Jerry Wilkins is one of us, having served as the associational missionary for the Tuscaloosa County Baptist Association for 28 years. During that time, Jerry developed a reputation for excellence in leadership and ministry, one who defined and practiced the A-B-Cs for church health. Like the biblical book of Proverbs, Jerry’s book is filled with salient points [...]
Turnaround Churches: How to Overcome Barriers to Growth and Bring New Life to an Established Church, by George Barna (Ventura, Calif.: Regal Books, 1993), 120 pages. The North American Mission Board indicates that 82 percent of Southern Baptist churches have plateaued or declined in attendance. Such a shocking pronouncement has caused the Southern Baptist Convention, the Alabama [...]
This is the first in a series of reviews of books that can be helpful toward Church Revitalization: Relaunch, by Dr. Mark Rutland (Colorado Springs, Colo: David C. Cook, 2013) 206 Pages. The author is the third president of Oral Roberts University, a businessman, educator and president of the National Institute of Christian Leadership. Relaunch is his 14th book. [...]