by Sam Rainer | Sep 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
A new movement is beginning to take shape in North America. More pastors and church leaders are focusing on church revitalization. People are starting to do something with these churches that are on every street corner. I’m excited. While it’s too early to tell... 
by Sam Rainer | Sep 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
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by Sam Rainer | Sep 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
No church should die. Ever. Perhaps a church is far gone, deep into a toxic state of disunity. Perhaps a church has decades of declines. Perhaps a church has veered far from doctrinal convictions. Would the death of these churches advance the kingdom? Would... 
by Sam Rainer | Jul 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a lot of churches, deacons get a bad rap. If they do too much, then people believe they’re trying to take over the church. If they do too little, then people call them lazy. Just about every pastor has a bad deacon story. Indeed, I’ve got a couple myself... 
by Sam Rainer | Jul 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
The call to shepherd a church is a call to shepherd the community. When God led me to West Bradenton, He not only gave me a responsibility for pastoring a church but also a responsibility to serve our community. Churches are not islands in the community, set up... 
by Sam Rainer | Jul 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
He’s older now. Retired, but not done. He doesn’t move quickly, and his hearing is not great. For thirty years he shepherded our church. Now he leads a Life Group. We call him “Brother Bob.” All of Bradenton calls him that. He’s a passionate evangelist for...
