Thom S. Rainer

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  May 19, 2019

  6 reasons prayer is moving hundreds of churches to revitalize

  I have heard from countless numbers of leaders how specific prayer efforts have led to revitalization in hundreds of churches.

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  May 13, 2019

  7 most common questions about church revitalization

  As the awareness of our resources has become widely disseminated, we get a lot of questions about revitalization. I thought you might enjoy seeing the seven most frequently asked questions.

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  May 9, 2019

  5 reasons it's OK to borrow another church's vision statement

  Many church leaders will admit the vision statement they use was adapted from another church. They often wonder if it is lazy and unethical to do so.

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  May 7, 2019

  Who are the outcasts in (some) churches

  The church is supposed to be a place of welcome and refuge. But, for far too many people, it is a place of judgment and alienation.

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  May 5, 2019

  5 common issues when a group leaves a church

  Allow me to share five perspectives on what is often taking place when a group leaves the church. For certain, there will be a myriad of exceptions. But these five issues are common in many of these situations.

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  May 2, 2019

  5 things that masked the death of a church

  As we look at the incredible response to the book, Autopsy of a Deceased Church, on its fifth anniversary, I think it’s worth noting why some members were really surprised when their church closed its doors.

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  Apr 28, 2019

  6 things we learned since 'Autopsy of a Deceased Church'

  When I wrote Autopsy of a Deceased Church five years ago, the response took me by surprise. While all authors expect or hope their books will be bestsellers, I frankly didn’t see it coming. Hundreds of thousands of book sales later, Autopsy became the all-time bestseller in the genre of church leadership.

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  Apr 12, 2019

  9 most common low attendance days for churches

  Church leaders have pretty clear perspectives about low attendance days.

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  Apr 10, 2019

  10 reasons people give for leaving the church

  Why do people leave the church and not return? We have specifically asked those questions of the formerly churched who were active in a church for at least two consecutive years, but did not return for at least two more years.

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  Apr 8, 2019

  6 challenges new pastors didn't see coming

  I have been working with local church pastors for over three decades. I love these leaders. I love their hearts. And I hurt with them when they tell me these stories. Six of these stories are so common, I can almost predict them for new pastors.