblical and Theological Studies"><U><B>Biblical and Theological Studies</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Church Ministry"><U>Church Ministry</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sermon Notes"><U><B>Sermon Notes</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Personal"><U><B>Personal</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> www.stanbaker.org</div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>In general, a healthy church is a growing church. Here are six timeless traits of a biblically healthy church:</B></div> <div> 1. Genuine worship</div> <div> 2. An outward focus</div> <div> 3. Spiritual growth in community</div> <div> 4. Leadership development</div> <div> 5. Stewardship of life and money</div> <div> 6. A flexible structure</div> <bR> <div> <B>You will find these links to be helpful for Church Growth and Health:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.visionministry.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.visionministry.com"><U>Vision Ministries International</U></A> (Aubrey Malphurs)</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.churchmarketing.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.churchmarketing.com"><U>John Manlove Church Marketing</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.churchgrowthnetwork.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.churchgrowthnetwork.com"><U>Church Growth Network</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.growyourchurch.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growyourchurch.com"><U>Outreach Marketing</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.churchdoctor.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.churchdoctor.org"><U>The Church Doctor</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.barna.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.barna.org"><U>Barna Research Group</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sonlife.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sonlife.com"><U>Sonlife Ministries</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.churchsmart.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.churchsmart.com"><U>ChurchSmart Resources</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.churchhealth.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.churchhealth.org"><U>Center for Church Health</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.purposedriven.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.purposedriven.com"><U>Purpose Driven Ministries</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.churchdynamics.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.churchdynamics.org"><U>Church Dynamics</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>