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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Why Pastors Should Encourage Members to Carry Their Bibles to Worship
A new member showed up at our community group not long ago. He was eager, engaged, and clearly hungry to grow. But when we...
4 Things You’re Doing That Frustrate Your Employees
As leaders, it’s easy to get frustrated by the actions, or inaction, of your team members. You want them to be successful, high-achieving. Instead,...
When the Ministry Playbook Doesn’t Work Anymore: Robby Gallaty and Vick Green on the...
What do you do when you run a playbook on discipleship that’s worked for years, and it stops working? That led Robby Gallaty to...