by Sam Rainer | May 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
My father, Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, wrote the following post after doing an unscientific Twitter survey. Feel free to chime in with your comments and some of your favorite books of the last two years. I returned to the... 
by Sam Rainer | May 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
After digging into Census data, the Pew Research Center has uncovered trends about each state and uniquely packaged them in a memorable format. They have created a typology that groups states as “sticky,” “magnetic,” both, or neither. They define each term:... 
by Sam Rainer | May 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
One of the most dramatic demographic shifts in the past 15 years has occurred in our suburban public schools. The Pew Hispanic Center recently released a study from data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics. Here’s what they found: When it comes... by Sam Rainer | May 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
Below is my column from the most recent issue of Outreach Magazine. With the newest issue, they’ve updated the format, and it looks great. If you’re not currently subscribing, the bi-monthly magazine is a great resource for reaching your community. I once thought my... 
by Sam Rainer | May 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
My father has a new website. Check out ThomRainer.com for his insights about church health and other topics. Today’s post is about prayer – an appropriate and relevant first topic: I miss Frances Mason. Frances was a member of a church where I served as pastor.... 
by Sam Rainer | Apr 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Pew Forum recently released a follow-up survey to their 2008 US Religious Landscape study. Entitled “Faith in Flux,” this new survey reveals that 28% of American adults have switched from one major religion to another at some point in their lives. The number rises...
