Written by the chief parliamentarian of the Southern Baptist
Convention, A Parliamentary Guide for Church Leaders has
become a standard reference work in the field of church
administration for ministers, seminary students, church leaders,
convention officers and delegates/messengers. Dr. McCarty draws on
over thirty years of experience as a pastor and a professional
parliamentarian to make the essential rules of procedure
understandable for ordinary people seeking to effectively
participate in meetings of their church, denominational convention,
or other business gatherings.
For the past quarter century, twelve presidents of the Southern
Baptist Convention have relied on the author’s expertise to guide
them through the annual sessions of the largest deliberative
assembly in the world. Now, this silver anniversary edition brings
users into the twenty-first century with additional notes on
special considerations for multi-site churches and an entire
chapter on conflict resolution.