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 Report from Bethlehem: a Shepherd Signs In
“Now there were in the same country shepherds abiding in their fields by night….” (Luke 2)
(Herewith we present a report from the youngest shepherd...
The Urgent Need for Smaller Churches
The United States Census Bureau released a report in 2020 that provided a striking reminder about who we are as a nation. In a...
5 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2025
As you head into 2025, what trends should you pay attention to as a church leader?
One of the challenges church leaders have is that...