Problems in Church Growth or Health?

 

 

• Is Jesus Christ the center of all preaching, teaching and church activities?

• Is biblical prayer a priority?

• Is God’s sovereignty upheld without asterisks?

• Is the preaching expository?

• Are the songs of worship to God or are they adopted from the world in musical beat and feeling?

• Are the lyrics to the songs scrutinized for any man-honoring worship or false teachings?

• Does the church service have a sense of solemnity and reverence or does it have the appearance of a happy hour or coffee shop in the mall by the attendant’s laughter, dress styles and drinking vessels?

• Is salvation taught as an act solely of the Triune God of the Bible or is it taught that man can overpower God’s willingness to save?

• Is any evangelistic Gospel message preached with an easy-believism tune or is the depravity of man and repentance a part of it?

• Is it assumed that everyone who listens to the preaching is saved by grace?

• Are there even any evangelistic sermons preached throughout the calendar year?

• Do lost visitors leave with a feeling of conviction from the preaching or do they think the preacher was “cool?”

• If someone claims to be a new regenerate do they have to attend baptism classes before being scripturally baptized?

• Are there only scheduled baptisms per year?

• If discipline is ever an issue is it only an act of rhetoric or is it fulfilled according to scripture?

• Are women allowed, in any way, to teach men or lead men in song worship, prayer meetings or Sunday school classes?

• Are people allowed to publicly give salvation testimonies during church services?

• Does the church leadership yoke in any fashion in an ecumenical manner or service to local churches that may be misinterpreted as compromising or “no different” to on-lookers?

• Is there serious follow-up/visitation to visitors?

• Does the church offer literature, i.e. books, tracts, etc. that promote or endorse “famous” pastors or evangelists who are apostate or teach false doctrines?

• Does the church allow, encourage or remain silent on New Age issues creeping into the church disguised as Christian like “Christian” yoga, contemplative prayer, holistic health, etc.?

• Is there protective discernment in the church leadership?

• Are the gifts of the Spirit biblically understood and encouraged?

• Is Bible prophecy ignored or minimized?

• Are the people kept on a diet of “spiritual” milk?

• Do people attend church because it is what they do?