Thom Rainer

Thom S. Rainer serves as president and CEO of Church Answers and executive director of Revitalize Network. He served for 12 years as dean at Southern Seminary and for 13 years as the president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. Also a respected researcher and former pastor, he has written more than 25 books, including many best sellers, such as I Am a Church Member. Rainer and his wife, Nellie Jo, have three grown sons, several grandchildren and live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Thom Rainer: The Post-Quarantine Church

6 Urgent Challenges and Opportunities That Will Determine the Future of Your Congregation (Tyndale)

The Path Ahead for the Church

Excerpted FromThe Post-Quarantine ChurchBy Thom Rainer Your church has entered a new era. To be clear, your church was already moving in that direction, but the...

Why Many Pastors Are Ready to Quit

Six reasons that pastors are burning out.

Why ‘Church Adoption’ and ‘Church Fostering’ Are Essential

When Sam Rainer coined the word “adoption” two years ago as a descriptor of one church acquiring another, I knew he was on to...

Is the Online Church Really the Church?

It has received a lot of attention during the pandemic. It will receive more attention in the post-quarantine era. Some call it the digital church. Others...

5 Reasons This Season Is a Window of Opportunity for the Church

As congregations return methodically to in-person services, something else will be taking place. It will be obvious to some churches; it will be more...

5 Early Trends From Churches That Are Reopening

The regathering of churches for in-person services is garnering a lot of attention in both the religious and secular media. I totally get that....

5 Lasting Changes to the Way We Do Church

Five likely consequences of the pandemic