Thom S. Rainer

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  Oct 19, 2016

  The Seven Deadly Sins of Church Announcements

  Have you ever had a cringe moment listening to church announcements?

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  Oct 6, 2016

  6 Reasons Some Congregations Have Frequent Attenders

  Wouldn't you love it if everyone who connected with your church showed up every week?

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  Oct 2, 2016

  7 Times Pastors Failed at Mind Reading

  Today, hardly a week goes by where pastors do not share a story with me about their failure at mind reading. Here are seven common examples.

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  Sep 29, 2016

  3 Common Sentences of Dying Churches

  You don't have to wait until a church closes its doors to hear some of the sentences that led to its death. Indeed, these three sentences, or something similar to the words, are pervasive in too many churches.

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  Sep 24, 2016

  5 Categorical Lies About Pastors

  I've had enough. I've heard the lies too many times. It's time for them to end.

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  Sep 20, 2016

  6 Reasons Why Your Church Members May Not Be Friendly to Guests

  It's one of the biggest lies in churches.

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  Sep 19, 2016

  7 Ways Pastors Can Deal With the Monday Blues

  It can be the toughest day of the week for pastors.

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  Sep 16, 2016

  5 Reasons Churches Are Dying Faster Today

  With some exceptions, it is indeed more difficult to lead churches to growth. Such is a reality that is about 15 years in the making.

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  Sep 10, 2016

  Top 5 Worst Christian Leader Apologies

  I really don't like to share my experience with apologies, because it is evidence of my bad leadership. But leaders need to learn to apologize. Real apologies. Sincere apologies.

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  Sep 8, 2016

  10 Reasons Many Churches Aren't Evangelistic (Update)

  Eighteen months ago, I reported on a Twitter poll that asked why churches aren't evangelistic. Since that time, I have followed up by asking the same question of church leaders in both evangelistic and non-evangelistic churches.