Rainer on Leadership

By Thom Rainer

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Your online home for leadership lessons for both the church and the workplace.

Episode Date
The Confusion about the Word “Discipleship”
Apr 16, 2024
Why Every Woman in Your Church Needs This Bible: An Interview with Naomi Cramer Overton and Misty Arterburn
Apr 09, 2024
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Episode #3 – What Should You Do When a Handful of Key Donors Support the Church – An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
Apr 05, 2024
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Episode #2 – The Upside and Downside of Designated Giving in Churches – An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
Apr 05, 2024
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Episode #1 – Making the Ask: How Pastors Should Approach Key Church Donors – An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
Apr 05, 2024
Four Major Shifts in Church Staffing
Apr 02, 2024
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Overcoming Failure: An Interview with Scott Beck
Mar 26, 2024
Speaking in Tongues and Other Trending Worship Issues
Mar 19, 2024
The Burge Report: Who Is Attending Church MORE Frequently Now Than in the Past?
Mar 15, 2024
The Impact of Doctrine on Church Growth
Mar 12, 2024
The Good and Bad of Church Staff Having their Own Constituencies
Mar 05, 2024
How Much Time Should a Pastor Spend Preparing Sermons Each Week?
Feb 27, 2024
Should Pastors Endorse Political Candidates?
Feb 20, 2024
Should We Close Our Church? Five Issues to Consider
Feb 13, 2024
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: Episode #3 – How Does Church Design Impact the Culture of a Church? With Todd Brown
Feb 09, 2024
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: Episode #2 – How Do Groups Change a Facility? With Todd Brown
Feb 09, 2024
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: Episode #1 – How Do You Build a Church Facility Design for Ministry? With Todd Brown
Feb 09, 2024
Should I Plan to Retire from My Church? Five Questions
Feb 06, 2024
How Do We Reach the Never Attenders?
Jan 30, 2024
Who Are the Never Attenders Today?
Jan 23, 2024
How to Create a Useful Evangelism Budget for Your Church
Jan 16, 2024
Five Key Objectives of an Excellent Interim Pastorate
Jan 09, 2024
How a Church Should Respond When a Pastor Has Mental Health Problems
Jan 02, 2024
Why Don’t Church Members Invite Their Friends Anymore?
Dec 26, 2023
What Can Church Leaders Do about the Great Dechurching? An Interview with Jim Davis and Michael Graham
Dec 19, 2023
The Great Dechurching: An Interview with Jim Davis and Michael Graham
Dec 12, 2023
Six Questions to Discern Toxic Church Conflict from Healthy Church Conflict
Dec 05, 2023
An Unexpected Comeback: The Surprising Return of the Neighborhood Church
Nov 28, 2023
Connecting Our Christian Faith to Its Jewish Roots: An Interview with Susan Perlman
Nov 21, 2023
To Be a Unicorn: An Interview with William Vanderbloemen
Nov 14, 2023
What Does It Really Mean for Pastors to Be Above Reproach: An Interview with Matt McCraw
Nov 07, 2023
What Happens in the Church When Women Thrive in Ministry: An Interview with Jacki C. King
Oct 31, 2023
How You Can Get Your Church Members Reading the Bible Regularly: An Interview with Alex Goodwin
Oct 24, 2023
When Difficult People Want to Come Back to Church After Leaving
Oct 17, 2023
How to Encourage Church Members Who Serve Behind the Scenes
Oct 10, 2023
Getting Your Church Leaders and Members Really Reading the Bible: An Interview with Ann White
Oct 03, 2023
The Community Demographics and Psychographics Churches Most Often Miss
Sep 26, 2023
Pivot: An Interview with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer
Sep 19, 2023
How Much Vacation Should Pastors Take?
Sep 12, 2023
Does a New Mover Ministry Really Work? An Early Analysis
Sep 05, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Upward: Episode #3 – What the Future of Church Recreation Ministry Looks Like (Start Now)
Sep 01, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Upward: Episode #2 – How to Make Sports Work for Your Church and Not Against You
Sep 01, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Upward: Episode #1 – Why We Need a Church Recreation Ministry Comeback More Than Ever
Sep 01, 2023
The Pastor’s Sunday Attire: Dress Up or Blend In?
Aug 29, 2023
The Story of the Neighborhood Church That Could: An Interview with Sam Rainer
Aug 22, 2023
What Happens When a Church Exhausts Itself on Fighting
Aug 15, 2023
A New England Church Comeback Story Everyone Needs to Know: An Interview with Gary Moritz
Aug 08, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services – Episode #3 – Churches Are Getting Less of Total Charitable Giving Every Year—What’s Going On?: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
Aug 04, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services – Episode #2 – The Implications of Churches Holding More Debt for Longer Periods of Time: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
