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Four Major Changes in Preaching the Past Decade
You may feel like an expert on the topic of preaching, but we often don’t evaluate the changes taking place in the world of preaching. We will focus …
6 years ago
Interview with Vance Pitman on the topic of his new book, Unburdened: Stop Living for Jesus So Jesus Can Live through You
Vance Pitman is one of our favorite leaders. We are excited to share our recent interview with Vance as he shares his journey and the story behind hi…
6 years ago
A New Way to Know Your Community
To say we are excited about this new report is an understatement. Church Answers now offers an incredible demographic and psychographic report known …
6 years ago
How to Respond When Church Members Hold Key Leadership Positions But Don't Attend Faithfully
The issue at hand is sensitive, but we want to provide clarity on best practices. How do you respond to key leaders who don’t attend church faithfull…
6 years ago
Where Many Americans Find Meaning in Life and How It Affects Your Church
Where do you find meaning in life? Family, career, your faith? Thom and Sam dive into current data from Pew Research to discover where many Americans…
6 years ago
Should Pastoral Candidates' Identities Be Kept Confidential until They Are Formally Presented to the Church? Point/Counterpoint
We think this episode is unique because of its specificity. Over the course of today’s episode of Rainer on Leadership, Thom and Sam debate the pros …
6 years ago
A Tool to Give You an Idea Where Your Church Is Headed in the Future
Chuck Lawless from the Church Answers team joins us to talk about an exciting new tool created by Southeastern Seminary. The Church Future Indicator …
6 years, 1 month ago
Three More Trends for Churches in 2020
Thom and Sam continue their conversation from episode #610 examining major trends churches can anticipate and prepare for in the coming year. While s…
6 years, 1 month ago
Four Trends for Churches in 2020
We are one month into 2020 and there is much we can learn about anticipated trends and how churches can begin to connect the dots and prepare for the…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Most Significant Single Changes in Turnaround Churches: Five Examples
Using research gleaned from the successes of turnaround churches, Thom and Sam reveal the five most significant single changes made by a turnaround c…
6 years, 1 month ago