What Is a Healthy Church? (何谓健康教会)

What is an ideal church, and how can you tell? How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren’t sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived idea. But with this book, you don’t have to wonder any more. Author Mark Dever seeks to help believers recognize the key characteristics of a healthy church: expositional preaching, biblical theology, and a right understanding of the gospel. Dever then calls us to develop those characteristics in our own churches. By following the example of New Testament authors and addressing church members from pastors to pew sitters, Dever challenges all believers to do their part in maintaining the local church. What Is a Healthy Church? offers timeless truths and practical principles to help each of us fulfill our God-given roles in the body of Christ.

健康的教会和不健康的教会有何区别？或者说，健康的教会和不健康的教会在具体运作上有何区别？社会公众会怎么看待健康的和不健康的教会？即便我们对健康教会已经有了一些模糊的概念，我们很多人也还是不知道怎样回答这个问题。这本书里旨在帮助我们有更清晰的看见。

本书的作者狄马可博士希望能够帮助基督徒识别一间健康教会所拥有的重要标志：解经式的讲道、合乎圣经的教义、以及对福音的正确理解。狄马可同时也呼吁基督徒在自己的教会中培育这些标志。透过展现新约中的教会榜样，作者挑战每一个牧师和成员都尽自己的本分使地方教会更加健康。《何谓健康教会？》一给我们很多有价值的真理，也给我们实践性的原则，以使我们可以在神的教会中忠心事奉。