Rainer on Leadership
By Thom Rainer
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Your online home for leadership lessons for both the church and the workplace.
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Should Pastors Engage in Online Fights?
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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The Future of Church Hiring When Pastors Are in Short Supply
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Amiable Autocrats: Why Some of the Nicest Pastors Make the Worst Bosses
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Why Churches Are Struggling More and More to Find Staff
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Why Can’t Pastors Talk About Politics?
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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The Burge Report: Are Non-Denominational Churches Just Southern Baptists in Disguise?
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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The Ongoing Shortage of Student Pastors (Where Did They Go?)
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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The Church Summer Slump: What Every Pastor Should Know
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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The Top Ten Most Common Low Attendance Days in Churches
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Bible Translation Committee (What Really Happens)
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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The Reality of Church Hoppers: A Pastor’s Honest Perspective
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Why Members Leave Their Church and Never Come Back
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Why Some Pastors Stay for Decades (and Thrive in Their Churches)
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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The Hyper-Traditionalist Movement in Church Architecture (Is Anyone Really Building Churches This Way?)
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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The Church “Fault Lines” That Could Become Ministry Tsunamis
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May 28, 2026 |
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The Burge Report: Boomers Can’t Save Us Forever: The Hard Truth About Church Demographics
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May 25, 2026 |
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What Churches Should Do About Inactive Members
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May 21, 2026 |
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Are Sunday Morning Service Times Changing? What the Data Says About the Future of Church Worship Schedules
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May 18, 2026 |
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What to Say (and Not Say) Immediately After a Church Crisis
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May 14, 2026 |
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Crucial Commitments: 5 Simple Decisions That Members of Healthy and Growing Churches Make
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May 11, 2026 |
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How to Become Your Pastor’s Favorite Church Member
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May 07, 2026 |
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The Best Board and Trustee Structure for Churches
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May 04, 2026 |
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Seven Things Pastors Do You Probably Don’t Know About
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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The Burge Report: Gen Z and the Church: Lonely, Cautious, Skeptical, But… Open
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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How to Discard a Worn-Out Bible Properly
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Should Full-Time Pastors Have a Side Hustle?
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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The Critical Functions of a Pastor Rarely Found in a Church Job Description
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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After 25 Years of Consistent Recreation Ministry, This Church Discovered Something…
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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What We’re Doing as Pastors to Keep Our Marriages Healthy
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Six Reasons Pastors Must Be More Courageous Today
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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The Top Ways to Annoy Your Pastor
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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The Burge Report: The Latest Data on Transgender Young Adults and the Church
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Tithing Or Not: Should Lead Pastors Know What Church Staff Give?
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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What Growing Churches Actually Do to Reach and Keep People
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Churches Are Targets for Predators (Here’s Why)
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Marriage Discipleship Is the Missing Piece in Family Ministry
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Why Churches Are MUCH Older Now…
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Why Guests Don’t Come Back to Church After a Big Ministry Event
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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America’s Gambling Problem and the Church
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Why Small Churches Matter More Than Ever
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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When Church Members Become Online Trolls: What Pastors Should Do
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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The Burge Report: The Assemblies of God: Why This Denomination Is Defying Gravity
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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How Long Should a Pastor Pray Each Day?
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Before You Enroll: What You Need to Know About Seminary
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Should the Pastor Know How Much People Give to the Church?
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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The Silent Exodus of Senior Adults (What’s Happening in Churches?)
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Should Churches Acknowledge Super Bowl Sunday?
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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The Church Number: 60% The Power of a Personal Invitation
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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The Best Ways to Encourage a Discouraged Church (Your Next Three Steps)
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Revisiting Simple Church: What Worked, What Didn’t
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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How Do You Fire a Church Employee?
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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The Burge Report: The Democrats Have a Religion Problem (Does It Matter?)
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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When Should a Church Hire an Executive Pastor?
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Digital Worship Fatigue: Why Online Church Can’t Replace the In-Person Gathering
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Church Conflict: Five Common Ways Small Fights Turn into Big Problems
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Does Counting Church Worship Attendance Still Make Sense?
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Five Pastoral New Year’s Resolutions that Aren’t About You
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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The Burge Report: Who’s Really Watching Online Church?
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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After the Christmas Chaos: The Lightest Work Week of the Year for Pastors
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Religious People Are Happier (And the Data Proves It)
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Unbelievable: 72% of Churches Have No Marriage Ministry!
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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NEW Research: What Really Matters in Theological Education?
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Non-Churchy Looking Churches: The Advantages of Big-Box Church Architecture
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Should Churches Look Churchy? The Advantages of Traditional Architecture
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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How to Handle Losing Your Church’s Biggest Financial Supporter
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Small-Church Breakout Growth: The Incredible Story of First Baptist Caldwell, NJ
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Why You Should Leave Your Church (A Pastor’s Perspective)
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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The Burge Report: How Do Pastors Actually End Up in Ministry?
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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The Top Reasons Why It’s Painful for Pastors to Lose Church Members
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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An Entrepreneurial-Minded Pastor in an Established Church: The Unique Story of a Baltimore Congregation
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Three Things Every Church Small Group Leader Should Be Doing
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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How to Grow Generosity in Your Church (Without Making It Complicated)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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The Unchurched Are Not Angry with You (But They Are Indifferent)
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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The Church Number: From 137 to 60 The Shrinking Median Church in America (2000–2023)
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Many Churches Face Future Sticker Shock with Deferred Maintenance
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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The Burge Report: The Biggest Little Denomination: The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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The One-Person Church Communication Plan (That Actually Works)
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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How to Get Families in Your Church to Read the Bible Together
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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The Least Appreciated People in Your Church (And What To Do About It)
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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The Legacy Life with David Green, Founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby, and Bill High, CEO of Legacy Stone
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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How We’re Using AI in Sermon Prep Ethically and Efficiently
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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The Unknown Connection Most Unchurched Have with the Church
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Six Essential Pastoral Meetings No One is Scheduling For You
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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The Burge Report: The Kids Aren’t Alright—And Church Student Ministry Might Actually Help
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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What Really Scares People Away from Church
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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The Big Front Door for Guests Just About Every Church Misses
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Building a Worship Ministry that Excels On and Off the Stage
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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The Top 6 Gripes About Church Curriculum (and What to Do About Them)
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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The Trust Gap: Why Outsiders Won’t Step Inside Your Church
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Five Reasons Churches Should Still Try to Reach Boomers
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Realistic One-to-Two-Year Objectives for Small-Church Revitalization
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Millennials Move LESS than Gen X and Boomers (New Implications for Your Church)
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Which “Higher Standard” Measures Actually Make Sense for Pastors
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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How Your Building Shapes Your Ministry: Five Ways the Baptist T Still Shapes (and Limits) Your Ministry
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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How Your Building Shapes Your Ministry: The Baptist T – When Building Design Limits Ministry
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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The Burge Report: Do Churchgoers Want More or Less Politics in the Pulpit?
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The Loneliness Epidemic Among Pastors
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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The Non-Legalist Reasons for Weekly Church Attendance
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Who in the Church Should Hold Pastors Accountable?
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Weekly Church Attendance Patterns by Generation: 2016 to 2024
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Aug 11, 2025 |