Rainer on Leadership

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qdAMAdGmfk

More churches are providing ministry and theological training for their staff and lay leaders. Thom and Sam look at the reasons for this major development. They also interview two pastors, Tyrone Barnette and Matt McCraw, who have built ministry training centers at their own churches.

The intersections of the digital revolution, denominational decline, and strategic partnerships

The desire for the on-the-field training

The people we know  are the people we raise up

The growth of internships

The growth of co-vocational ministers

The training of lay leaders is becoming more serious

 

Resources:

Ministry Training Centers at Church Answers University

Learn more about the certifications at Church Answers University

Logos.com/churchanswers

One Year Bible for Men and One Year Bible for Women

Tyndale House Publishers

 

Episode Sponsors: 

According to a recent survey, 30% of Evangelical churchgoers want more in-depth teaching. If you want to go deeper into the word, Logos is the Bible Study platform for you.

Logos fuses powerful technology with biblical resources. Access Bibles, search tools, commentaries, seminary-level courses, and even audiobooks right on your phone, tablet or desktop.

Logos offers nearly 200,000 digital books from the world’s top publishers.

Logos is now more affordable. Get started for just $49. Go to Logos.com/churchanswers.

 

The One Year Bible for Women and The One Year Bible for Men combine the bestselling daily Bible reading format with two-minute daily devotionals.

The One Year Bible for Women has devotionals written just for women, and The One Year Bible for Men, as you might expect, has devotionals written specifically for men, creating one-of-a-kind devotional Bibles.

Featuring the trusted and understandable New Living Translation, these Bibles have daily readings that include a passage from the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Each daily reading also includes a short devotional.

These Bible can be paired together for couples’ devotions, but they are also perfect for individual daily devotional moments.

 

https://youtu.be/KC1LGWyhrUI

Money issues can be the source of stress, marital problems, job problems, and anemic giving in your church. Thom and Sam interview Art Rainer to discuss the concept of a financial champion in your church, and how that person, usually a volunteer, can be transformative for the church and its members. 

1. Your church has hidden sources of giving.

2. But financial strains are hurting church members and churches.

3. This problem will be exacerbated during a period of high inflation.

4. One of the best solutions: get a financial champion.

5. How a financial champion works.

 

Resources:

One Year Bible for Men and One Year Bible for Women

Tyndale House Publishers

Christian Money Solutions

Get Certified as a Christian Financial Counselor at the Institute for Christian Financial Health

Logos.com/churchanswers

Collaborate with ministry leaders around the world! Join us at Church Answers Gold!

 

Episode Sponsors: 

The One Year Bible for Women and The One Year Bible for Men combine the bestselling daily Bible reading format with two-minute daily devotionals.

The One Year Bible for Women has devotionals written just for women, and The One Year Bible for Men, as you might expect, has devotionals written specifically for men, creating one-of-a-kind devotional Bibles.

Featuring the trusted and understandable New Living Translation, these Bibles have daily readings that include a passage from the Old Testament, the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Each daily reading also includes a short devotional.

These Bible can be paired together for couples’ devotions, but they are also perfect for individual daily devotional moments.

 

According to a recent survey, 30% of Evangelical churchgoers want more in-depth teaching. If you want to go deeper into the word, Logos is the Bible Study platform for you.

Logos fuses powerful technology with biblical resources. Access Bibles, search tools, commentaries, seminary-level courses, and even audiobooks right on your phone, tablet or desktop.

Logos offers nearly 200,000 digital books from the world’s top publishers.

Logos is now more affordable. Get started for just $49. Go to Logos.com/churchanswers.

 

Here is the complete guide for taking your church facilities from worn and patchwork to exciting and ministry aligned. In just four short podcasts, you will likely learn more about church facilities than you have in years. Todd Brown of  Brown Church Development Group joins Sam and Thom to discuss this critical ministry need. This podcast series may prove to be one of the most important you have heard.

Do not even consider a building program before you listen to this podcast. It could save you thousands of hours of time and millions of dollars. And it could be transformational for the future of your church.

