Thom S. Rainer

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  Nov 13, 2015

  6 Reasons Pastors Must Be More Courageous Today

  If I could choose one more course for ministry training and preparation, it would be "Courageous Leadership."

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  Nov 11, 2015

  7 Thoughts About Retiring Pastors Who Stay at Their Churches

  Every seven seconds a baby boomer retires, about 10,000 a day. That is the pace of potential retirement taking place every day since January 1, 2011.

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  Nov 8, 2015

  7 Great, 7 Awful Experiences of First-Time Church Guests

  If you want to make an immediate difference in your church, read these fourteen brief experiences.

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  Nov 6, 2015

  6 Reasons Church Leaders Should Use Periscope

  My first reaction to the discovery of Periscope was not favorable. Oh no, I thought, another social media tool.

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  Nov 4, 2015

  6 Considerations When Firing Church Staff

  It's one of the toughest parts of church leadership. You feel like a staff member is not a good fit. Or the elders or personnel committee feel the same about the pastor. You are confronted with the reality that you might need to ask that person to step down.

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  Nov 2, 2015

  Five Thoughts on Why Lighting Will Be the Next Worship War

  Many churches are having internal disagreements over lighting. In some churches it has become contentious.

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  Oct 31, 2015

  What Does Your Church's Group Name Communicate?

  Assimilation is five times more effective if a person is involved in a group versus attending worship only.

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  Oct 29, 2015

  8 Reasons Many Churches Are Stuck in the '80s

  Nine out of ten churches in America are either declining, or they are growing so slowly they are not keeping up with the growth rate of the community in which they are located.

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  Oct 27, 2015

  The Most Common Reason Pastors Give When They Leave a Church

  Though there are many different reasons given, these pastors did share one reason much more frequently than any others.

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  Oct 25, 2015

  8 Reasons Many Pastors Lack Confidence

  I am confident because of who I am in Christ. But if someone expected me to perform open-heart surgery tomorrow, I wouldn't be confident.