Characteristics of a Healthy Congregation

This article from the Center for Congregational Health outlines the marks of a healthy faith community (with scriptural support, if you need it):

• Constructive conflict resolution
• Adaptation to change
• Authentic community (i.e., real relationships)
• Ministry that reaches out as well as in
• Good communication
• A balance between clergy authority and lay leadership
• Clarity of identity and mission

This list certainly works for me. I’d probably make that third bullet “Authentic and multigenerational community.”