What Is a Healthy Church?

What is an ideal church, and how can you tell? How does it look different from other churches? More importantly, how does it act differently, especially in society? Many of us aren't sure how to answer those questions, even though we probably have some preconceived idea. But with this book, you don't have to wonder any more. Author Mark Dever seeks to help believers recognize the key characteristics of a healthy church: expositional preaching, biblical theology, and a right understanding of the gospel. Dever then calls us to develop those characteristics in our own churches. By following the example of New Testament authors and addressing church members from pastors to pew sitters, Dever challenges all believers to do their part in maintaining the local church. What Is a Healthy Church? offers timeless truths and practical principles to help each of us fulfill our God-given roles in the body of Christ.

Publisher: Crossway
Type: Hardback
ISBN: 9781581349375

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Mark Dever (PhD, Cambridge University) is the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC, and president of 9Marks (9Marks.org). Dever has authored over a dozen books and speaks at conferences nationwide. He lives in Washington, DC, wit

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‘Sadly, many in the West who consider themselves Christians are only loosely affiliated with a local church. Calvin wrote in his Institutes that, "for those to whom [God] is Father the church may also be Mother." Yet, there has been an erosion of ecclesiology in evangelical circles. The folks at XI Marks are laboring to reverse that erosion and I cannot recommend this book enough to people who are committed to Christ. God does not saved us into individualism, but into the Church, and the local church is his means of expressing this truth. Read this book, but even better join a local church committed to the truths of Scripture and putting to death the deeds of the flesh, make yourself known to her membership and commit to following Christ in accountability.’ Sean Nolan