by Sam Rainer | Mar 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
Another snippet from my book, Essential Church?, and a conference I spoke at yesterday in Orlando: If we create fun activities for students they will stay…right? Wrong! Many churches fall into the trap of thinking games and other activities will keep youth in the... by Sam Rainer | Mar 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
Although today was beautiful, the past few weeks have brought some brutal winter weather to Southern Indiana, including a 15-inch snowstorm. And yes, I just happened to be scheduled to fly the day of the storm, but I eventually got to where I needed to go. Needless to... by Sam Rainer | Mar 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
It amazes me how God continues to humble me as a pastor through the people of my church. I am supposed to be the spiritual leader, but many times the laity in my church blazes the path forward. For example, at our prayer meeting last night, a meek and humble woman... by Sam Rainer | Mar 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
How do you eat an elephant (or a gator for that matter)? One bite at a time. With that being said, I simply cannot resist sharing this story from Miami with you. By Times Staff Writer Published October 6, 2005 MIAMI – Talk about biting off more than you can... by Sam Rainer | Feb 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
The Pew Research Center recently released a massive (35,000 people) study on the religious landscape in the United States. Below are two data blurbs I find sobering: More than one-quarter of American adults (28%) have left the faith in which they were raised in favor...
