Thom S. Rainer

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  Aug 23, 2016

  4 Types of Churches That Will Soon Die

  Too many churches are dying. And the rate of dying churches is accelerating.

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  Aug 20, 2016

  Who Should Know Specific Church Salaries?

  Who gets to see all the salaries in a church?

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  Aug 13, 2016

  10 Things Church Members Would Love to Hear From Their Pastors

  Many church members are encouragers to their pastors. Pastors often lose perspective when a few critical church members become a persistent pain and challenge.

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  Aug 11, 2016

  10 Things Pastors Would Love to Hear From Their Church Members

  What do you hear from your church members that gives you the greatest encouragement?

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  Aug 9, 2016

  The Tragic Story of a Hurting Pastor's Wife

  I receive volumes of blog comments, emails, and social media communications every day. On occasion, one of those comments will stop me in my tracks, like this recent blog post comment.

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  Aug 7, 2016

  6 Perspectives on Dual Church Membership

  But what do we do with the concept of dual membership? As a rule, most of us believers should belong to one and only one local congregation. We need to be accountable to one body and ministering where we live. But I can see some exceptions.

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  Aug 5, 2016

  8 Common Rookie Pastor Mistakes

  I love rookie pastors. As I have worked with hundreds of rookie pastors over the years, I see a pattern of mistakes many of them make. I pray my highlighting of these eight common mistakes will be helpful to some of you.

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  Aug 3, 2016

  4 Common Reasons Pastors Regret Quitting Their Jobs

  There are times we are to plant ourselves firmly in the place God has called us. But there are also times to leave or uproot.

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  Aug 1, 2016

  Why You Should Think Twice Before Sending Your Résumé Directly to a Church

  It's a sad story. But it's a story I hear many times. The church has an opening. The church advertises the opening. The church announces it will receive résumés.

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  Jul 30, 2016

  8 Warning Signs of a Church Bully

  It's one thing for me to state the obvious: the traits of a bully. But it's another thing for me to provide early warning signs so you won't be blindsided. Here are eight of those warning signs: