by Sam Rainer | Apr 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
The following maps are generated from religious references in user-created content indexed by Google. The first map demonstrates which religions are more referenced than others in global searches. For example, blue means more search references to Jesus than Allah... by Sam Rainer | Apr 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m tempted to make a joke about pastors and potlucks, but I think I’ll pass… By lean staff, I’m referring to how much of the budget a church allocates to personnel costs. How much should a church allot to paid staff? It’s a great research question. The Leadership... 
by Sam Rainer | Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
The National Outreach Convention—or “NOC”—is one of the largest annual gatherings in the US focusing on one simple question: how do we reach more with the message of the gospel? It’s a 3-day experience full of practical and innovative teaching from some of the top... by Sam Rainer | Apr 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
The National Outreach Convention—or “NOC”—is one of the largest annual gatherings in the US focusing on one simple question: how do we reach more with the message of the gospel? It’s a 3-day experience full of practical and innovative teaching from some of the top... 
by Sam Rainer | Apr 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Pew Research Center released the following comparison between the Boomer generation and the Millennial generation: If one were to assume that the Millennial generation, like the famously-large Baby Boomer generation, encompasses everyone born over an 18-year span,... by Sam Rainer | Mar 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
The latest issue of Church Executive recently hit the stands. It has some great articles in it—you can subscribe here. Below is an excerpt from my article in the issue. If your church remains healthy, then the staff structure will probably look much different in 2020...
