Natural Church Development

What are the Eight Essential Quality Characteristics?

Here are eight characteristics of all Christian churches.

What is important and measurable is the adjective that describes the quality of each characteristic. No one single factor leads to growth and health in churches; they are all interconnected.

Natural Church Development focuses on the “minimum factor”.

If attention is given to the “weakest” characteristic, all the others will be affected positively as well.

Each sub-category under each characteristic represents groups of questions asked in the survey that reveal important qualities of that characteristic.

Empowering Leadership: Leaders empower others
Leadership fit
Delegation and sharing of ministry
Compelling vision
Gift-based Ministry: Integrating gifts into ministry
Significance of ministry
Support for ministry
Equipping for ministry
Passionate Spirituality: Experiencing God
Passion for Church
Passion for devotions
Spiritual interconnectedness
Effective Structures: Effective planning
Organizational structures and systems
Innovation and managing change
Structure for effective leadership
Inspiring Worship Service: Personal transformation in worship
Visitor friendly church
Anticipation for worship
Relevance of message
Holistic Small Groups: Developing spiritually-oriented community
Multiplication of disciples, leaders & groups
Integrating newcomers
Group relevance
Need-oriented Evangelism: Compassionate Church
Corporate evangelistic efforts
Personal evangelism
Seeker-sensitive church
Loving Relationships: Affirmation and encouragement
Atmosphere of joy and acceptance
Deepening relationships
Conflict resolution

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Natural Church Development

What are the Eight Essential Quality Characteristics?