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‘Most dying churches develop me-first mentality’ Rainer writes in new book

May 30, 2014

By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The church was dying and didn’t know it. Attendance was down, the building was mostly empty, and the glory days had long since passed. As a last resort, a church member asked Lifeway Christian Resources president and CEO Thom S. Rainer for some advice. Rainer spent a few weeks studying the church, then recommended a number of … [Read more...]

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