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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The Silent Shift: Why Your Core Members Are Attending Less (and Telling You Nothing)
They didn’t leave the church.
At least, not officially.
They’re still on the roll. Still give occasionally. Still speak kindly when you see them.
But they’re not...
3 Ways to Connect
Pamela and I recently took a last-minute flight to Lakeland, FL, and then we were off to Fort Lauderdale. Why? To go to a...
Beth Moore on Knowing When It’s Time to Leave and Proof-texting Scripture to Keep...
In this episode, Beth Moore talks about leaving the SBC a decade ago, how to know when it’s time to leave, why so many...