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The Pastor's Sunday Attire: Dress Up or Blend In?
Episode 816
How a pastor dresses is ultimately much less important than teaching sound doctrine and caring for the congregation. But people do notice what you we…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Story of the Neighborhood Church That Could: An Interview with Sam Rainer
Episode 815
Sam Rainer takes a different role in this podcast as Thom interviews him about the remarkable story of West Bradenton Baptist Church, a neighborhood …
2 years, 6 months ago
What Happens When a Church Exhausts Itself on Fighting
Episode 814
Some churches have the uncanny ability to prolong infighting for decades. Other congregations get to a point where the fighting creates collective ex…
2 years, 6 months ago
A New England Church Comeback Story Everyone Needs to Know: An Interview with Gary Moritz
Episode 813
At Church Answers we love a good turnaround story, especially when a struggling church gets healthy and begins to thrive. On this episode, Thom and S…
2 years, 6 months ago
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Churches Are Getting Less of Total Charitable Giving Every Year—What’s Going On?
Episode 21
Charitable giving is up—a near record of $485 billion in 2021, despite surging inflation. However, giving to churches has dropped even though giving …
2 years, 6 months ago
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: The Implications of Churches Holding More Debt for Longer Periods of Time
Episode 20
Interest rates are rising, and some churches are experiencing an increase in debt service payments. Mike Stadelmayer of Church Growth Services joins …
2 years, 6 months ago
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Three Generosity Megatrends Your Church Cannot Afford to Ignore
Episode 19
How strong is the financial foundation of churches today? Mike Stadelmayer of Church Growth Services joins Sam for a special series on generosity. In…
2 years, 6 months ago
God With Us: An Interview with Jeff Gissing
Episode 812
Thom and Sam welcome Jeff Gissing, Acquisitions Director for Tyndale Bibles, to discuss a unique and powerful telling of the gospel, “God With Us”. A…
2 years, 7 months ago
Five Reasons a Healthy Growing Church Must Teach the Essentials of Christianity
Episode 811
One of the key reasons many churches are not growing today is that many of their church members do not know the essentials of the Christian faith. Th…
2 years, 7 months ago
How to Get Your Church Members to Become Prayer Warriors
Episode 810
It seems that every church that has a renewed emphasis on prayer sees greater health in all areas of the church. Thom and Sam share how effective pra…
2 years, 7 months ago