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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Reprimand at the Moment or Look for a Teachable Moment?
f you lead people in any way … in a church, a business, or a team, those you lead will screw up, fail, and often disappoint...
Pastor, When Something Doesn’t Sound Right…
This has happened to me again and again. I’m sitting in some huge meeting with hundreds of the Lord’s people representing churches across our...
8 Good Questions to Evaluate Your Church
It’s easy to get so busy doing ministry that you don’t take the time to evaluate your ministry.
But evaluation that leads to change is...