Sam Rainer

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  Jul 10, 2025

  Best practices for church safety: Bomb threats and active shooters

  The threat of an actual bombing or active shooter is low, but these tragedies do happen. Your church should have a plan.

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  Jun 22, 2025

  Running on empty? How pastors overcome fatigue, reclaim energy

  For many pastors and church leaders, feeling tired has moved from an occasional issue to an ongoing one.

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  May 28, 2025

  How the decline of denominations is reshaping American Christianity: Lessons from the Southern Baptist Convention

  The SBC is not imploding — it’s deflating, like a balloon slowly losing air.

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  Apr 1, 2025

  What pastors should wear while preaching (proper church dress code)

  Should pastors dress up on Sunday since they are leaders? Or should they try to blend in with the congregation and be more relatable?

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  Feb 16, 2025

  5 indicators your church is truly revitalized

  At what point can you say your church is fully revitalized?

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  Dec 8, 2024

  The urgent reality of church safety: New issues every congregation now faces

  Every church has a dual calling when it comes to the evils of the world: ensure safety and confront danger.

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  Nov 24, 2024

  10 non-negotiable rules for child safety in churches

  Child security is one of the most important discipleship issues in the Church.

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  Nov 10, 2024

  Churches are relevant but not trustworthy: An unexpected, new perception gap

  How do the unchurched really feel about the American church? Do these feelings differ from those who regularly attend church?

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  Oct 27, 2024

  My church was directly hit by Hurricane Milton. What I learned

  Milton’s eye passed through my neighborhood, and the backside of the eyewall was like nothing I’ve experienced in previous storms.

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  Oct 20, 2024

  Pastors, stop trying to fix people’s problems

  I once made the mistake of giving my cell number to a troubled transgender alcoholic.