Thom S. Rainer

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  Jul 29, 2018

  If I Could Change One Thing in My Church It Would Be ...

  I put the statement on social media. The responses were voluminous. After a couple of days, I had to stop counting and tally the results. There were hundreds of them.

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  Jul 25, 2018

  5 Reasons Church Revitalization Leaders Must Be Risk Takers

  Indeed, I believe church revitalization leaders should be consummate students of risk taking and change leadership. Let me offer five reasons why:

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  Jul 22, 2018

  Baby Boomers Are Returning to Church

  The rebellious generation may become the religious generation.

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  Jul 20, 2018

  5 Reasons North American Churches Will See a Wave of Revitalization

  Here is where I take a contrarian position compared to many others, including positions I have held in the past: Of the 300,000 churches in need of revitalization, 100,000 will revitalize organically or internally, and another 100,000 will be revitalized through replanting. It's a bold assertion, but something that could very well unfold over the next five to ten years.

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  Jul 18, 2018

  3 Ways Churches Will Be Impacted by the Coming Revitalization

  So, how will these 300,000 churches in need of revitalization be impacted by the wave that is coming? Let's look at three major categories.

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  Jul 8, 2018

  3 Ways Churches Think They Are Known in Their Community

  The question was simple: "What is your church known for in its community?" Within a few minutes of my post, many responses came forth. After I read and added all of them, I saw three patterns emerge.

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  Jul 1, 2018

  How and Why I Could Fail

  My list is not exhaustive, but I do believe it is telling. In each of the corporate leaders' and union leaders' lives, the following patterns began to emerge. In them you can see the signs of hubris for any leader.

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  Jun 24, 2018

  New Trends in Church Names

  Remember when denominational names were en vogue? Remember when you could figure out which denominational church came to the city first: First Methodist; First Baptist; First Presbyterian? Remember when you could tell two churches that split: Harmony Baptist Church and Greater Harmony Baptist Church?

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  Jun 18, 2018

  5 Future Church Developments

  I have a pretty good track record of seeing the future of churches in America. I hope I am not making such a statement out of arrogance or delusion.

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  Jun 11, 2018

  Southern Baptist Convention: Why I Must Change

  Certainly, this post was at least partly prompted by the incredible number of sad, tragic, and horrific events in my denomination.