Beyond the Baptismal Covenant: Transformational Lay Leadership for the Episcopal Church in the 21st Century

The future of the Episcopal Church depends on the raising up of fully committed, fully equipped, lay leaders, suggests Donald Romanik in this empowering book for lay and clergy alike. Along with insights gleaned from both the corporate world and Scripture, he explains the historical and biblical roots of lay involvement, outlining how to promote lay leadership to change and grow the church.

Be forewarned: this is a dangerous book! For those merely interested in maintaining the status quo, those who are content to sleepwalk through life, what is found in these pages will be too powerful, too hot to handle. But for those who are awake, who recognize the need for empowerment for mission, it is a welcome gift. Is has been said that a professional or college football game consists of a large group of people in the stands desperately in need of exercise watching a small group of people on the field desperately in need of rest. In this provocative and much-needed book, Donald Romanik helps lay people see that in the Baptismal Covenant, they are challenged to come down from the stands and get on the field. Got will have no mere spectators or sleepwalkers.