Tag: Thom Rainer

Where Have All the Church Attendees Gone?

In a church with 100 in attendance, an additional 32 attendees would have to be added to stay even, and they would have to attend every Sunday. If they attend every other Sunday, the church would need an additional 64 attendees.

Why Megachurches Are Having a Hard Time Finding Pastors

Here are reasons there's a supply and demand crisis in pastoral searches for megachurches.

Resourcing the Smaller Church

We believe in the smaller churches. We will partner with local churches. We believe in the leaders of smaller churches.

5 Things Dead Churches Teach Us

The churches kept waiting for the silver bullet. The most common silver bullet was a new pastor who would turn things around. The second most common silver bullet was a new youth or children’s minister who would do all the work to reach young people.

Time for the Church to ‘Go’

Let’s stop trying to get people to come to church, and instead go to them.

Who Will Tell Them?

7 Common Excuses When Your Church Is Struggling With Evangelism

5 Reasons Church Leaders Might Regret Quitting

There are many reasons they left, but some are having second thoughts.

Why the Trend of Part-Time Pastors Is Growing

6 realities that are driving the move to bivocational and co-vocational pastoring.