Church Policies and Procedures: Common-Sense Guides for Administering Churches in a Complex World

Chris Rappazini, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Applied Theology and Church Ministries at The Moody Bible Institute, where he is also the Program Head of the five year B.A/M.A. in Pastoral Studies degree. Dr. Rappazini holds a B.A. in Pastoral Ministry from The Moody Bible Institute, master's degrees in divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and in theology from the University of Edinburgh. He earned his doctorate from Gonzaga University and did post-doctoral research at Truett Seminary on the campus of Baylor University. Dr. Rappazini has served the Evangelical Homiletics Society as President and previously served as the associate minister of Preaching and Teaching at Southside Christian Church in Spokane, Washington.

Nelson Miller, J.D., is Professor and Associate Dean Emeritus at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Dean Miller earned his law degree from the University of Michigan, has practiced law for over thirty years including earning a state-bar award for pro bono service, and teaches law courses in employment, tax-exempt organizations, liability, civil-rights, and other areas, earning national recognition as among the best law teachers in America. He also directs operations for a thousand-member church. Dean Miller is the author or editor of dozens of books on law and faith, a presenter at continuing-legal-education and law-teaching conferences, and a frequent media commentator on law subjects.