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Thom S. Rainer

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Thom Rainer is the president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. Prior to LifeWay, he served at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for twelve years where he was the founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism. He is a 1977 graduate of the University of Alabama and earned his Master of Divinity and Ph.D. degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

In addition to speaking in hundreds of venues each year, Rainer led Rainer Group, a church and denominational consulting firm, from 1990 to 2005. The firm provided church health insights to over 500 churches and other organizations over that period.

Rainer and his wife, Nellie Jo, have three grown sons: Sam, Art and Jess, who are married to Erin, Sarah...more

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Thom S. Rainer's Blog

Thom S. Rainer isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed.

How Long Does a Pastor Preach?

Preaching is central to the worship services in most churches. Indeed most services are built around the message. The sermon is critical to the life and health of a church.

So I was curious. With the sermon being essential and paramount to the health of a church, just how long does a pastor preach each sermon? I went to Twitter to find out. Though a Twitter survey is not scientific, I was amazed...

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Thom S. Rainer's Books

Average rating: 3.72 · 1,787 ratings · 276 reviews · 32 distinct works · Similar authors

	Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples by Thom S. Rainer, Eric Geiger 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 993 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Millennials: Connecting to America's Largest Generation by Thom S. Rainer, Jess W. Rainer, Ray Porter (Narrator) 3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essential Church?: Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts by Thom S. Rainer, Sam S. Rainer 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unexpected Journey: Conversations with People Who Turned from Other Beliefs to Jesus 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unchurched Next Door: Understanding Faith Stages as Keys to Sharing Your Faith 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High Expectations: The Remarkable Secret for Keeping People in Your Church 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simple Life: Time, Relationships, Money, God by Thom S. Rainer, Art Rainer 3.21 of 5 stars 3.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Confident and courageous leaders have no problems pointing out their own weaknesses and ignorance.”
― Thom S. Rainer

tags: humility, leadership

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“If outside forces and culture were the reasons behind declining and non-influential churches, we would likely have no churches today. The greatest periods of growth, particularly the first-century growth, took place in adversarial cultures. We are not hindered by external forces; we are hindered by our own lack of commitment and selflessness.”
― Thom S. Rainer, I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference

tags: church, persecution

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“Fearful leaders love to stay in the morass of insignificant details. Because the details are usually unimportant, it is difficult to make a mistake of consequence. Of course, it's impossible to do anything of consequence when your focus is on those things that really don't make a difference.”
― Thom S. Rainer

tags: details, leadership

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