Your Church’s APGAR

We need an Apgar score for the church.  As Christians we care deeply about the health and vitality of our congregations.  But how can we grasp congregational health?   We need a measure that's simple, clear, and life-giving.  Virginia Apgar's score measured a baby in five ways.  On each, the baby can score either 0 (low), 1 (middle), or 2 (high).   What if we created a measure of church vitality that is just as simple?  One that is profoundly biblical?  One that motivates positive change, independent of size of church or surrounding conditions?  Kevin A. Miller suggest two ways suggested in the Bible that congregations can use to measure congregational health.

by Kevin A. Miller

Source: www.christianitytoday.com

Apgar Score.pdf