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Thom Rainer

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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.

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10 Tough Pieces of Advice Pastors Have Trouble Receiving

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"Bigger is not better. Newer is not cooler. God has you at your church at this time for a reason. Find joy in that reality."
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10 Roadblocks to Church Revitalization

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"Since so many of our churches are in need of revitalization, let’s begin by seeing what roadblocks hinder turnarounds."
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5 Terrible Reasons to Go Into Ministry

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"Vocational ministry is a calling, not just another vocation. If you enter ministry for the wrong reasons, you will not make it."
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20 Relics of Churches Past

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"The question I asked was basic: 'What did you have or do in your church 10 years ago that you don’t have or do today?'"
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6 Attitudes That Kill Evangelism

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"I have seen churches make dramatic turnarounds when just one person decided to be obedient to the Great Commission."
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9 Hopeful Signs About the Church’s Future

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"I do see the very real possibility that this negative trend will bottom out and begin to move upward."
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15 Bizarre Excuses Real People Made for Missing Church

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Thom Rainer: "What do peanut butter, girlfriends and Rambo the dog have in common?"
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9 Changes Dying Churches Must Make Immediately

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"Around 200 churches will close this week, maybe more. The pace will accelerate unless we make some dramatic changes."
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