"This book illustrates best practices for how leaders and followers should work together in churches"--

Accessible and ingenious, this handbook uses the human body as a metaphor for the congregation and provides essential advice for growing and sustaining a healthy church.

Looking for a page turner that captures progressive church values from the perspective of a female rev., among the first females ordained in the mainline church. The novel is ill-fitting for typical Christian markets---no preaching or saccharin moralizing (and yes, the characters kiss and more)--- so the reader can relax and enjoy how a mainline church grapples with glbt concerns, religion vs. spirituality, and the interface of authentic Jesus-morality and life---late' 80s.