Thom S. Rainer

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  Nov 17, 2016

  6 Surprises About Church Staff Salaries and Budgets

  The new research on church staff salaries and budgets is amazing.

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  Nov 15, 2016

  The Two Most Common Practices in Healthy Churches

  We have created cultures of activity in many of our churches instead of cultures of transformational discipleship. There are so many important facets of church life to emphasize. Where should we put our greatest emphases?

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  Nov 9, 2016

  8 Reasons Many Bible Belt Churches Are in Trouble

  I served as pastor of four churches, and three of them were in the Bible Belt. One was not. It was my favorite.

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  Nov 6, 2016

  5 Ways to Stop the Decline In Your Church

  Is there any hope for our church? Are we doomed to close the doors of this church after over a century in this community? Those questions were two among many I received recently.

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  Nov 2, 2016

  12 Key Reasons for Church Staff Conflict

  To be clear, conflict exists in all relationships. And when I use the phrase "church staff," I am referring to all who serve in vocational ministry at a local church, including the pastor.

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  Oct 30, 2016

  6 Reasons Congregational Singing Is Waning

  What then are the primary reasons fewer people are singing in church? Why has that act of worship before God become nominal in so many contexts? Here are six reasons:

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  Oct 19, 2016

  The Seven Deadly Sins of Church Announcements

  Have you ever had a cringe moment listening to church announcements?

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  Oct 6, 2016

  6 Reasons Some Congregations Have Frequent Attenders

  Wouldn't you love it if everyone who connected with your church showed up every week?

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  Oct 2, 2016

  7 Times Pastors Failed at Mind Reading

  Today, hardly a week goes by where pastors do not share a story with me about their failure at mind reading. Here are seven common examples.

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  Sep 29, 2016

  3 Common Sentences of Dying Churches

  You don't have to wait until a church closes its doors to hear some of the sentences that led to its death. Indeed, these three sentences, or something similar to the words, are pervasive in too many churches.