About the author, quoting from the back cover of the book: "Anne Odin Heller is District Executive of the UUA Pacific Northwest District. She has served as minister to both small and large congregations in California and in Minnesota, and as Associate to the President for Public Affairs at Starr King School for the Ministry." About the book, quoting from the back cover: "Using the human body as a metaphor for the congregation, this accessible and ingenious handbook provides essential advice for growing and sustaining a healthy church, including help for diagnosing and treating the chronic ailments of church life. [It] [c]overs vital congregational concerns--spiritual development, covenants and mission statements, growth and new membership, conflict resolution, lay and professional ministry, congregational structure and more."