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If you are a member of a small group or class, I urge you to make a group covenant that includes the nine characteristics…

— Rick Warren

“A "successful" church can offer outstanding programs and ministries, but if its members are not being transformed, it is not a healthy church.”

— Kevin G. Ford

A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this--not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the…

— Alistair Begg

Church is not an organization you join; it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where…

— Nicky Gumbel

The health of a church depends not merely on the creed which it professes, not even on the wisdom and holiness of a few…

— Charles Kingsley

“In a team setting, leadership is shared by a community of people, which counters the tendency for pastors to form congregations in their own…

— Adam S. McHugh

A healthy church is not a church that's perfect and without sin. It has not figured everything out. Rather, it's a church that continually…

— Mark Dever

“Every congregation is a congregation of sinners. As if that weren’t bad enough, they all have sinners for pastors.”

— Eugene H. Peterson

“congregation, exhorting, encouraging,”

— Catherine Richmond

“Although small groups have been utilized as a church renewal scheme, they have rarely been legitimized as a full expression of the church. They…

— Lance Ford

“When high expectations are communicated to members, the unchurched are attracted to these churches that have meaningful membership. One such church among the churches…

— Thom S. Rainer

Being a member of a church means realizing that we are responsible for helping the brothers and sisters around us to grow as disciples…

— David Platt