Tag Characteristics of a Good Church

Church should be a refuge when things in life go wrong. I thank God for all the social services our government provides. Many of us would have been in out on the streets without them. However, I believe that the church should stand head and shoulders above anything that the world has to offer. Your church should be a haven of refuge in a time of need. Particularly if you’re attending a church with thousands of members.

If you’ve lost your job, there should be available resources to connect you with members within your congregation to help you find another. If you have an appliance that breaks down, there should be some sort of broadcast to the congregation concerning your need.

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Racial diversity is rare within most churches. If a good meal is cooked, people will show up. Look at the popular restaurants in your town. People will drive far and wide for good food.

People don’t choose which restaurants they go to because of race. They choose restaurants because of the food. Because of the ambiance, or the wait staff or because of the overall experience. The same is true in the church. If the good Word of God is going forth people will come. People of all races will come.

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Access to Pastoral Staff ranks very high among the list of characteristics of a good church. People are hurting right now. We’re going through tough times right now. Physically, socially, financially people around us are in need. The pandemic has caused increased levels of depression, and even suicide in the world as well as within the Body of Christ.

Part of the church’s responsibility is to minister to it’s people. A great part of this ministry includes accessibility. As a church member you should be able to reach a member of the ministerial staff 24/7.

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Political involvement from the church is a fairly new phenomenon. We’re in a day and age when political involvement from the church is imperative on a local, state, and national level.

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A Statement of Faith is something that your new church should be able to supply you with. Your church should be able to tell you what their vision is. They should be able to articulate what their mission is. There should be a statement of faith associated with your church

If you’re joining a church and you don’t know what they believe, and they don’t know what they believe it’s an accident waiting to happen. There should be a clear cut vision. A mission statement or a statement of faith.

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Characteristics of a good church can be hard to identify when caught up in the emotions that come with searching for a church home. Empowering it’s members to get involved is one such characteristic.

Wisdom would dictate that the new member would sit under the ministry to somewhat understand the mission and direction of the church. But there must come a time when members become contributors to the church community by serving.

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