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    Six Critical Issues to Prevent Church Members from Dropping Out

    by Thom Rainer November 13, 2025
    by Thom Rainer November 13, 2025

    Every church celebrates new members, but few realize how critical the next twelve months will …

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    Is Your Church Bulletin Chasing Guests Away?

    by Thom Rainer October 30, 2025
    by Thom Rainer October 30, 2025

    In many circles today, the church bulletin—or worship folder, as some prefer to call it—has …

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    8 Common Oversights That Drive Church Guests Away

    by Thom Rainer August 14, 2025
    by Thom Rainer August 14, 2025

    An “unforced error” is a term borrowed from sports, especially tennis, meaning a mistake made …

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    10 Tips for Pastors Looking to Retire Soon

    by Thom Rainer December 18, 2023
    by Thom Rainer December 18, 2023

    With the aging of the Boomer generation, pastors are retiring every day. I hear from …

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    3 Lessons I Learned About Myself When Sharing My Faith

    by Thom Rainer November 9, 2023
    by Thom Rainer November 9, 2023

    Today, there is a trend back to lifestyle and relationship evangelism. Actually that is a …

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    5 Issues We Must Address About Evangelism and the Church

    by Thom Rainer September 17, 2023
    by Thom Rainer September 17, 2023

    The issue may be the biggest surprise of my ministry. On the one hand, I …

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    9 Microstresses of a Pastor

    by Thom Rainer May 8, 2023
    by Thom Rainer May 8, 2023

    December 15, 1967 was a major moment in American history. I bet few of you …

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    7 Things We Didn’t See Coming in Churches at This Point Post-Pandemic

    by Thom Rainer March 17, 2023
    by Thom Rainer March 17, 2023

    For our purposes, we look at post-pandemic as that time when churches started regathering in …

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    5 Major Developments for Small Churches

    by Thom Rainer January 16, 2023
    by Thom Rainer January 16, 2023

    The news is astounding. Churches with fewer than 250 in average worship attendance account for …

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    5 Changes I’m Making to My Prayer Life

    by Thom Rainer December 21, 2022
    by Thom Rainer December 21, 2022

    I struggle with my prayer life. I am inconsistent too much. And even when I …

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