Never Lost is a timely and hope-filled guide that invites readers to remember who they are and where they stand in every season of challenge and change. Drawing on more than five decades of pastoral leadership, Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson reflects on how spiritual resilience is formed, tested, and strengthened, especially in moments of crisis and cultural upheaval. He offers insight into how faithful responses to adversity have sustained the Church, its leaders, and believers across generations, from past crises to the complex challenges of today. In a time defined by disruption, Never Lost reframes uncertainty not as a season of breaking, but as a season of building. The book helps readers understand how faith, identity, and community provide stability and direction, offering guidance for staying grounded in God and steady in purpose even as circumstances shift. Whether you are navigating your own season of change or living and leading within a community in transition, Never Lost offers practical insight, encouragement, and a renewed vision for faithful living and leadership shaped by hope and endurance. "Our churches, our colleges, our fraternities, our businesses all started in the Black Church. There's no one more respected and renowned to interpret the Black Church and its legacy than Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson. This book is not suggested reading; it's mandatory." - Reverend Al Sharpton, Founder and President, National Action Network "Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson has long been a pillar in my life and in the Black community. In Never Lost, he embodies the moral leadership generations have turned to for guidance and inspiration. His universal messages resonate deeply with me and will continue to be a compass for future leaders seeking wisdom inspired by faith and cultural tradition." - Robert Smith, Founder, Chair, and CEO, Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC W. Franklyn Richardson is Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church in the City of Mount Vernon, New York, and Chairman of the Board of Virginia Union University, his alma mater. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of the National Action Network and Chairman of the Board of the Conference of National Black Churches.Richardson earned his divinity degree from Yale University Divinity School and his Doctorate of Ministry as a Wyatt Tee Walker Fellow from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Mentored by Dr. Sandy Ray and the late Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s chief of staff, Richardson has received numerous honors and distinctions, including induction into The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers and the International Hall of Honor by Morehouse College, as well as Yale University's Alumni Award for Distinction in Congregational Ministry.Richardson lives in New York with his wife, Inez Nunnally Richardson.