The Church Answers Podcast
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The Church Answers Podcast with Thom Rainer is fast-paced, to the point, and sometimes witty. It addresses one question about church life and leadership in just ten minutes. Buckle your seatbelt and take a ride into the world of congregational health in a fun and fascinating way.
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Creating a Culture of Evangelism in Your Church: An Interview with Jeff Cranston
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Reaching Senior Adults for Christ: An Interview with Jeff Cranston
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Planned Surgery or Emergency Amputation: Leading with Courage
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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The Iron Law of Church Growth: No Young Adults, No Future
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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When the Average Age Lies: The Demographic Tipping Point
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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“Gradually… Then Suddenly”: Why Church Decline Is About to Accelerate
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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How Pastors Are Taking Pay Cuts without Taking Pay Cuts
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Four Real Stories about How Church Bookkeepers Messed Up
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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10 Often Overlooked Questions Churches Should Ask Before Hiring Staff – Part 2
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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10 Often Overlooked Questions Churches Should Ask Before Hiring Staff – Part 1
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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The 5 Myths of Church Building (and Why They Cost Churches Millions) – Part 2
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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The 5 Myths of Church Building (and Why They Cost Churches Millions) – Part 1
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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From Near Closure to Incredible Growth: The Story of Wesley Biblical Seminary – An Interview with Andy Miller
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Finally! Seminary Training for Co-vocational Church Leaders: An Interview with Andy Miller
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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If Amazon Ran Your Church: What Would Change in 12 Months?
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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How Alpha Is Impacting Churches in the United States
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Top Seven Traits of Pastors Who Stay at a Church for at Least 15 Years
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Top Seven Reasons a Pastor Chooses to Leave a Church
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Top Seven Reasons a Pastor Chooses to Go to a Church
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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How Satan Attempts to Hinder Churches from Being Evangelistic
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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The Quiet Power of the Church Introvert: Why the Most Influential People in Your Church May Be the Least Noticeable
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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How Churches Can Reach the Largest Unchurched Group in the United States
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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The Largest Unchurched Group in the U.S. (and You’ve Never Heard of Them)
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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The Rainer Scale of Unchurched Receptivity
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Future Church Series – Episode 6: What Is the Size of the Typical Church in the Future?
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Future Church Series – Episode 5: The Rise of Four New Co-Vocational Church Staff
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Future Church Series – Episode 4: Making Evangelism Visible
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Future Church Series – Episode 3: Trends in Evangelism in the Local Church
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Future Church Series – Episode 2: The Economics of the Future Church
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Future Church Series – Episode 1: The Microchurch
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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What in the World Does Church Answers Really Do? Part 2: The Local Church Partner Grows
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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What in the World Does Church Answers Really Do? Part 1: The Consultation Foundation
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Financial Counseling for Your Church Members: An Interview with Art Rainer
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Jumpstart Your Stewardship: An Interview with Art Rainer
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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When the Digital World Forgets You — Building Ministry That Outlasts the Algorithm
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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The Death of the Middle — How Polarization Is Reshaping Church Leadership
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Why the New Hymnal from the Gettys Is So Important: An Interview with Keith Getty (Part 2)
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Why the New Hymnal from the Gettys Is So Important: An Interview with Keith Getty (Part 1)
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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What Churches Can Learn from Farmers Markets
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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The Church Number: 46 to 50: The Missing Generation — Why Pastors Ages 46–50 Are Underrepresented
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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The Church Number: 73.7% — Churches That Have a Positive Outlook on the Future
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Should a Church Have Debt? An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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What Happens When the Church Overlooks the Millennials
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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The Largest Living Generation—Why the Church Can’t Overlook the Millennials
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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The Church Number: 70.5% Churches That Share Their Facilities with Other Organizations
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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The Church Number: 34% How Much More Churches Receive Per Attender If They Have Extensive Online Giving
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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The Church Number: 79% The Number of Church Attenders Who Say Church Is “Very Important” to Their Lives
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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The Church Number: 62% The Percentage of Churchgoers Who Attend Weekly
