By Thom Rainer
I am writing this article on my 62nd birthday.
Yeah, I’m a real party animal.
Let me shoot straight. I have so much for which to be thankful. God has blessed me immeasurably, none of which I deserve. If my ministry were to end today through death or disability, ...
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Change
Five Reasons Church Organizational Changes Fail –
By Thom Rainer
It is one of the most common questions I am asked.
Essentially, the question, in one form or another, deals with organizational change. The church wants to change its staff structure. The leadership wants to reconsider the roles and functions of elders or ...
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10 Diagnostic Questions To Help Determine At What Age Should A Pastor Retire? –
by Thom S. Rainer
There are a lot of us Baby Boomer pastors and Christian leaders around. And it’s cliché, but we aren’t getting any younger. It’s a quiet question that many are asking, but they are asking it nonetheless: What age should I retire?
Instead of responding with a ...
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How To Leave A Church Well –
by Dr. Jeff Crawford
I’ve seen staff pastors come and go across many years of ministry. I’ve seen staff leave well and I’ve seen staff leave poorly. And let me say that there is definitely a “right” way to leave a church. In my most recent case, I was determined from the ...
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5 Reasons the 11:00 AM Worship Service Is Disappearing –
by Thom S. Rainer
I wish I knew the specific reason most churches offered an 11:00 AM service on Sunday for decades.
The possible theories are many, but none have been substantiated with historical research. The most plausible is the agrarian theory. That perspective holds that ...
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4 Dangers of Not Listening –
Leadership requires you to have a strong voice. Good leaders speak vision, fight mediocrity, and inspire their team. The problem comes when your voice gets disconnected from the people you’re supposed to lead. That happens when you stop listening.
As leaders, it’s tempting to ...
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