As their story progresses in The Shepherd's Staff, Bill & Elaine Westover with three children, Jennifer, Betsey and Peter move from their successful inner-city ministry to a church in desperate need of revitalization. Through teaching in word and deed, Bill leads the church in renewed outreach. Engendering opposition from members who are not actually believing Christians and from the denominational leaders. Meanwhile, Elaine is hired by an attorney. Her work as their staff psychologist leads to a confrontation with a homicidal client and she begins to note destructive patterns in the life of one of the attorneys. Follow the continuing saga as Bill, Elaine Westover and their family survive and thrive in their new situation.