Belonging Before Conversion
Finley, Susan D. •• Church Life
Journey with a Baptist congregation as it discovers the importance of children in the church by utilizing a program that may benefit your church as well, regardless of denomination.

Central Thoughts on the Church in the 21st Century
Clifton, Thomas E., ed. •• Church Life
Unique perspectives to help the churches transition into the 21st century.

Common-Sense Church Growth
Batson, Howard •• Church Life
Practical approach to principles that can be employed by congregations to foster church growth.

The Interim Process: The Role of the Church and the Interim Pastor
Hart, A. Carl •• Church Life
Hart speaks to the struggling church, substitute pastor, and pastor search committee.

Making the Church Work: Converting the Church for the 21st Century
Hammett, Dr. Edward H. •• Church Life
Why has the church become such an irrelevant part of people's lives? Church consultant addresses this question with alarming honesty.

The McDonaldization of the Church: Spirituality, Cretivity, and the Future of the Church
Drane, John •• Religion and Society/Church Life
John Drane believes that churches have become stereotyped structures, offering uninventive formulaic worship to a dwindling minority. But there are exciting opportunities for growth.

The Way We Were: How Southern Baptist Theology Has Changed and What It Means for Us All
Humphreys, Fisher •• Baptist Issues
This book is about the theological dimensions of the controversy that shook the foundations of the Southern Baptist Convention during the decades of the 80s and 90s. This revision of the 1994 book could not have come at a more appropriate time for many Baptist churches.