by Sam Rainer | Aug 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our church needs a new building. It’s no secret among our people that the fellowship hall needs to go—it was built in the 1920s originally as a grocery store. It has a well in the basement. And the linoleum on the main floor looks like camouflage. So, our long-range... by Sam Rainer | Aug 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
Most leaders get them. Every so often someone will send an unwarranted, venomous note, letter, or email. If you’ve ever received one, then you know they rarely come from someone close. Most of the time, they come from people you hardly know. In the church, these... by Sam Rainer | Jul 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today I attended the funeral of a 95 year-old man. He was a bi-vocational minister. He paid the bills by working as an electrician. But his calling drove him to the tent revivals and churches. Bi-vocational pastors serve outside the spotlight. In my denomination,... 
by Sam Rainer | Jun 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
No words can describe. 7 lbs 9 oz. I love her so much. by Sam Rainer | Jun 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
I spoke the below words in 2006 at my father’s inauguration to be president of LifeWay Christian Resources. I think no less of my father today. I can vividly recall the first time I failed at something. It was a new school year, and my second grade teacher had just...
