The Church Answers Podcast

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Building off the previous podcast citing the reasons why pastors struggle to have a real vacation, Thom shares five ways to remedy the problem.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.

https://youtu.be/VOrQl07v6Bw

Many pastors tell us that they get no true rest or mental time off when they go on vacation. Thom looks at the reasons why.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.

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What if you could double or triple to the number of first-time guests in your church with a simple tool? Thom shares about churches that have seen such successes.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

Outreach

* Invite Your One

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.

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It has become increasingly common for pastors to put their sermon points and sermon text on a screen. But a minority of pastors will not put the biblical texts on the screen. Thom looks at their reasoning for their perspective.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.

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It might surprise you, but the most frequent questions Thom receives are related to how he raised Sam, Art, and Jess. You might be surprised at his response.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

“Raising Dad: What Fathers & Sons Learn from Each Other” by Thom S. Rainer and Art Rainer

* Christian Money Solutions

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.

https://youtu.be/EPwQx5gCNtw

Not all churches have business meetings, but many do. Thom addresses how frequent those meetings should be.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.

https://youtu.be/yM3j5GTwjkQ

This crisis may shut some churches down. Thom looks at how to address and possibly avoid this predicament.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

Brown Church Development Group

* Smart Church Solutions

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.

 

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Does your church have far more people on the membership roll than those who attend? Thom looks at some possible approaches to this vexing problem.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

The Complete Membership Toolkit

“I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference” by Thom S. Rainer

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.

https://youtu.be/qXoo2TU8YKY

It is never easy to fire anyone. But there are at least two reasons why it is even more difficult in church.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

* “Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward” by Dr. Henry Cloud

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.

 

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We are fascinated to learn what God is doing in churches that are reaching people for Christ. In our research, we found that two factors were common in many churches before the church's evangelistic growth began.

Resources:

Belay’s FREE resource, “25 Tasks a Pastor Can Delegate to an Assistant”

* The Hope Initiative

* Get your FREE tool! Attendance Growth Projector

Church Answers Central Membership

* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry

Episode Sponsor:

Sermons. Outreach. Support groups. Youth group. Finances. Reporting. 

Being the leader of a church is a lot of work and maintaining your to-do list can sometimes feel impossible.  

So, don't get bogged down by the administrative side of your church. You should focus on what only you can do — shepherding those God sent your way — while delegating some of those other to-do items on your list. 

Our friends at BELAY can help you get your time back to focus on your ministry. With highly-vetted U.S. based talent, they've got the experts you need to delegate confidently.  

From inbox and schedule management, travel planning and social media management, to reporting and accounting services—they've got the fractional staffing to help your church thrive while reducing your costs.  

To learn even more about the tasks you no longer need to own, BELAY has provided a free resource for our listeners, called “25 Tasks A Pastor Can Delegate To An Assistant.” Check it out today so you can delegate and grow your ministry! 

Visit belaysolutions.com/thomrainer to get access to this free resource now.