Church Health Team

Whole month has passed since we considered our minimum factor. It is time to put together a team that would be responsible for suggesting a course of action and setting a plan with a timeline to guide the church through the process of improving Church’s spiritual health. Pastor Alex together with the Board of Elders had led through the initial preparation and diagnosis stages. However, as we move toward implementing necessary changes and improvements we need to increase the leadership team.
If you wonder who should serve on this team – we recommend:

• people who are spiritually mature, who have a heart for God and his kingdom. People who exercise personal spiritual disciplines of prayer and reading of scripture regularly.
  
• people who can see the big picture, who are not lost in the details, who can see the purpose of increasing quality.
  
• people who are strategic thinkers. While it is important to keep an eye on the big picture, it should never be done at the expense of planning. We need people who can make dreams become reality, who can bring the idea into practice.
  
• people who are committed to see the church grow. Enthusiasm for the church is contagious and motivates others.
  

Following Roles are important on the Team:

TEAM LEADER. Everything truly does rise and fall on leadership. The leader should be someone who works well with people, yet is decisive and keep the team moving forward. The laity drives the church, the leader should be someone other than the pastor, though he/she should work closely with the pastor.

1. STRATEGIC THINKER. A person who enjoys creating processes to ensure success. The accountability person for the team, putting names, dates, and goals in writing to track progress and keep the team moving forward.
   
2. RESEARCHER. A person who can do a lot of the leg work for the team, including compiling a list of people and their spiritual gifts, bringing ideas from the congregation to the team, phone calls, etc.
   
3. INTERCESSOR. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of prayer. Prayer is vital to the success of your team, and we need the prayer warrior.
   
4. COMMUNICATOR. It is not possible to have the whole church serve on the Church Health Team, it is important to keep Church informed of the team’s progress, for the Church to embrace it. This person will serve as a key link between the team and the leadership of the church.
   

This core group will work with different MEMBERS OF MINISTRY TEAMS in the process. Since many of the changes will directly affect the ministries of the church – people from the front-lines will be invited to participate in the process at different stages.