This book tells the story of the revitalization of Guilford Baptist Church in northern Virginia. Weaving Scripture and biblical principle together with humor and personal anecdote, Mike McKinley argues that a pastor's faithful exposition of God's Word, his passion for sharing the gospel, and his care in training other godly leaders are what actually build a church.

The title is the point: the book is a corrective to the heroic church-planting literature, and McKinley is candid about the awkwardness, the small numbers and the mistakes. What emerges is an argument for ordinary means patiently applied. For church planters, men considering a struggling congregation, and anyone who has found the conference version of this subject discouraging.