Thom S. Rainer

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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?

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  Mar 3, 2017

  How the Entitlement Mentality Crept Into Our Churches

  In 1974 Burger King made a bold move to take market share from McDonald's. At the time, McDonald's made burgers en masse. If you wanted a special order, you had to wait interminably while it was cooked separately.

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  Feb 26, 2017

  6 Traits of Preacher Eater Churches

  Preacher eater churches? I had never heard the term until I became a pastor.

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  Feb 22, 2017

  10 Ways Pastors Can Be Great Bosses

  Here are the most frequent comments we heard from church staff. These are ten ways pastors can be great bosses.

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  Feb 20, 2017

  10 Ways Pastors Can Be Bad Bosses

  In the course of three decades, I have seen some pastors thrive and some pastors fail. And I have seen two common reasons for pastors failing.