Today's blog is a follow up on yesterday's about healthy church trends. How many of them typify KFA (www.kenoshafirst.com)? Here we go:
They have pastors who love the members.
This love is obvious in their words - their actions - and their pastoral concern. It does not mean that a pastor is present for every need of a member of a church member; that is impossible. It does mean there is a system in place that cares for all the members. Above all, though, you can sense intuitively when you walk into these churches that the pastor deeply loves the members, even those who may often oppose him.
They allow their pastors to spend time in message prep.
The research confirms that pastors in healthier churches spend more time in message preparation than those in other churches. For that to take place, the congregation must understand the primacy of preaching, and they must be willing for their pastor to forego some areas of activity and ministry so he can spend time in the Word.
They have a clear process of making disciples.
They have a clear purpose and model of moving the members toward greater levels of commitment toward Christ.
They do less better.
These churches realize they can't be all things to all people and they don’t have such a flurry of activities that they hurt rather than help families.
They move members into ongoing small group life.
A person is almost guaranteed to leave the church or become inactive in the church if he or she does not get involved in 'doing life' with others.
And be blessed.
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