Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
5 Reasons Pastoral Tenure Could Increase
Podcast Episode #182
Discuss a few reason why pastors—Millennials in particular—may not be moving from church to church as often as in the past.
Some highlights from today's episode include:
* We are m…
Published on 10 years ago
Leadership and the Local Church with John C. Maxwell
Podcast Episode #181
John C. Maxwell joins us to discuss his latest book, Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters. We also cover a few leadership topics related to the local church like pasto…
Published on 10 years ago
The Great Importance of Pastoral Tenure
Podcast Episode #180
We discuss the connection between pastoral tenure and church health. We continue to see a pattern of healthy churches led by long-term pastors. While we have no statistical correl…
Published on 10 years ago
Six Considerations for Holiday Outreach
Podcast Episode #179
With the Christmas season quickly approaching, we take time to discuss how to make the best use of holiday events and services. You will likely have more unchurched people in your…
Published on 10 years ago
Why Churches Choose to Die
Podcast Episode #178
We discuss how churches—intentionally or not—choose to die. Whether it be elevating negotiables to the status of non-negotiables or just refusing to face reality, churches often c…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Hit and Miss Church Guest Experiences
Podcast Episode #177
We love hearing from listeners and readers here at ThomRainer.com. Recently, we asked for your church guest experiences and the feedback was overwhelming. I wrote a post with the …
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
How to Lead After a Church Split and Other Listener Questions
Podcast Episode #176
Today we answer a few listener questions. As always, you can submit your questions on the podcast page.
Some highlights from today's episode include:
* Pastors who lead after a chu…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
When You Have to Let a Staff Member Go
Podcast Episode #175
In a recent post, I discussed one of the more difficult aspects of church leadership—having to fire a staff member. Some readers took issue with the post, especially point #2. So …
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
Are You Leadership Material?
Podcast Episode #174
We discuss a recent post by Chuck Lawless on Christian leadership. Dr. Lawless provided nine introspective questions to determine if one is truly a Christian leader.
Some highlight…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
The Largest 500 Churches in the SBC
Podcast Episode #173
One of the most popular posts every year at ThomRainer.com is the annual listing of the largest churches in the Southern Baptist Convention. While we don't typically talk about sp…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago