"The notion of relating church growth to church health has been proving helpful to many church leaders Churches, like human beings, have vital signs that seem to be common among those that are healthy and growing If the vital signs are known efforts to maintain them can be made in order to avoid illness

This timely book focuses on principles of church growth It is intended to show why some churches are hampered in their growth-and eventually may even die Dr Wagner mentions eight common diseases that are obstacles to church growth, along with concrete steps for remedying them. Many illustrations from specific churches are used to describe congregational maladies

Your Church Can Be Healthy is intended to show how to overcome common problems so that a church can really grow, using practically oriented methods to undertake the evangelical tasks more effectively If your church is healthy, you might find some insights here as to what to avoid in the future. If it has a growth problem, perhaps this book will help you understand what is wrong and show you the steps necessary to correct it For when each separate part works as it should, the whole body grows