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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How the Pandemic Changed Church Attendance
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Why Gen Z Views Church Differently
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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The Smartphone Problem in Your Church
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Why Conflict in the Church Is Often About Something Else
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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A Comprehensive Examination of Why the Top 10 Bible Translations Are Popular – Part 4: NASB, NRSV, RSV, LSB
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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A Comprehensive Examination of Why the Top 10 Bible Translations Are Popular – Part 3: ESV, CSB, NJKV
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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A Comprehensive Examination of Why the Top 10 Bible Translations Are Popular – Part 2: NIV, KJV, NLT
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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A Comprehensive Examination of Why the Top 10 Bible Translations Are Popular – Part 1
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Autopsy of a Deceased Church in 2025 – Part 2
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Autopsy of a Deceased Church in 2025 – Part 1
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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8 Reasons Most Churches Do Not Do Outreach – Part 2
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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8 Reasons Most Churches Do Not Do Outreach – Part 1
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Five Ways Church Members Hold the Church as a Financial Hostage
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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How Churches Can Best Address Facility Costs
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Thomas Edison on Leadership – Part 4: The Powerful Lesson of Selected Persistence
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Thomas Edison on Leadership – Part 3: The Incredible Lesson of Managed Chaos
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Thomas Edison on Leadership – Part 2: How Failures Succeed
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Thomas Edison on Leadership – Part 1: Understanding the Mind of a Growth Leader
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Why There Has Never Been a Better Time to Reach Gen Z
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Why There Has Never Been a Better Time to Reach the Boomers
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Ten Ways an Almost Deceased Church in the Florida Keys Is Being Revitalized (Part 2)
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Ten Ways an Almost Deceased Church in the Florida Keys Is Being Revitalized (Part 1)
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Why We Can No Longer Define Worship Styles
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Four Off-the-Wall Actions That Are Highly Effective for Attendance Growth
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Why has the use of the offering plate declined?
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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How did churches raise money before the introduction of the offertory?
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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What is the origin of the Sunday evening worship services?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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What is the origin of the Wednesday-night meal in many churches?
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Lack of Focus on Clean and Well-Supplied Restrooms: The Unforced Error Series
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Lack of Guest-Friendly Signage and Markers: The Unforced Error Series
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Failure to Have a Secret Guest: The Unforced Error Series
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Failure to Remind People About Digital Giving: The Unforced Error Series
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Zero Invitations: The Unforced Error Series
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May 28, 2025 |
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The Holy Huddle: The Unforced Error Series
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May 28, 2025 |
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Grow Your Congregation in the Grace of Giving: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
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May 21, 2025 |
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Reconnect Your Congregation to the Vision through Generosity: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
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May 21, 2025 |
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Failure to Have a Parking Lot Greeter: The Unforced Error Series
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May 14, 2025 |
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The Time of Worship Services on the Website Is Not Correct: The Unforced Error Series
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May 14, 2025 |
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Church Facility Growth Strategy: How to Build with Purpose with Brown Church Development Group
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May 07, 2025 |
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5 Ways “Simple Church” Can Apply to Your Church Facility with Brown Church Development Group
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May 07, 2025 |
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Where Have All the Atheists and Agnostics Gone?
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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The Nones Are Rising No More: 5 Things Church Leaders Need to Know
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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How Pastors Can Affair-Proof Their Marriages (Part 2)
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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How Pastors Can Affair-Proof Their Marriages (Part 1)
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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The Amazing Growth of Sports Ministries to Reach Communities with the Gospel: An Interview with Kevin Drake
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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A Church That Is Really Reaching Its Community with Sports: An Interview with Chris “Tiny” Seely
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of American Protestantism the Past 25 Years, Part 4: Abject Failures of American Protestantism in the 21st Century
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of American Protestantism the Past 25 Years, Part 3: Key Strengths of American Protestantism in the 21st Century
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of American Protestantism the Past 25 Years, Part 2: Abject Failures of American Protestantism in the 21st Century
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of American Protestantism the Past 25 Years, Part 1: Key Strengths of American Protestantism in the 21st Century
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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The 15 Most Common Names of Churches in the United States
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Six Reasons You Should Change the Name of Your Church
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Mar 26, 2025 |