by Sam Rainer | Apr 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Our hearts break for the people of Boston. It’s a tragedy we all feel. Like me, I am assuming you are captivated by the unfolding events of this story. Our church set aside time last Wednesday to pray for churches in Boston. No one questioned why, even though my... 
by Sam Rainer | Mar 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
We’ve all seen them—bulletin bloopers and bad church signs. Both provide good fodder for blog consumption. My father is an expert on corny humor, and he has posted on his blog numerous examples of this vital genre of church literature. When parking on the north... by Sam Rainer | Mar 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Sam Rainer | Mar 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Well, it’s at least new. Let me introduce a few of the changes. New location. I started this site in 2006 when Outreach magazine contacted me about being a blogger. I was an avid blog reader at the time, so I was honored to be among the original four bloggers for... by Sam Rainer | Feb 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
All leaders have ideas, but not all ideas lead to change. What separates the dream from reality? Businessweek recently reported on the history of the bar code. It sounds mundane, but there is something to learn about change implementation from the story. In 1948 two...
