Based on extensive studies of churches around the world, the Natural Church Development (NCD) research project has identified that healthy churches have the following characteristics:
- Empowering leadership
- Gift-based ministry
- Passionate spirituality
- Effective structures
- Inspiring worship services
- Holistic small groups
- Need-oriented evangelism
- Loving relationships
Globally, the weakest characteristics of our movement include loving relationships and holistic small groups. The strongest characteristics of the Seventh-day Adventist church are need-oriented evangelism and passionate spirituality. What about your local church? What are the weakest characteristics of your church? What would you say are its strongest characteristics?