 

Todd Brown is the CEO of Brown Church Development Group. He is responsible for providing the overall leadership for the company. In 1988, after completing his career as a Nebraska Cornhusker and professional football player, Todd returned to his hometown of Holdrege, NE, to join his father, Jim, who began Brown Construction in 1962. Todd took full control of the operation in 2000. Under Todd’s leadership, the company has completed hundreds of commercial and church projects in 15 States. 

Brown Construction leads the industry in redefining the typical construction process. The Brown commitment is a customer promise to walk through the construction process, keeping it simple, clear, and to the point.

 

Resources:

Brown Church Development Group

Listen to Episode #1 - “Turning Your Facilities into Exciting Relational Space”

Listen to Episode #2 - “Dealing with Patchwork and Worn-Out Facilities”

Listen to Episode #3 - “Making Your Facilities Guest Friendly and Ministry Aligned”

“4 Keys to Positioning for Church” - A free ebook from Brown Church Development Group

Start the Discovery process with Brown Church Development Group

 

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Here is the complete guide for taking your church facilities from worn and patchwork to exciting and ministry aligned. In just four short podcasts, you will likely learn more about church facilities than you have in years. Todd Brown of  Brown Church Development Group joins Sam and Thom to discuss this critical ministry need. This podcast series may prove to be one of the most important you have heard.

In this third episode, Thom, Sam, and Todd dive deeper into the issues of facilities being guest-friendly and ministry aligned.

The third challenge you mentioned was poor facility to ministry fit.  You’ve touched on this a

What are some practical, easy ways our listeners could begin to evaluate their ministry facility fit?

The fourth common challenge you mentioned was frustrated visitors.  What are some facility-related reasons visitors be frustrated before they even get to the worship space?

 

Todd Brown is the CEO of Brown Church Development Group. He is responsible for providing the overall leadership for the company. In 1988, after completing his career as a Nebraska Cornhusker and professional football player, Todd returned to his hometown of Holdrege, NE, to join his father, Jim, who began Brown Construction in 1962. Todd took full control of the operation in 2000. Under Todd’s leadership, the company has completed hundreds of commercial and church projects in 15 States. 

Brown Construction leads the industry in redefining the typical construction process. The Brown commitment is a customer promise to walk through the construction process, keeping it simple, clear, and to the point.

 

Resources:

Brown Church Development Group

Listen to Episode #1 - “Turning Your Facilities into Exciting Relational Space”

Listen to Episode #2 - “Dealing with Patchwork and Worn-Out Facilities”

 

Episode Sponsor:

Here is the complete guide for taking your church facilities from worn and patchwork to exciting and ministry aligned. In just four short podcasts, you will likely learn more about church facilities than you have in years. Todd Brown of  Brown Church Development Group joins Sam and Thom to discuss this critical ministry need. This podcast series may prove to be one of the most important you have heard.

Do you have patchwork and worn-out facilities? You will not want to miss this episode!

The second challenge you mentioned frequently encountering was incongruent or patchwork facilities.  Why do you think this is so common?

So you believe a discovery process before designing or building is critical.  What steps do you suggest a church take after the discovery process?

What about an existing facility or a multi-level facility that didn’t have a master plan when they were built?  What should they do? Can you make a Master Plan for an existing facility?

 

Todd Brown is the CEO of Brown Church Development Group. He is responsible for providing the overall leadership for the company. In 1988, after completing his career as a Nebraska Cornhusker and professional football player, Todd returned to his hometown of Holdrege, NE, to join his father, Jim, who began Brown Construction in 1962. Todd took full control of the operation in 2000. Under Todd’s leadership, the company has completed hundreds of commercial and church projects in 15 States. 

Brown Construction leads the industry in redefining the typical construction process. The Brown commitment is a customer promise to walk through the construction process, keeping it simple, clear, and to the point.

 

Resources:

Brown Church Development Group

Listen to Episode #1 - “Turning Your Facilities into Exciting Relational Space”

 

Episode Sponsor:

Here is the complete guide for taking your church facilities from worn and patchwork to exciting and ministry aligned. In just four short podcasts, you will likely learn more about church facilities than you have in years. Todd Brown of  Brown Church Development Group joins Sam and Thom to discuss this critical ministry need. This podcast series may prove to be one of the most important you have heard.

