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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How to De-escalate an Angry Church and Leading a Ministry You Didn’t Start with...
Carey caught up with Rich backstage at Exponential to talk about the learnable skills that keep leaders and congregations non-anxious in an angry age,...
Usurping Your Authority
Be encouraged as you watch the video above and see what God has laid on Pastor Kim’s heart in this powerful video. Whether you're...
Why Leaders (or Anybody) Burn Out Faster Than They Expect
Burnout rarely announces itself.
It creeps in quietly.
Psalm 127 opens with a warning:
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord...