Marks of a healthy church
Subject in Christianity
Marks of a healthy church has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Live Free with Josh Howerton. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh HowertonSenior pastor of Lakepointe Church in Dallas, Texas, and host of Live Free
Howerton advises leaving a church that displays a rainbow flag.
“if you're walking into a church and there's a rainbow flag, run for the hills, brother”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: How to Find a GOOD Church (and When to Leave) ft. Ed Newton & Matt Chewning | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 44:19
Howerton argues a good church teaches the whole counsel of God, including culturally unpopular passages.
“pastors don't have to try to be controversial. They just have to be willing to read Bible verses”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: How to Find a GOOD Church (and When to Leave) ft. Ed Newton & Matt Chewning | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 43:50
Matt ChewningChurch-planting pastor in the greater Boston area
Chewning says a healthy church needs an accountability structure in which the pastor can be told no.
“can your pastor be told no? If not, it's a one-man show and that's so dangerous”
Live Free with Josh Howerton: How to Find a GOOD Church (and When to Leave) ft. Ed Newton & Matt Chewning | Live Free with Josh Howerton (Sep 30, 2026) · Listen from 40:12
Podcasts
- Live Free with Josh Howerton · 1 episode
Episodes
How to Find a GOOD Church (and When to Leave) ft. Ed Newton & Matt Chewning | Live Free with Josh HowertonLive Free with Josh Howerton · Sep 30, 2026 · 1 h 26 min
Pastor Josh Howerton and pastors Ed Newton and Matt Chewning discuss revival in American churches and answer listener questions on church health, family, marriage and salvation.