In this first podcast, they deal with the exciting possibility of turning your facilities into useful relational space that makes sense.

How did you get started building churches?

What are the most common facility challenges you see?

You mentioned a lack of relational space.  What do you mean by that?

By that, I mean spaces that allow people to connect and feel a sense of community.

What are some simple ways our listeners can create relational space in their facility?

It sounds like you believe a facility has more of a ministry impact than a person might think.  What kind of impact do you believe a facility has on a church?

 

Todd Brown is the CEO of Brown Church Development Group. He is responsible for providing the overall leadership for the company. In 1988, after completing his career as a Nebraska Cornhusker and professional football player, Todd returned to his hometown of Holdrege, NE, to join his father, Jim, who began Brown Construction in 1962. Todd took full control of the operation in 2000. Under Todd’s leadership, the company has completed hundreds of commercial and church projects in 15 States. 

Brown Construction leads the industry in redefining the typical construction process. The Brown commitment is a customer promise to walk through the construction process, keeping it simple, clear, and to the point.

 

Resources:

Brown Church Development Group

 

Episode Sponsor:

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Inflation will become a more serious challenge than most church leaders realize. In fact, inflationary pressures could very well be a once-in-a-generation challenge. Thom and Sam examine the "why" behind the new inflationary pressures, and the "what" our response should be.

1. Many church leaders and members have not been through a period of prolonged inflation.

2. Church giving, unfortunately, is often the first to be reduced or dropped.

3. What can the church eliminate without hurting its ministry?

4. Zero-based budgeting becomes more important than ever.

5. Now is the time to evaluate personnel costs.

 

Resources:

Logos.com/churchanswers

Belay

Church Growth Services Grow Generosity Academy

Know Your Budget tool at Church Answers

Tyndale House Publishers

48 Laws of Spiritual Power by Frank Viola

Collaborate with ministry leaders around the world! Join us at Church Answers Gold!

 

Episode Sponsors: 

According to a recent survey, 30% of Evangelical churchgoers want more in-depth teaching. If you want to go deeper into the word, Logos is the Bible Study platform for you.

Logos fuses powerful technology with biblical resources. Access Bibles, search tools, commentaries, seminary-level courses, and even audiobooks right on your phone, tablet or desktop.

Logos offers nearly 200,000 digital books from the world’s top publishers.

Logos is now more affordable. Get started for just $49. Go to Logos.com/churchanswers.

 

Written for anyone in church leadership, both vocational and lay leaders, 48 Laws of Spiritual Power is a fascinating look at what will increase spiritual power in your life and ministry.

Best-selling author Frank Viola lays out the unchanging principles of tapping into God’s power and releasing it to serve others.

The 48 laws are based on over thirty years of ministry experience—trench-tested in Frank’s life and the lives of others who have spent decades in ministry.

These laws will equip you to look for God’s power in your ministry and give you what you need for your ministry to thrive.

 

https://youtu.be/V22HDnU91WE

Evangelism is dead in approximately 9 out of 10 churches in America. The Great Commission has become the Great Omission. In this episode, Thom and Sam look at six practical ways evangelism can return as a priority in your church.

Make evangelism a priority in your own life.

Seek an accountability partner.

Realize that evangelism is spiritual warfare on the front line.

Provide the church with a simple evangelism tool.

Keep evangelism as a key element of your preaching.

Have two "waves" of evangelism a year.

 

Resources:

Tyndale House Publishers

48 Laws of Spiritual Power by Frank Viola

Brown Church Development Group

Three Circles

Echo Prayer App

Logos.com/churchanswers

Join Church Answers for less than $10 per month!

 

Episode Sponsors:

Written for anyone in church leadership, both vocational and lay leaders, 48 Laws of Spiritual Power is a fascinating look at what will increase spiritual power in your life and ministry.

Best-selling author Frank Viola lays out the unchanging principles of tapping into God’s power and releasing it to serve others.

The 48 laws are based on over thirty years of ministry experience—trench-tested in Frank’s life and the lives of others who have spent decades in ministry.

