Marks of a Healthy Church
Sunday Seminar
Class Handouts & Links
Week 1 - Three Marks of the True Church; The Foundational First Mark of a Healthy Church
Week 2 - Marks 2-5 of a Healthy Church
Week 3 - Marks 6-9 of a Healthy Church
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Description
This short course “Marks of a Healthy Church” is to help Christians develop a healthy and biblical understanding of characteristics that distinguish between healthy churches and sicklier ones. In the course we borrow heavily from Mark Dever's book Nine Marks of a Healthy Church.
We spend the first session backtracking and examining the marks of the true church and then begin working through marks of a healthy church for the remainder of the course. Here is an outline:
I. Marks of the True Church:
A. The Right Preaching of the Word of God.
B. The Pure Administration of the Sacraments.
C. Love for the Brethren.
II. Marks of a Healthy Church:
A. Expositional Preaching.
B. Biblical Theology.
C. A Biblical Understading of the Gospel.
D. A Biblical Understading of Conversion.
E. A Biblical Understading of Evangelism.
F. A Biblical Understading of Church Membership.
G. Biblical Church Discipline.
H. A Concern for Promoting Christian Discipleship.
I. Biblical Church Leadership.
Finally, a course blog is available for anyone interested. You may submit questions, comments, challanges, etc. You may remain anonymous if you desire. Anyone is welcome to use these materials and/or join in the discussion on the blog.
Disclaimer
You will, no doubt, find things you disagree with on this site. Keep in mind our goal is not to offend, but to inform. Rather than discussing personalities, we seek to discuss and defend Christian doctrine, issues, lifestyle, and worldview from a distinctively Reformed perspective. If you believe we have crossed that line, please let us know and we'll consider revising.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns you may email me at Tim @ objectivegospel.org (no spaces).
