by Sam Rainer | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Great Commission requires that we enter into the lives of people. Quality leadership means that you are among those who follow you. Pastors are shepherds that lead by example. These elements of church leadership involve approachability, transparency, and trust. No... 
by Sam Rainer | Jul 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
While researching for an article I am writing for Church Executive, I came across an interesting piece of data: In part reflecting continued and diversifying immigration, America’s racial and ethnic minority populations continue to expand. Moreover, the younger age of... by Sam Rainer | Jul 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
The latest issue of Outreach has hit the stands. It features some good articles on small churches and bi-vocational pastors. You can subscribe to the print edition here. I write the Surprising Insights column in each issue. Here’s an excerpt from my article on the... 
by Sam Rainer | Jun 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
Yesterday the Pew Research Center released data from a recent study on aging in America. They compared their findings with results from a 1969 Gallup poll of similar questions. You can read the full report here. After interviewing over 2,900 people they found several... by Sam Rainer | Jun 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Barna Group recently interviewed over 8,500 heterosexual adults and 280 homosexual adults. The point of the research was to compare the spirituality of both groups. Barna’s findings included some results that would be expected, but also some surprising insights....
