Carol F. Krau is the director of Adult Formation and Discipleship for the General Board of Discipleship, Nashville, Tennessee. A diaconal minister in the Tennessee Conference, she provides resources and support for leaders of adult ministries. Before coming to the General Board, Carol served as director of Christian education in several local churches for 14 years. She is the author of Keeping in Touch and co-author of A Faithful Future (both Discipleship Resources, 1999); and the author of Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation: Church Council, 2001-2004 (Cokesbury, 2000).