Aug 04, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services – Episode #1 – Three Generosity Megatrends Your Church Cannot Afford to Ignore: An Interview with Mike Stadelmayer
Aug 04, 2023
God With Us: An Interview with Jeff Gissing
Aug 01, 2023
Five Reasons a Healthy Growing Church Must Teach the Essentials of Christianity
Jul 25, 2023
How to Get Your Church Members to Become Prayer Warriors
Jul 18, 2023
The Break-Even Dilemma: Why Your Church Has to Replace a Third of Attendance to Stay Even Each Year
Jul 11, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: What You Really Need to Know about a Church Master Plan: An Interview with Todd Brown
Jul 07, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Right-Size Your Church’s Facilities: An Interview with Todd Brown
Jul 07, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: Why Any Size Church Should Have a “Path” for Guests (and Members Too): An Interview with Todd Brown
Jul 07, 2023
Why Pastors Above the Age of 70 Will Become Increasingly Common
Jul 04, 2023
The Next Wave of Departures in Churches (and What Your Church Can Do to Prevent It)
Jun 27, 2023
Our Thoughts on the State of Church Consulting (and What to Expect in the Future)
Jun 20, 2023
How Pastors Can Use Feelings of Restlessness in a Positive Way for Their Churches
Jun 13, 2023
Leading Your Church without Losing Your Children
Jun 06, 2023
Seven Recommendations for When a Child in Your Church Accepts Christ
May 30, 2023
Five Reasons Why Churches Are Taking Longer to Find Pastors (Update)
May 23, 2023
Five Current Trends in Churches Fostering Churches
May 16, 2023
The New Fight for Life: An Interview with Benjamin Watson
May 09, 2023
How Involved Should the Lead Pastor Be When Hiring New Church Staff?
May 02, 2023
The Best Personality for Pastoral Leadership
Apr 25, 2023
Should Christians Give to the Homeless Man on the Street Corner? Money and Ethics: An Interview with Dr. Art Rainer and Dr. Dave Jones
Apr 18, 2023
Millennials Are the Least Mobile Generation (Your Church Can Reach and Keep Them)
Apr 11, 2023
Church Members Are Getting Much Older (The Real Stat and What It Means)
Apr 04, 2023
The Giving Crisis: An Interview with Andrew McNair
Mar 28, 2023
Is a Call to Vocational Ministry Irrevocable? Three Perspectives
Mar 21, 2023
The New Rules for Church Facilities We Didn’t See Coming
Mar 14, 2023
Four Reasons Why Evangelism Died in Many Churches (and How to Reverse the Trend)
Mar 07, 2023
Why Millennials Need Boomers More Than Ever in Their Churches
Feb 28, 2023
Five Updates on Pastoral Tenure
Feb 21, 2023
Getting Men in Your Church to Make a Difference: Interview with Kyle Thompson
Feb 14, 2023
Five Trends We See in Churches Under 250 in Attendance
Feb 07, 2023
When Is It Time to Fight in a Church?
Jan 31, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Changes in Church Finances Every Leader Needs to Know – Part 3: Increasing Capital Giving in a Challenging Environment
Jan 27, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Changes in Church Finances Every Leader Needs to Know – Part 2: How to Increase Budget Giving in a Challenging Environment
Jan 27, 2023
A Special Three-Part Series with Church Growth Services: Changes in Church Finances Every Leader Needs to Know – Part 1: Post-Quarantine Church Finances
Jan 27, 2023
Six Things We Would Tell Our Younger Selves about Pastoring
Jan 24, 2023
New Data Reveals Big Gains for Non-Denominational Churches
Jan 17, 2023
When the Pastor’s Spouse Wants to Leave the Church
Jan 10, 2023
What Changes with a Move from a Church of 50 to a Church of 150
Jan 03, 2023
What Is a Smaller Church? What Is a Larger Church? Part 2: The Implications of this New Data
Dec 27, 2022
What Is a Smaller Church? What Is a Larger Church? Part 1: The Surprise (Shock?) of this New Data
Dec 20, 2022
Exactly What Is Women’s Ministry in the Church? An Interview with Jacki King
Dec 13, 2022
Do We Have a Clear Picture of Spiritual Gifts Today?
Dec 06, 2022
Do You Have to Be Committed to a Local Church to Be a Christian?
Nov 29, 2022
Why Many Churches Are Becoming Mini-Seminaries
Nov 22, 2022
How a Financial Champion Can Significantly Increase Giving in Your Church
Nov 15, 2022
A Special Four-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Increase Attendance and Align Ministries with Your Church Facility – Part 4: You MUST Listen to This Podcast Before Moving into a Building Program
Nov 11, 2022
A Special Four-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Increase Attendance and Align Ministries with Your Church Facility – Part 3: Making Your Facilities Guest Friendly and Ministry Aligned
Nov 11, 2022
A Special Four-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Increase Attendance and Align Ministries with Your Church Facility – Part 2: Dealing with Patchwork and Worn-Out Facilities
Nov 11, 2022
A Special Four-Part Series with Brown Church Development Group: How to Increase Attendance and Align Ministries with Your Church Facility – Part 1: Turning Your Facilities into Exciting Relational Space
Nov 11, 2022
The Serious Inflationary Warning for Churches
Nov 08, 2022
Six Ways to Make Certain Evangelism Does Not Die in Your Church
Nov 01, 2022