Healthy, growing churches..

Adam: Gill Behenna (right), adviser for deaf ministry to the Church of England, and Bob Shrine, Vicar for deaf of W. Yorks, led this very helpful discussion. This was part of  Coventry Deaf Church’s ’Away day’ . We heard some recent research findings on the common qualities healthy, growing churches have. 

Empowering leadership teams;

Gift-oriented ministry;

Passionate spirituality;

Inspiring worship;

Whole-oriented small groups;

Need-oriented outreach;

Warm, fun & forgiving relationships;

Functional structures.