The Effective Church Forucs on Life Giving Ministry Pt.1

… a healthy church will produce fruit “all by itself” Mark 4:26-29

Life-Giving Characteristics
*1.

leadership.

Leaders of life-giving churches do not try to build up their own power to become all powerful. Exactly the opposite. They consider it as one of their most important tasks to help Christians develop greater degrees of empowerment, which according to God’s plan already belongs to them.

*2.

ministry.
The basis for this quality is the conviction that God has already determined which Christian should best suited for ministries in the church. The role of church leadership is to help its members identify their gifts and integrate them into ministries that match their gifts.