__A Newly Updated and Rebranded Edition of The Deliberate Church__

If churches are the dwelling place of God's Spirit, why are so many built around the strategies of man? Eager for church growth, leaders can be lured by entertaining new schemes, forgetting to keep doctrinal truth as their driving force. Churches must find a way out of the maze of programs and methods and humbly lean on the sufficiency of God's Word.

How to Build a Healthy Church, a revised and expanded edition of The Deliberate Church, challenges leaders to evaluate their motivations for ministry and provides practical examples of healthy, deliberate leadership. Written as a companion handbook for Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, it covers important topics including membership, worship, responsible evangelism, and church roles. This is more than a step-by-step plan to mimic; it's a biblical blueprint for pastors, elders, and anyone committed to the church's vitality.

In this practical guide, pastors Mark Dever and Paul Alexander have compiled a practical handbook for pastors and church leaders on how to build a healthy church grounded in the gospel.

Mark Dever;Paul Alexander

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Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword

Mark’s Preface

Paul’s Preface

A Note to the Reader

Introduction

Section 1 Gathering the Church

1 The Four P’s

2 Beginning the Work

3 Doing Responsible Evangelism

4 Taking in New Members

5 Doing Church Discipline

Section 2 When the Church Gathers

6 Understanding the Regulative Principle

7 Applying the Regulative Principle

8 The Role of the Pastor

9 Evangelistic Exposition

10 The Roles of the Different Gatherings

11 The Role of the Ordinances

12 Loving Each Other

13 Music

Section 3 Gathering Elders

14 The Importance of Elders

15 Looking for a Few Good Men

16 Assessment

17 Why Character Is Crucial

18 Getting Started

19 Staffing

Section 4 When the Elders Gather

20 The Word and Prayer

21 The Agenda: What to Talk About

22 Decision-Making: How to Talk about It

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

General Index

Scripture Index

__A Newly Updated and Rebranded Edition of The Deliberate Church__

If churches are the dwelling place of God’s Spirit, why are so many built around the strategies of man? Eager for church growth, leaders can be lured by entertaining new schemes, forgetting to keep doctrinal truth as their driving force. Churches must find a way out of the maze of programs and methods and humbly lean on the sufficiency of God’s Word.

How to Build a Healthy Church, a revised and expanded edition of The Deliberate Church, challenges leaders to evaluate their motivations for ministry and provides practical examples of healthy, deliberate leadership. Written as a companion handbook for Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, it covers important topics including membership, worship, responsible evangelism, and church roles. This is more than a step-by-step plan to mimic; it’s a biblical blueprint for pastors, elders, and anyone committed to the church’s vitality.

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