Spiritual Vitality is one of the single biggest factors in having a healthy faith community. It is no surprise that the ‘Natural Church Development’ research pin pointed passionate spirituality as being more important than worship style, when it came to churches that are doing well around the world.
Jesus’ words in John 15:4-5 explain it pretty clearly.
4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
This deep connection to Christ and the strength and guidance that we can draw from that, is foundational for growing in faith and advancing the kingdom of God. So we’ve provide this tool as a way of exploring with your leadership team and congregation how you are going with spiritual vitality. Within the tool you can find three different types of questionnaires that can help to generate discussion within your leadership team through different approaches.