Principle #2—Break the Power of the Past Emotionally healthy congregations have a healthy and balanced view of the past. On the one hand, past traditions can provide a foundation for the present mission of the church. But on the other hand, past traditions can keep the church from going forward in ways the further the

Look beneath the surface! Principle #1 for an Emotionally Healthy Church There is hardly anything more destructive of the Christian faith than an emotionally unhealthy church! Through the years I have experienced the toxic symptoms of churches that were unhealthy, and they did not either know it, or know what to do about it. Peter