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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Helping People Move Forward by Michael Graff
This is the time of year that we as pastors have a lot of emotion in our hearts. We really want to help people...
Reprimand at the Moment or Look for a Teachable Moment?
If you lead people in any way … in a church, a business, or a team, those you lead will screw up, fail, and often disappoint...
Seasonal Ministry Roles: How to Leverage Holiday Work Experience for Full-time Opportunities
With the holidays come events to plan, budgets to maintain, fundraisers to organize, and productions to host. The skills learned from picking up holiday...