Fit Churches are Growing and Planting Others

By Brenda Higgins

May 18, 2011

Fit churches are growing and planting others.

Where is our church along the 'health paradigm'?  Gary McIntosh suggests there are five types of churches.  There are "Hospice Churches", "Sick Churches", "Healthy Churches", "Fit Churches", and "World Class Churches".

World class athletes compete in the Olympic Games and other national and world venues. They are a step above even those who are physically fit.  How can we become a World Class Church?


Read this enlightening article by Gary McIntosh HERE.

Gary McIntoshGary McIntosh is president of the Church Growth Network and a professor of Christian ministry and leadership at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He is the author of 18 books on church growth and writes a monthly newsletter called Growth Points.

Visit Gary's website at: http://churchgrowthnetwork.com

Keywords: church growth, church health, discipleship, gary mcintosh, leadership, teaching resources
Comments (2) - Post a Comment
WOW! great stuff. Maybe every church should read this at the next board meeting. I wonder how many of us are willing to admit how sick we really are?
Paula at 2:09pm EDT - May 18, 2011
Even the most fruitful church among us can learn something helpful from what McIntosh says in this article. I hope some can stop hiding behind the myth that unfruitful equals spiritually deep. Everything living has a season of winter, but getting stuck there means we miss out on the new life that spring brings us.
Gary at 3:24pm EDT - May 18, 2011


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