Thom S. Rainer

Thom S. Rainer

Op-ed Contributor

5 trends of church closures since COVID-19

Church closures were not the topic of church leaders until recent years. Now, more leaders are facing the reality that no congregation is immune from decline and possible death.

5 trends of church closures since COVID-19

Church will never be the same post-pandemic

You will never get to return to your church. Let me be clearer. When you return to gather for worship and fellowship and study, it will not be the same church before the coronavirus pandemic.

Church will never be the same post-pandemic

The foster church movement

Fostering and adoption are typically words connected to families and individuals. But now the movements are connected to congregations as well. I

The foster church movement

What to do if your successor talks negatively about you

You weren’t looking for accolades or recognition. But at the very least, you expected your successor at your church to be kind. You certainly did not expect him to generate a culture of negativity about you. 

What to do if your successor talks negatively about you

Coronavirus and your church

You who are leaders in churches need to begin thinking about how your church should respond right now rather than later.

Coronavirus and your church