* The Life of Luther Rice: Father of American Missions (1980)
* The Legacy of Luther Rice (1983)
* They Were Pilgrims: Adventures in the Land of Faith (1986)
* Ambassadors for Christ: Ministry in the Early Republic (1991)
* Great Awakenings: The Story of Revival in America (1992)
* Adoniram Judson: Pioneer Missionary (1994)
* Missions in the Tri-Country Area: A History (2000)
* The Baptists of North Carolina (2001)
* Baptist History: A Journey of Faith (2006)
* The History of the Southern Baptists (2011)
Articles
* "The History of the Baptist Hymnal" (The Baptist Hymnal, 1991)
* "The Making of a Missionary: Adoniram Judson" (Adoniram Judson: Pioneer Missionary, 1994)
* "The Baptist Contribution to American Culture" (The Baptists of North Carolina, 2001)
* "The Great Awakenings and Baptist Identity" (Baptist History: A Journey of Faith, 2006)
* "The Southern Baptists: A Journey of Faith" (The History of the Southern Baptists, 2011)