These laws will equip you to look for God’s power in your ministry and give you what you need for your ministry to thrive.

 

According to a recent survey, 30% of Evangelical churchgoers want more in-depth teaching. If you want to go deeper into the word, Logos is the Bible Study platform for you.

Logos fuses powerful technology with biblical resources. Access Bibles, search tools, commentaries, seminary-level courses, and even audiobooks right on your phone, tablet or desktop.

Logos offers nearly 200,000 digital books from the world’s top publishers.

Logos is now more affordable. Get started for just $49. Go to Logos.com/churchanswers.

 

https://youtu.be/wMQhDYgGIo0

Streaming is the ability to upload and receive video and audio over a computer device. Fifteen years ago, streaming was not widely available. Today, almost everyone streams. Thom and Sam discuss what this next phase of the digital revolution means for preaching in churches.

More people have access to the best preaching. Comparisons are unfair but inevitable.

Getting caught for plagiarism is more likely than ever.

Pre-produced services are a good option, but most live stream their services.

The audience is still the local church, but most pastors have an awareness the world could tune into what they say.

Controversial and offensive statements now live forever.

Your online presence is the new first impression for guests.

 

Resources:

Logos.com/churchanswers

Live Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa Childers

Tyndale House Publishers

Church Growth Services’ Grow Generosity Academy

“Opening the front door: Worship and church growth” by James Emery White

Church Answers Bookstore

 

Episode Sponsors:

According to a recent survey, 30% of Evangelical churchgoers want more in-depth teaching. If you want to go deeper into the word, Logos is the Bible Study platform for you.

Logos fuses powerful technology with biblical resources. Access Bibles, search tools, commentaries, seminary-level courses, and even audiobooks right on your phone, tablet or desktop.

Logos offers nearly 200,000 digital books from the world’s top publishers.

Logos is now more affordable. Get started for just $49. Go to Logos.com/churchanswers.

 

Alisa Childers, bestselling author of Another Gospel? helps you examine modern lies that are disguised as truths in today’s culture in her new book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies.

Everyday messages of peace, fulfillment, and empowerment swirl around social media. On the surface, they seem like sentiments of freedom and hope, but in reality they are deeply deceptive.

The best lies are the ones that sounds the most beautiful, like

* Live your truth

* You are enough

* God just wants you to be happy

This is a book about planting our feet on the bedrock of God’s truth…truth that doesn’t evolve with cultural trends.

Live Your Truth and Other Lies is available October 18th and is a much-needed book in today’s culture.

 

https://youtu.be/SjkzPdOdXNI

Thom and Sam look at the different perspectives of bringing family members on staff. As you would expect, it is not a clear-cut issue.

It depends.

Why it has succeeded

Why it has failed

Clear boundaries and guidelines

What happens when the family member in authority leaves the church?

 

Resources:

Live Your Truth and Other Lies by Alisa Childers

Tyndale House Publishers

Logos.com/churchanswers

Collaborate with ministry leaders around the world! Join us at Church Answers Gold!

 

Episode Sponsors:

Alisa Childers, bestselling author of Another Gospel? helps you examine modern lies that are disguised as truths in today’s culture in her new book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies.

Everyday messages of peace, fulfillment, and empowerment swirl around social media. On the surface, they seem like sentiments of freedom and hope, but in reality they are deeply deceptive.

The best lies are the ones that sounds the most beautiful, like

* Live your truth

* You are enough

* God just wants you to be happy

This is a book about planting our feet on the bedrock of God’s truth…truth that doesn’t evolve with cultural trends.

Live Your Truth and Other Lies is available October 18th and is a much-needed book in today’s culture.

 

According to a recent survey, 30% of Evangelical churchgoers want more in-depth teaching. If you want to go deeper into the word, Logos is the Bible Study platform for you.

Logos fuses powerful technology with biblical resources. Access Bibles, search tools, commentaries, seminary-level courses, and even audiobooks right on your phone, tablet or desktop.

Logos offers nearly 200,000 digital books from the world’s top publishers.

Logos is now more affordable. Get started for just $49. Go to Logos.com/churchanswers.