Rethinking the Church : A Challenge to Creative Redesign in an Age of Transition

An innovative, evangelistic pastor issues a challenge to local church leaders to rethink their unique ministry and all areas of the church, resulting in a process of radical redesign which helps fulfill its purposes and mission in a changing world.

James Emery White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. He holds M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Southern Seminary and has completed advanced graduate study at Vanderbilt University and continuing education at the University of Oxford, England. White is also an adjunctive professor of Christian Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and the author of several books, including A Search for the Spiritual and Life Defining Moments. He and his wife, Susan, have four children.