COVER STORY

“Anemic or Robust?”
by Jon Johnston

The Church’s continued vitality will be determined by how it responds to future changes. Will we choose to ignore them, hoping they’ll somehow disappear or have no significant impact? Or will we closely monitor them in order to be best equipped to best respond?

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FEATURES

“Around the Table: What Makes a Healthy Church?”
by Jeanette Gardner Littleton
Five pastoral and lay leaders from churches of various sizes join Holiness Today in a discussion of what it means to be a healthy
church.

“Healthy on Purpose”
by A. Koshy Muthalaly
When Jesus promised to build His Church, He had a healthy Body in mind. How are we working with Him to keep His Church vigorous?

“Dare to Be Healthy”
by Gay L. Leonard
“We’re a hospital for sinners,” we like to say. But let someone show
up with a dreaded disease and nasty germs, and we’re donning latex gloves and surgical masks.

“Becoming an Emotionally Healthy Church”
by Bud Reedy
Only when individual members of the Body of Christ are emotionally healthy can they collectively form an emotionally healthy church.

COLUMNS

Commission: “The More Things Change . . .”
by Jesse C. Middendorf

The exciting prospect of unimaginable newness grips our hearts when we read the words from the throne in the New Jerusalem: “See, I am making all things new.”

The Deeper Way: “Washed, Not Whitewashed”
by Teanna Sunberg

If I confess my weakness or even my sin in your midst, will you deem me a second-class Christian? Or will you hear my cry and embrace me? Will you judge me, or will you break bread with me?

Essay: “Let Scripture Be”
by Lawrence W. Wilson

Our penchant for “accuracy” says more about us than it does about the Bible. We seem greatly concerned with discovering the true meaning of Scripture but far less interested in applying that meaning to our lives.

Family Tree: “Leaving Love Behind”
by Rick and Bonnie Ryding

With Mom’s final breath, we became the first generation. The sandwich generation was suddenly over, and we were now in the “elder’s seat.”

Gen Next: “Of Genes and Communities”
by James K. Hampton

Where do our children and teenagers discover God? They see Him in the lives of their parents, their Sunday School teachers, their pastors, and everyone they encounter in the faith community—that is, in us.

Gifts of the Spirit: “It’s Him Again”
by T. Scott Daniels

To have the eyes of the Christian detective—to discern the work of God all around us—is a true gift of the Spirit.

Globally Speaking: “What Happened to God’s Word?”
by Louie E. Bustle

What happened to the mandate of the Great Commission? Have we humanized religion so much that we think anyone who holds any belief is OK?

Holiness: “Health, Holiness, and the Body of Christ”
by Andy Johnson

Our local church bodies will be truly healthy only as they mirror God’s holy character rather than the society around them.

Interconnected: “Who Needs Church?”
by Judith A. Schwanz

Going to church does not make a person a Christian. But not going to church makes it hard for a person to remain a strong Christian.

Portraits: “Ed Peterson: Good and Faithful Servant”
by Debbie Salter Goodwin

Ed Peterson measures strength with a simple faith, a childlike heart, and a steady trust that put most of us to shame.

Ten Commandments: “V. Parents: The Conduit of Life”
by Rob L. Staples

Bestowing honor on parents stands somewhere between giving reverence to God and giving respect to all others.

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