Thom S. Rainer

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  Apr 15, 2010

  What's in Your Small Group?

  Perhaps you have seen or heard the credit card commercial that ends with the question, \"What\'s in your wallet?\"

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  Apr 12, 2010

  Pastors and Time

  Leadership gurus will tell you that a primary skill of an effective leader is the ability to manage time for maximum productivity.

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  Apr 9, 2010

  The Unhealthy Fellowship Called Koinonitis

  If koinonia is healthy fellowship, then koinonitis is unhealthy fellowship.

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  Apr 4, 2010

  An Easter Revisited

  I knew it was coming. But still the emotions of the moment overcame me. I was losing my dad, my best friend, and my hero.

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  Apr 1, 2010

  Seven Characteristics of Highly Evangelistic Christians

  Sometimes we ask the question: What is my church doing to become more evangelistic? But the better question is: What am I doing to become more evangelistic?

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  Mar 28, 2010

  Hubris and Leadership

  It\'s easy to read a book about other leaders who became filled with self and led with hubris. But ...

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  Jan 28, 2010

  Hope and the American Church

  We have the greatest Hope in the world. We have Jesus. But we know the story. Critics outnumber the messengers of hope.

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  Dec 14, 2009

  Established Churches, Leaders, and Confident Humility

  Great leaders have moved from the struggles to an awakening of confidence that is compelling to followers. But that confidence is not in themselves, but in the God they serve.

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  Dec 4, 2009

  The Missing Metric

  On a recent flight, I had the opportunity to sit next to a man who was the ideal conversationalist for me. First, he was not a Christian, but he was eager to hear from me about the gospel.

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  Nov 28, 2009

  Two Insights about the Millennials

  According to our research of older Millennials, those born between 1980 and 1991, only 17% attend church at least once a month. Please read that again carefully: only 17% attend church at least once a month.