Helen is a practical theologian with a mission heart. What a combination you might say. In this book, written primarily for the local church, she provides material which a congregation can use in a mission review process. Helen offers something new in this field. Many of us have written about churches and growth (I wrote Grove's Developing a Strategy for Mission) but here theology and strategy are mixed together. Others have looked at church history and the changing church but Helen brings biblical passages to bear on local mission today. With real examples of churches using a model called the 'Pastoral Cycle' (Experience, Exploration, Reflection, Planning p9), here we see how theology interplays with praxis. Exploring money, buildings, partnership, decision making, etc here is a framework for local groups to think theologically and discover resources and insights they might not have thought they had.