4 Characteristics of Emotionally Healthy Churches

Pastors should follow these practices before making any hasty decisions.

For years I believed if I could simply identify the right planning and decision-making process, we would make good decisions at New Life, the church I pastor. That, it turned out, was both naïve and misguided. Over a 20-year period, however, the dramatic difference between our standard process and emotionally healthy planning and decision-making became crystal clear.

The first is the foundation from which all the others follow — defining success as radically doing God’s will. Keep reading