Thom S. Rainer

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  Apr 5, 2017

  7 Ways for Pastors to Deal With Church Gnats

  They won't ever go away. So you can either leave ministry because of them, or you can deal with them. Here are seven ways you can deal with gnats.

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  Apr 3, 2017

  8 Consequences of Building a Church Too Big

  The church built too big. And now comes the aftermath. I also call it "unintended consequences." Here are eight of them:

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  Mar 30, 2017

  9 Changes 'Urgent Churches' Must Make or Die

  Time is of the essence. If changes do not happen soon, very soon, these churches will die. The pace of congregational death is accelerating.

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  Mar 27, 2017

  5 Fascinating Lessons From a 'Secret' Guest in Church

  The guests showed up, but they never returned. Has that ever happened in your church? You try to be friendly to first-time guests. But you never see them again. At times you wonder why they never returned.

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  Mar 25, 2017

  5 Things Churches Do Well

  The email stung me. The writer spoke of my negativity about local churches, about how much of my writings are about problems in local congregations.

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  Mar 22, 2017

  6 Reasons Pastors May Be Staying at One Church Longer

  The young pastor, at least by my perspective, impressed me. Though only 34 years old, he had a maturity and wisdom about him that went beyond his chronological age.

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  Mar 19, 2017

  5 Reasons Growth May Be More Difficult in Your Church

  Every year another two million American adults become less receptive to the gospel, and less receptive to churches.

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  Mar 14, 2017

  7 Reasons the Pastor's Honeymoon Ends

  I love hearing from pastors and other church staff about their honeymoons and the reasons they ended. Here are the top seven reasons I compiled from those conversations.

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  Mar 11, 2017

  5 Social Media Reasons Pastors Are Getting Fired

  So what are pastors posting on social media that is raising the ire of church members? It typically falls into one or more of these five categories:

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  Mar 5, 2017

  When Should Elderly Pastors Retire? Ten Diagnostic Questions

  There are a lot of us Baby Boomer pastors and Christian leaders around. And it's cliché, but we aren't getting any younger. It's a quiet question that many are asking, but they are asking it nonetheless: What age should I retire?