ABSTRACT
CHURCH HEALTH AND CHURCH GROWTH IN CONGREGATIONS OF THE RUSSIAN CHURCH OF EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS
This study sought to promote an understanding of church health and church growth in congregations of the Russian Church of Evangelical Christians. I surveyed Russian church leaders to discover quality characteristics hindering church health and church growth. In addition I correlated the leaders’ perception of spiritual health with church health perception and church growth. The findings identified the three most neglected quality characteristics in the opinion of Russian leaders:demonstrated that not only did a distinct correlation exist between perceived church health and church growth, but also between church growth and several spiritual disciplines (first of all prayer and spiritual mentoring). The results are instrumental for Russian evangelical churches to discern ways towards health and wholeness. social ministries, cultural sensitivity, and flexible structures.
The study demonstrated that not only did a distinct correlation exist between perceived church health and church growth, but also between church growth and several spiritual disciplines (first of all prayer and spiritual mentoring). The results are instrumental for Russian evangelical churches to discern ways towards health and wholeness.
Andrei E. Blinkov
Asbury Theological Seminary, 2007
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