Recent data from the North American Mission Board (NAMB) indicated that 75 percent of Southern Baptist churches that closed in one year were in metropolitan areas with populations of more than 50,000 (namb.net). With the urbanization of the United States and migrations of people away from many rural areas, this revelation seems counterintuitive. One might think that most church closures were out in the far reaches of the county. However, this is not the case. Church revitalization must be on the top of our list for urban Baptist associations like Birmingham Metro Baptist Association.