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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5 Things Christians Do That Non-christians Despise
Spend two minutes talking to almost anyone outside the Christian faith, and you’re almost certain to hear a list of complaints they have about...
Podcast Highlight: the Grow Leader Podcast
What do you do when life feels like it’s spiraling—and how can that moment become the start of something more significant?
In this episode of...
Do Pastors Wield Too Much Power?
Several years ago during the weekend services of the church I pastored then, I realized how much power I wielded as a pastor. I’ve...