This book is a nut and bolts guide to the "seven key factors" that determine a church's health. All churches, no matter the denomination, are faced with similar challenges: membership development, leadership development, communications strategy, spiritual development, young adult ministry, listening to parishioner needs, and measuring progress. Here, author Tom Ehrich provides a guide for clergy and lay leaders in a way that's clear and useable. Readers are directed to the church wellness website for more in-depth guidance.

Tom Ehrich, an Episcopal priest, is president of the Church Wellness Project, with a nationally distributed weekly newsletter and a weekly column in Presbyterian Outlook. Speaking engagements include seminars at Union Theological Seminary and workshops nationwide. A nationally syndicated columnist for Religion News Service, he is author of several books and a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He lives in New York City.