Thom Rainer
Thom S. Rainer is the founder and CEO of Church Answers, an online community and resource for church leaders. Prior to founding Church Answers, Rainer served as president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. Before coming to LifeWay, he served at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for twelve years where he was the founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism. He is a 1977 graduate of the University of Alabama and earned his Master of Divinity and Ph.D. degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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There Is Hope: Five Principles for Replacing Those Who Leave the Church
In my article last week, I shared our research on how many attendees a typical church has to replace every year. The sobering number...
Take Your Own Advice
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Bill Gurley on Why You Shouldn’t Chase Your Passion, the Delusional Factor Every Outlier...
Bill Gurley—legendary investor behind Uber, Snapchat, and Twitter—shares why “follow your passion” is dangerously misleading, what to chase instead, what the best startup founders...