The monographs in this packet were written by black scholars from the various disciplines for the Joint Educational Development (JED) Black Church Education Project Team. A basic assumption of the team is that viable educational experiences for black people in our churches involve releasing the potential power of our black scholars and making that power available to those concerned with the development of a future vision of black church education through which the perspectives and experiences of black and third world peoples are utilized to liberate those who are oppressed. The team arranged, therefore, for dialogue among black church people and scholars in the fields of theology, sociology, education, psychology, history, and communication media. A basic question in these conversations was: From the perspective of the black scholar, black church educator, and the "grass-roots" black church person, what is the nature of the task of doing education with black people in the churches. These three monographs may be used separately or as a unit for study, reflection, and action, with various age groups in a wide variety of church and community settings. Suggestions are provided to guide the reader in probing into the content and substance of the monographs. (Author/JM)