by Sam Rainer | Jan 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Pew Research Center will begin a large project in 2010 involving the millennial generation (according to them, this generation represents those born between 1981 and 2000). It’s one to watch—I’m sure many of the results will reveal important insights into the next... 
by Sam Rainer | Dec 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Pew Forum on Religion in Public Life has ranked each state according to how religious it is. While they recognize the difficulty in defining the term “religious,” they have provided four separate measures for the ranking system—the importance of religion in... 
by Sam Rainer | Dec 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Researcher George Barna recently offered a synthesis of his research in which he reveals four major themes of 2009. The first theme is not a surprise: Increasingly, Americans are more interested in faith and spirituality than in Christianity. People say they have... 
by Sam Rainer | Dec 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Perhaps you’ve heard a version of the saying “a camel is a horse designed by church committee.” The statement is a bit unfair, but also quite humorous. It’s humorous because there’s an element of truth to it. But it’s unfair because any group of people—not just... 
by Sam Rainer | Dec 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
One of the blessings of leading a church is equipping the saints and watching God work through them. One of the challenges of leading a church is knowing when to redirect a passionate church member’s ideas. Some ideas are easy to recognize as flops—like the time I...
