Growing Vital Congregations

Letter of Introduction by David Skinner	GROWING VITAL CONGREGATIONS
SIGNS OF A VITAL (SPIRITUALLY) GROWING CONGREGATION		REGION MINISTRY GOALS Adopted by ABCOPAD 1998 Making Disciples Growing Vital Congregations Starting New Congregations and Ministries Strengthening Cooperative Ministries Supporting American Baptist Missions Managing Resources Effectively	EVALUATION OF 8 VITAL SIGNS OF A HEALTHY CONGREGATION
Proclaims Christ Expresses Authentic Worship Makes Disciples Prays Fervently Models Servant-Leadership Fellowships In Love Serves Others Seeks God's Vision			-- A Spiritual Inventory -- Congregational Assessment Form Designed to help congregations identify specific areas of strengths and weaknesses, and to pinpoint areas that require special attention

QUOTES	BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Plan a 2-day weekend Conference  of Envisioning and Ministry Discernment	Three Kinds of Congregations   Traditional Transitional Transformation by E. Stanley Ott
ANCHORING VISION IN A SET OF GOVERNING IDEAS "What?"  "Why?" and "How" by Peter M. Senge	CHARACTERISTICS OF A STRONG VISION by C. Jeff Woods

American Baptist Churches of Pennsylvania and Delaware
106 Revere Lane, Coatesville, PA  19320