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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The Minister Should Be Able to Teach
“And the Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged….” (2 Timothy 2:24).
I am a...
What If God Gives You Success?
Be careful what you ask for. We all know the punch line, right? “Because you might get it.”
But what if that’s not the real...
7 Reasons Even Pastors Don’t Pray Like We Should
I wish I could say that every local church pastor is a great prayer warrior—but multiple studies over the years have shown that’s not...