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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Protecting Your Church from Toxic Leaders by Joe Cameneti Sr.
One of the best things we can do in raising up leaders is get to know people and spend time with them. Watch how...
Setting Goals for Real Success by Jeff Caliguire
There was a time in my leadership journey that I realized I wasn't fully alive. I knew Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else, guard...
The 3 Kinds of People In Every Church
In Judson Edward’s book, The Leadership Labyrinth, he describes 21 paradoxes in ministry. He defines the ‘relationship paradox’ in this way: the people who like...