With the dramatic growth of small group ministry in local churches, leaders are scrambling for insights that will help them improve every aspect of groups in their churches - from recruit­ing members to enhancing the teaching that takes place.

Raising funds for special projects such as new construction, renovation or debt retirement can be a positive and exciting time in the life of a church. Renewal and focus on the real vision of the church sometimes are precipitated by the capital campaign. All too often, however, churches experience problems in the midst of growth.

This is a hard time for those who work in theological seminaries. Secular people view the theological seminary as a place where peo­ple discuss matters of little importance in the real world...