by Sam Rainer | Nov 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
When you’re high and walk into my church looking for money for that next fix, the answer is “no.” That one is easy. The potheads tend to receive it better than the meth addicts. But that’s for another blog. Saying “no” to your own members who have ministry ideas is... 
by Sam Rainer | Nov 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
A big wave is coming towards the church. It’s the swell of retiring Boomer pastors. Most Boomer pastors are currently between the ages of 50 and 68. They won’t all retire at once, so this wave won’t crash into the church like a tsunami. However, I don’t believe the... 
by Sam Rainer | Nov 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today’s post was written by Ben Reed. His new book, Starting Small, is a great resource for anyone wanting to know more about small groups. Check out his blog as well. When you think about starting small groups, you may think that groups are for church plants. Or for... 
by Sam Rainer | Oct 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
The term “revitalize” has several implications, especially when applied to the church. The prefix implies a revitalized church is one that went through a cycle: vital, not vital, and vital again. This cycle demonstrates that the church had a period of stagnation or... 
by Sam Rainer | Oct 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Hand-written notes are rare. Electronic communication has all but erased the whimsy of cursive writing. The average adult writes something by hand about every 41 days, much less a hand-written note snail-mailed to a friend. The average home receives a personal letter... 
by Sam Rainer | Oct 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Few established churches turn on a dime. Some don’t turn at all. One of the contributing causes is inflexibility. Leading an organization full of inflexible people is like trying to run a marathon without bending your knees. It’s anything but smooth. Every church has...
