It is with pride and joy that this work which is offered by the national leaders of Strengthening The Black Church for the 21^st Century Initiative of The United Methodist Church and a team of gifted writers is made available in time for General Conference, 2008.

These are troubling times for many of our churches because we are struggling to figure out what we need to do to keep our United Methodist Churches strong and vital. In this volume, you will read about the efforts of the SBC21 Coordinating Committee to address these issues.

God Delivers Me is a critical assessment of the Coordinating Committee for SBC21' s work that gives a holistic view of the Action Plans approved by the 1996, 2000 and 2004 General Conferences of The United Methodist Church.