“Assessing the Long-term Health Prospects of a Congregation from the Legacy Perspective”
15 min 25s
How a physician or a statistician might look at someone and assess what their health was and their life expectancy – parallels with a congregation;
Examples for churches: Acute, life-threatening illnesses,
Chronic illnesses;
Toxic behavior by members;
Parallels for churches of what we’d look for in people such as diet, exercise, social connection, sleep or rest, family history, mental health;
Like people, some of the things that influence life expectancy can be changed, some cannot & which is which;
Charlie Kuchenbrod is the Legacy Church Specialist for the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ, a part-time consulting role. He worked for almost twenty years for the SNEUCC and Connecticut Conference, serving in a number of finance and administration roles. Charlie describes himself as a resettled refugee from the corporate world. He has an MBA and worked for 18 years in health care management. Charlie is the author of a blog series Building a Legacy – Learning, Discerning and Leaning-In which can be found at www.sneucc.org/legacy along with many other resources for legacy building and ministry completion. Southern New England Conference churches interested in a conversation with Charlie should contact their Area Conferenced Minister for a referral. Churches from other Conferences or denominations can reach Charlie at charlie.kuchenbrod2@gmail.com.
- Recorded in April 2024
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