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There are always a lot of â€Å"buzz† words to describe the latest fad among Christians. There’s been WWJD, purpose driven everything, EE, and on the list could go. One of the biggest discussions and interesting topics of late, concerns â€Å"church health† or â€Å"church growth.† Any Christian bookstore is guaranteed to have no less than ten books on church growth/health. This has come about because of the noticeable lack of growth in membership of churches across the United States. There are countless studies released that indicate churches are either not growing or are in decline. With all the information pointing out the fact that churches are losing their effectiveness, a public consensus seems to agree on one obvious reason—declining church health. Just as a healthy baby will grow, healthy churches should naturally experience growth. The reason there are many books available about how to grow the church make it healthier is due to the fact, there is no general consensus on what makes a church healthy. Church health is a complicated topic so the answer isn’t simple either—it too is c...