Thom S. Rainer

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Louisiana

Discovering the Attitude That Makes the Difference

Best-selling author Thom S. Rainer (Simple Church) shows how being an effective church member has more to do with maintaining a healthy biblical attitude than it does worrying over functional issues.

I Am a Church Member

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In a format that is suitable for church members to read individually or study together, Rainer guides readers toward a practical framework for making a difference for those who visit their church.

Becoming a Welcoming Church

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Texas

12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive

No one wants to see a church die. And yet, far too many churches are dying. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Thom Rainer has helped churches grow, reverse the trends of decline, and has autopsied those that have died. From this experience, he has discovered twelve consistent themes among those churches that have died. Yet, it's not gloom and doom because from those twelve themes, lessons on how to keep your church alive have emerged.

Whether your church is vibrant or dying, whether you are a pastor or a church member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church will walk you through the radical paths necessary to keep your church alive to the glory of God and advancement of Christ's Kingdom!


Autopsy of a Deceased Church

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Jess Rainer

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Indiana

Connecting to America's Largest Generation

Presents new social, economic, and spiritual findings on the Millennials--youth born between 1980 and 2000--based on direct interviews with 1,200 members of the generation and reported from a Christian worldview perspective.

The Millennials

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Leading Change in the Church

Who Moved My Pulpit? may not be the exact question you're asking. But you're certainly asking questions about change in the church--where it's coming from, why it's happening, and how you're supposed to hang on and follow God through it--even get out ahead of it so your church is faithfully meeting its timeless calling and serving the new opportunities of this age.

 

Based on conversations with thousands of pastors, combined with on-the-ground research from more than 50,000 churches, best-selling author Thom S. Rainer shares an eight-stage roadmap to leading change in your church. Not by changing doctrine. Not by changing biblical foundations. But by changing methodologies and approaches for reaching a rapidly changing culture.

 

You are the pastor. You are the church staff person. You are an elder. You are a deacon. You are a key lay leader in the church. This is the book that will equip you to celebrate and lead change no matter the cost. 

 

The time is now.



Who Moved My Pulpit?

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The message is basic but profound. We want guests to know they are welcome to the church. This book is a gift to guests to communicate that very message.



Bestselling author Thom S. Rainer (I Am a Church Member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church) has created a tool for churches to become more hospitable through a brief, welcoming book that introduces the ministry of the local church to guests. We Want You Here is a clear and instructive message to be given to church guests. Rainer facilitates the follow up conversation that every pastor would have, if they had the opportunity. By giving away the book to guests, they are encouraged, in a non-intrusive manner, to continue to reflect on the decision to visit their church.



Those churches who share We Want You Here will be able to tell their guests:

* We Really Want You Here

* This is Not a Place for Perfect People

* We Would Like to Get to Know You

* This is Where Families Grow Strong

* Getting to Know the One Who Made Us

* Come Make a Difference with Us

* Thank You for Being Here

We Want You Here

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God's Not Done Yet

How many times have we heard these statements...
 
 * "We can't compete with the megachurch in our town!"
 * "A new church was started two blocks from us. We've got plenty of churches without them!"
 * "The church brought another one of their campuses near us. It's totally unethical what they are doing."
 * "We can't reach young families. They all go to the big church that has all the children's and student stuff."
 * "We don't have the money or the people the other churches have."

 
Bestselling author Thom S. Rainer (I Am a Church Member, Autopsy of a Deceased Church) has heard comments like these hundreds, if not thousands, of times. They are statements of hopelessness. They are statements of despair. They are statements of defeat.
 
Church leaders don't want to feel this way. They desire to break out of the mediocrity of the same, lame, and tame existence of their churches. They want their churches to make a difference.
 
There is hope. God's hope. God's possibilities.
 
What does a scrappy church look like? Let's take a look together.
 
 

Scrappy Church

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Church Growth Movement has divided devout Christians. Even though Rainer is an advocate, his aim here is to present an objective view of the movement--its history, the theology associated with it, and the principles which seem to separate churches that grow from those that don't.

The Book of Church Growth

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Daniel Im

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Five Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry

This book explores five micro-shifts that have the potential to produce macro-changes in your church.

No Silver Bullets

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Florida

An Invitation to Intercede for Your Pastor and Revive Your Church

A convenient and easy way for pastors to ask for the prayer support they desperately need. "Will you pray for me?" is a question pastors hear every day. But when have you heard a pastor ask that question for themselves? Frankly, it's rare. That was the question Thom Rainer asked his congregation. The response was overwhelming. Within two days, more than one hundred people committed to praying for him, and the church was transformed over the next year. Thom cannot imagine what would have happened if he hadn't overcome his initial reluctance to be that vulnerable with his congregation. In this book, there are thirty reflections and thirty prayers that give church members a glimpse into the struggles most pastors face and helps them pray in specific ways. In the back of this book, there are instructions on how to start a prayer ministry for your pastor, a prayer ministry for members of your pastor's family, and a thirty-day prayer challenge. God promises to honor the prayers of his people. When the People Pray is an invitation to unleash those promises.

When the People Pray

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Making the Most of Nine Surprising Trends that Can Benefit Your Church

With all the attention non-traditional churches have received, Dr. Rainer reminds us that most churches in America today are still based on traditional models. He sees not only their survival, but possibilities for their profound renewal and revival.

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