My definition of a healthy small unit (parish) of the Body of Christ is, "A people whose life is poured out in service to others." The language of sacrifice ("poured out") is a bit dramatic. Perhaps it might be better to say of good church, "A group of people who see themselves as blessed and who believe it is better to give than to receive and who therefore give regularly of themselves to the betterment of others." A little wordy.
More succinctly put, "A collection of stewards (people who see everything as a gracious gift requiring an appropriate and generous response). However, this has no Christ centeredness to it. It might be better to say, "People transformed by Love." I like this definition because generous giving is inherent to Love.
What is your definition of a "good church?"
Shalom, Greg
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