50 | Taking Inventory – 8 Characteristics of Growing Churches

What are the key characteristics of a growing church? In this episode, Pastors Chris and Matt discuss the importance of taking inventory and detecting problems within your church early. They introduce a new health assessment tool from GrowLeader and share the eight qualities that all growing churches possess, including passionate spirituality, gift-oriented ministry, empowering leadership, functional structures, inspiring worship, holistic small groups, need-oriented evangelism, and loving relationships. This is a great episode to share with your team so we can all be looking for areas we can improve to reach more people! . . . . Episode Resources: - Unleash your leadership potential by following along with our Show Notes with discussion questions and Timeline below! https://hubs.li/Q02n4N1d0 - Received updates on Church Assessment: https://share.hsforms.com/10rT-P4odTkiLNS49X2CCqQc7x14 . . . . All things GrowLeader: - Register for upcoming Regionals in 2024: https://www.growleader.com/regionals - Learn more about Monthly Mentoring with Pastor Chris: https://www.growleader.com/monthlymentoring - Access free church resources: https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/resources - Develop a Kingdom Builders or Legacy Team: https://www.growleader.com/kbvirtualintensive - Watch the GrowLeader Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@GrowLeaderTeam . . . . Follow along on Socials: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/growleader - Threads: https://www.threads.net/@growleader - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/growleader . . . .  Thank you to our partners! - Compassion International: https://www.compassion.com/growleader - StudioC: https://www.thestudioc.org/growleader - Wesleyan Investment Foundation: https://www.wifonline.com/growleader . . . . Timeline: 00:00 - Highlight 00:29 - Intro 03:46 - Church Assessment 11:30 - Natural Church Development 18:27 - 1. Passionate Spirituality 20:53 - 2. Gift-Oriented Ministry 22:42 - 3. Empowering Leadership 24:48 - 4. Functional Structures 25:37 - 5. Inspiring Worship 29:58 - 6. Holistic Small Groups 30:29 - 7. Need-Oriented Evangelism 31:09 - 8. Loving Relationships 34:07 - Thank you, Partners!