The Once and Future Church

About the Author Loren B. Mead is president emeritus of the Alban Institute, which he founded in 1974. Since his retirement in 1993, he has continued to consult with congregations, lecture, and write. He has written many books, including A Change of Pastors:...And How It Affects Change in the Congregation (2005), More Than Numbers: The Ways Churches Grow, Financial Meltdown in the Mainline?, and Transforming Congregations for the Future.