Building the Body, Phil Stevenson
Building the Body, Phil Stevenson
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Building the Body
12 Characteristics of a Fit Church

Author: Phil Stevenson, Gary L. McIntosh

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 5 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/02/2018

Synopsis

Just as a physically healthy person--at an ideal weight and with good blood pressure and cholesterol numbers--might not actually be fit enough to run a 5k, so churches can appear healthy--with no obvious issues, maintaining a healthy size--and yet not exhibit fitness. A fit church is one that is not satisfied with merely coasting along with no problems. A fit church is actively making disciples, maturing in faith, developing strong leaders, reaching out to the community, and more.Building the Body offers pastors and church leaders twelve characteristics of fit churches and shows them how they can move their church through five levels of fitness, from beginner all the way to elite--just as an athlete, through training and practice, can become the top in his or her class. Includes comparison charts at the end of each chapter so readers can clearly see where their church currently falls and concluding "Complete the Progress Chart" so that they can see what their goals should be for the future.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joan on January 08, 2018

I like the authors' emphasis on a fit church as opposed to a healthy church. They draw the parallel to a healthy human, with low blood pressure and cholesterol levels, who is unfit and can't do physical activity. They identify five fitness levels of churches: beginner, novice, intermediate, advanced......more

Goodreads review by Karl on January 13, 2018

We live in a culture that says it values health. We all want to be healthy, but there is a sizable portion of the population that isn’t interested in doing the things that it takes to get and stay fit. It seems like it’s just a lot easier to visit the doctor, see how our choices have affected our he......more

Goodreads review by Joel on January 25, 2018

"Building the Body" by Gary L. McIntosh and Phil Stevenson offered a great many insights into how to be a fit church. Being a runner, I was able to grasp unto the metaphors used throughout the text to speak of fitness. I can identify with the five points of fitness readily: Cardiovascular Endurance,......more

Goodreads review by Johnny on February 27, 2018

Every January the gyms fill up with people who made the New Year’s resolution to get fit. It is a time that the year round gym rats do not enjoy, but what gets them through this season of the year is the fact that it will be short lived. Before long they have their space once again as one by one peo......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on May 14, 2020

What does it mean to be physically “healthy”? What about “fit”? Is there a difference between the two? These are the questions Gary L. McIntosh and Phil Stevenson explore in their book Building the Body (subtitled 12 Characteristics of a Fit Church). “Just as physically healthy people might not actu......more

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