50 | Taking Inventory – 8 Characteristics of Growing Churches GrowLeader Podcast with Chris Hodges

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!
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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
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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
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- Threads: https://www.threads.net/@growleader
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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
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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!