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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8 Traits of Effective Church Leaders
I am a bit reluctant to articulate the characteristics of effective church leaders for fear that some may take the information and reduce it...
Be a Celebrator
During a Pittsburgh Pirates game, right fielder Bryan Reynolds made a young man’s day. The boy was in the stands with his friends. It...
Church Trends Part 5 | John Mark Comer Goes to the Desert, Clarifies Where...
John Mark Comer talks about his 21-day venture into the desert and a silence unlike any he’s known in his life. Plus, he clarifies...