Getting to Amen: 8 Strategies for Managing Conflict in the African American Church

Women in the pulpit. Homosexuality. Denominational mergers. Church splits. HIV/AIDS. Seminary education. A church move to the suburbs. Egotism. Church politics.There is an old saying in the black community that goes, "God Don't Like Ugly." According to McKinney, the issues named above have led to "ugly" in the black church and have thus weakened its status as the strongest institution in the black community. These issues are but a few covered in the groundbreaking book Getting to Amen. This important resource provides a set of practical tools--based on Christian principles, psychological theory, and research on African American religious culture--that will help churches move beyond disputes and disagreements to harmony and heartfelt AMENs!