Church leaders are all too often expected to make decisions for which they have received no basic training. This book gives present and future ministry leaders a helpful foundation of knowledge across a wide range of church topics. Here are some of the topics covered: Leadership, Spiritual Gifts, Governance, Facilities, Evangelism, Finance, Programs, Worship, Small Groups, Vision, Worldview, Technology, Youth, and Symbiosis. The Church Health and Growth Primer is a basic training manual for church leaders. Drawing upon Dr. Brad Miller’s experience of working with hundreds of churches and thousands of church leaders, this book is a concise and accessible treatment of core topics affecting church health and church growth. The contents have been carefully designed to be relevant across a broad range of denominations, theologies, and traditions - while still reflecting the best practices of healthy and growing churches. Dr. Miller is the developer of the Glass Cockpit Church Health and Growth Assessment Tool. He is an ordained minister with over 17 years of parish ministry experience. He is a trained and certified intentional interim minister. His parish ministry experience includes church planting, facility design & construction, capital appeals, launching new worship services, and conflict resolution.