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Thom S. Rainer

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FIRST-PERSON: 4 keys to keeping people in church

In our research of thousands of churches, we have found four common characteristics of congregations that have effective assimilation by almost any metric.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Courageous: a movie, a movement

Courageous was the No. 4 movie in the country, though it opened against other movies that had almost three times as many screens.... Continue Reading »

First Person – The ‘Dash’ and the Brevity of Life

When my son, Art Rainer, began work on the book we co-authored, 'simple Life,? he spent a good bit of time in a cemetery. That's right. A cemetery.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: Remembering Sept. 12, the day after

But I also remember well Sept. 12, 2001, the day after the fateful event.... Continue Reading »

FIRST-PERSON: The ‘dash’ & the brevity of life

When my son, Art Rainer, began work on the book we co-authored, "Simple Life," he spent a good bit of time in a cemetery.... Continue Reading »

First Person: 10 Signs a Church is in Trouble

Prior to my present place of ministry, I spent more than 20 years consulting with churches across America. I have also had the wonderful opportunity to research churches primarily in the United States. Over time, I began to notice... Continue Reading »

Straight Talk to Church Members About Pastors

Pastors aren't perfect. But they do have one of the toughest jobs in the world. Regardless of the church polity, they do have to answer to every church member. Please allow me to speak to you who are church... Continue Reading »

First Person: Three signs of optimism for the church – by Thom Rainer

I am deeply concerned about the American church. Evangelistic effectiveness is waning. Biblical illiteracy is growing. And many of the 400,000 churches seem to be caught up in activities with little purpose or meaning.... Continue Reading »

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