FIRST-PERSON: The main reasons people leave a church
Columnist Thom Rainer says in many cases, people leave a church because they don't have a servant mentality -- a churches have not helped them develop one.
FIRST-PERSON: Churches that reach the nones, nominals & nomads
Columnist Thom S. Rainer says less frequent church attendance of a church's most committed members is a real and present challenge before church leaders.
FIRST-PERSON: Adultery & leadership: lessons from the Petraeus-Broadwell scandal
Commenting on the David Petraeus controversy, columnist Thom Rainer says we should not take adultery as lightly and with such frivolity as much of the media and society.
FIRST-PERSON: Adultery & leadership: lessons from the Petraeus-Broadwell scandal
Commenting on the David Petraeus controversy, columnist Thom Rainer says we should not take adultery as lightly and with such frivolity as much of the media and society.
FIRST-PERSON: 5 of the most difficult challenges pastors face
Columnist Thom Rainer lists five of the toughest challenges pastors face.
FIRST-PERSON: 5 of the most difficult challenges pastors face
Columnist Thom Rainer lists five of the toughest challenges pastors face.
FIRST-PERSON: 10 reasons we have not reached the unchurched
Columnist Thom Rainer lists 10 reason Christians fail to reach the unchurched -- and he says that with God's power, the trend can be reversed.
FIRST-PERSON: 10 reasons we have not reached the unchurched
Columnist Thom Rainer lists 10 reason Christians fail to reach the unchurched -- and he says that with God's power, the trend can be reversed.
FIRST-PERSON: The 12 lessons of fatherhood, part two (7-12)
Relaying 12 lessons of fatherhood, Thom S. Rainer of LifeWay Christian Resources recounted one through six yesterday. Today: lessons seven through 12.
FIRST-PERSON: The 12 lessons of fatherhood, part one (lessons 1-6)
Columnist Thom Rainer, the father of three sons, shares lessons he has learned from being a dad.
