Give your church a health check up

Health Check Questions.

Over the years I have been asked, from time to time to do a health check for a church. It is a way of seeing if the programmes and vision of the leadership is working, or if there is a need for adjustment. Please feel free to use or comment.

Questions asked of congregational members were as follows:

· Is your fellowship/assembly/church a healthy place to be for your spiritual growth and relationships?

· Do you feel connected into the life of your church?

· How important is good biblical teaching to you?

· How important is growing in Christ to you?

· How much time are you willing to put into your faith development?

· How much time are you willing to serve in your local church?

· What is most important to you about a church?

· What is most important to you about the senior leader of your church?

· Why did you leave your last church?

· What, if anything, would cause you to leave your current church?

· What can this church do to motivate you to grow more in Christ?

· What areas could be improved in your church?

Questions asked to pastors and leadership:

· Do you think your church is a healthy place to be for your members and their spiritual growth and relationships?

· Do you think your church is healthy so that new people as well as those who have been there long term can feel connected?

· How important is good biblical teaching to you?

· How important is growing in Christ to you?

· How much time are you willing to put into your own faith development?

· How much time are you willing to commit to the service of others in your local church?

· What is most important to you about a church?

· What is most important to you about being the senior leader?

· Have you led any other church? if yes, why did you leave your last church?

· What, if anything would cause you to leave your current church?

· What can this church do to motivate you to grow more in Christ?

· What can you do to motivate your people to grow more in Christ?

· What can this church do to improve?

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