How to Build a Healthy Church (如何建造一间健康教会)

A Practical Guide for Deliberate Leadership

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.

深思熟虑的教会带领实践指南

如果教会是神圣灵的居所，那为什么会有这么多的教会建立在人的方法上呢？渴望教会成长的领袖容易受到新型娱乐计划的诱惑，因而忘记了要始终以教义性真理为前进的动力。教会必须找到一条路，走出计划和方法的迷宫，并且谦卑依靠神全备的圣道。

《如何建造一间健康教会》是《深思熟虑的教会》的增订版，它挑战领袖们评估自己服侍的动机，并提供了健康的、深思熟虑的教会带领的实际范例。作为《健康教会九标志》的配套手册，本书涵盖了包括成员制、敬拜聚会、负责任地传福音和教会带领上的不同角色在内的重要话题。这不仅仅是一个可以实施的循序渐进的计划，而且为所有致力于教会生命力的牧师、长老和其他人预备了圣经蓝图。