How to Build a Healthy Church (如何建造一間健康教會)

In the process of building a church, there are many things to consider―who will the elders be? How many seats should the sanctuary have? What type of music will the musicians play? Even more important―how do leaders ensure that the church is centered on the gospel?

In this practical guide, pastors Mark Dever and Paul Alexander have compiled a handbook for pastors and church leaders on how to build a healthy church grounded in the gospel. The authors offer a helpful framework for building this type of ministry: laying the groundwork (evangelism, new membership, church discipline), structuring the gathering (preaching, worship, ordinances), designating the elders (their importance, requirements, and installation), and encouraging devotion to prayer and God’s word. A companion resource to Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, this practical guide presents new and seasoned pastors alike with a vision of the church deliberately structured to display God’s glory.

如果教會是神聖靈的居所，那爲什麼會有這麼多的教會建立在人的方法上呢？渴望教會成長的領袖容易受到新型娛樂計劃的誘惑，因而忘記了要始終以教義性真理爲前進的動力。教會必須找到一條路，走出計劃和方法的迷宮，並且謙卑依靠神全備的聖道。

《如何建造一間健康教會》是《深思熟慮的教會》的增訂版，它挑戰領袖們評估自己服侍的動機，並提供了健康的、深思熟慮的教會帶領的實際範例。作爲《健康教會九標誌》的配套手冊，本書涵蓋了包括成員制、敬拜聚會、負責任地傳福音和教會帶領上的不同角色在內的重要話題。這不僅僅是一個可以實施的循序漸進的計劃，而且爲所有致力於教會生命力的牧師、長老和其他人預備了聖經藍圖。