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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Leadership Transitions: Preparing Your Church for What’s Next, Part 1 by Pat Murray
After 36 years pastoring Living Word Church in Vandalia, Ohio, I transitioned out of senior leadership. The next day, I thought to myself, Wow! Did...
6 Practices Toward a Healthy and Productive Organization
No one wants to be part of a chaotic organization.
Unaddressed organizational problems lead to unhealthy and unproductive reactions. Over time this results in a...
How Effective Delegation Transforms Your Leadership Impact
The gap between what leaders know they should do and what they actually practice creates a real leadership bottleneck. When you try to carry...