High Impact African-American Churches Author:George Barna Product Description — This book is packed with twenty-first-century lessons and practices, highlighting real-life success stories from the African-American church experience. Here the strengths of the African-American church are celebrated, and its best practices explored through the study of large and small churches alike. Half of the chapters i... more »n High Impact African-American Churches feature African-American history from the inception of slavery to present day, revealing the influences that have shaped these churches. Readers from any church, in any culture, will learn specific steps they can take and apply to their own churches, achieving successes similar to those found in the African-American Church.
About the Author
GEORGE BARNA is the directing leader of the Barna Research Group, Ltd., a full-service marketing company in Ventura, California, that specializes in research for Christian ministries. George is the best-selling author of books such as Real Teens, The Frog in the Kettle, Boiling Point and The Habits of Highly Effective Churches. HARRY JACKSON, JR., is senior pastor of Hope Christian Church in Washington, D.C. This large multicultural ministry includes a Bible college and an active mission ministry that sends worship and teaching teams to numerous nations. Jackson, who earned his MBA from Harvard, is one of the foremost African-American leaders in the nation. He is the author of In-Laws, Outlaws and the Functional Family.« less