by Sam Rainer | Feb 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
People are buying refrigerators and television sets on credit in the slums of Sao Paulo. Three million Chinese now ski in a country that didn’t offer the sport fifteen years ago. Evidence is building for a rise in the middle-class. The Economist recently introduced a... 
by Sam Rainer | Feb 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
According to a recent US Religious Landscape Survey, a significant amount of people enter into religiously mixed relationships. You can read the entire findings from the Pew Research Center here. As an aside, Pew reports the findings with the following catchline:... by Sam Rainer | Feb 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWn_SmKTH-M] Check out the quick video promo I did for the National Outreach Convention. It’s in San Diego on November 4th-6th. You can register online here. I’ll be there giving a workshop on why young adults leave... by Sam Rainer | Feb 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
A recent LifeWay Research newsletter published some encouraging excerpts from the new book, Lost and Found (by Ed Stetzer, Richie Stanley, and Jason Hayes). The research in this book reveals exciting news for the church. Your impact in the community not only reaches... by Sam Rainer | Jan 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o9nmUB2qls&eurl=http://swerve.lifechurch.tv/2009/01/30/a-glimpse-of-the-future/&feature=player_embedded] The above video should only heighten our sense of urgency in sharing the gospel message. We’ve got to stay...
