"'It would be easy to dismiss these fifty short pieces as reflections on secondary matters of church leadership. But that would be a grave mistake. Each piece has been moulded by experience and fashioned by using the tools of a biblical theologian. Their value lies in that they raise the issues most books on ministry fail to address, often because they seem too ordinary. But ministry is mostly made up of the ordinary. Sometimes provocatively, always profitably, Paul Beasley-Murray points to a wise way forward." - Derek Tidball, Principal, London School of Theology

"Many churches need a good spring clean. Paul Beasley-Murray challenges us to look again at every facet of church life, from mundane issues like money and church magazines to major matters like prayer and church discipline. Treat this book as a treasure trove of great ideas." Steve Gaukroger, then Minister, Gold Hill Baptist Church, Buckinghamshire