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Archived Episodes of Rainer on Leadership

2019 Podcasts

Six Things I Pray I Won’t Do as a Senior Adult in My Church
December 31, 2019

Five Healthy Practices When Members of Another Church Visit Your Church
December 27, 2019

Update on Church Welcoming Ministries: What’s Missing?
December 24, 2019

Four Occasions When a Pastor Should Draw a Line in the Sand
December 20, 2019

Understanding the Differences between Church Adoption, Church Fostering, and Church Revitalization
December 17, 2019

One Key Reason Many Churches Are Fighting Attendance Declines (Update)
December 13, 2019

Seven of the Most Fiercely Defended Traditions in the Church
December 10, 2019

The Berry Bucket and How It Often Causes Church Conflict
December 6, 2019

What Church Leaders Must Know for 2020 – An Interview with Dave Travis of Generis
December 3, 2019

Understanding Resistance to Change in Churches
November 29, 2019

Why the Local Church Is the Key Instrument of the Great Commission
November 26, 2019

Five Considerations When You Follow a Long-Term Pastor
November 22, 2019

Five Ways to Address the Oversized Sanctuary
November 19, 2019

Five Ways Your Church Budget May Be Broken
November 15, 2019

Five Major Reasons Your Church May Be Stuck
November 12, 2019

Five Problems with Too Many “Main Things” in a Church
November 8, 2019

Four Things Your Church Should Know about Fostering a Church
November 5, 2019

Four Often Neglected Practices of Most Leaders
November 1, 2019

Six Seismic Shifts in Church Health
October 29, 2019

Four Reasons Why Many Welcoming Churches Have Become Less Welcoming
October 25, 2019

Six Ways Churches Are Dealing with Parking Shortages
October 22, 2019

Five Common Ways Church Leaders Respond to Overload Anxiety – Rainer on Leadership #581
October 18, 2019

Six Questions to Consider If a Staff Member Becomes a Candidate to Be Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #580
October 15, 2019

How to Build a Worship Ministry When You Have Nothing and Nobody – Rainer on Leadership #579
October 11, 2019

Five Church Membership Models – Rainer on Leadership #578
October 8, 2019

Five Key Reasons Many Churches Struggle to Reach Their Communities – Rainer on Leadership #577
October 4, 2019

A Case Study of an Established Church Adopting a Struggling Church – Rainer on Leadership #576
October 1, 2019

Goodbye Jonathan, Part 2 – Rainer on Leadership #575
September 27, 2019

Goodbye Jonathan, Part 1 – Rainer on Leadership #574
September 24, 2019

The Six Most Simple Adjustments to Become a Welcoming Church – Rainer on Leadership #573
September 20, 2019

Getting under the Hood of Church Giving to Increase Generosity in Your Congregation – Rainer on Leadership #572
September 17, 2019

How Churches Should Respond to Seven Major Changes – Rainer on Leadership #571
September 13, 2019

Seven Ways to Hurt Your Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #570
September 10, 2019

Leading Millennials in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #569
September 6, 2019

Seven Things Pastors Would Like Church Members to Know about Their Children – Rainer on Leadership #568
September 3, 2019

Seven Things We Should Celebrate Regularly in Our Churches – Rainer on Leadership #567
August 30, 2019

Seven Major Ways Pastors Discern It’s Time to Leave Their Church – Rainer on Leadership #566
August 27, 2019

Six Reasons Longevity Is Critical for Change Leadership – Rainer on Leadership #565
August 23, 2019

Six Reasons Pastors Must Become Change Leaders – Rainer on Leadership #564
August 20, 2019

Six Reasons Why the Minimization of Numerical Metrics Is Dangerous – Rainer on Leadership #563
August 16, 2019

Six Reasons Why “People Are Saying . . .” Is the Most Frustrating Comment for Church Leaders – Rainer on Leadership #562
August 13, 2019

Five Updates on Pastoral Attire – Rainer on Leadership #561
August 9, 2019

Five Reasons Some Churches Celebrate Debt Retirement – Rainer on Leadership #560
August 6, 2019

Should Pastors Announce Their Upcoming Vacation? – Rainer on Leadership #559
August 2, 2019

Six Ways a Church Failed the Guest Friendliness Test – Rainer on Leadership #558
July 30, 2019

Six Reasons a Healthy Culture Is Imperative for Inviting Others to Church – Rainer on Leadership #557
July 26, 2019

Six Ways Toxic Members Deter Invitations to Church – Rainer on Leadership #556
July 23, 2019

Why the Pendulum on Church Metrics May Be Swinging Too Far – Rainer on Leadership #555
July 19, 2019

Seven Reasons Why More Churches Are Calling on Interventionists – Rainer on Leadership #554
July 16, 2019

Seven Thoughts on Pastoral Attire in Worship Services – Rainer on Leadership #553
July 12, 2019

Six Common Mistakes Made by Preachers from the Pulpit (That Might Get Them in Trouble) – Rainer on Leadership #552
July 9, 2019

10 Responses from Fired Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #551
July 5, 2019

Six Reactions to the Increase of Declining Church Stats – Rainer on Leadership #550
July 2, 2019

Seven Ways Healthy Church Members Pray for Their Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #549
June 28, 2019

Seven Ways to Be a Unifying Church Member – Rainer on Leadership #548
June 25, 2019

Eight Updates on Sunday Evening Services – Rainer on Leadership #547
June 21, 2019

Seven Updated Strategies for the Pastor’s First 90 Days – Rainer on Leadership #546
June 18, 2019

Six Reasons Why Churches Should Not Abandon the Boomer Generation – Rainer on Leadership #545
June 14, 2019

Five Intriguing Updates on Gen Z and Churches – Rainer on Leadership #544
June 11, 2019

Six Unique Additions Some Churches Have Made to Their Worship Services – Rainer on Leadership #543
June 7, 2019

Six Cultural Pastoral Issues Where Pastors Often Struggle – Rainer on Leadership #542
June 4, 2019

10 Main Reasons People Leave the Church – Rainer on Leadership #541
May 31, 2019

Update on the Early Launches of Pray and Go – Rainer on Leadership #540
May 28, 2019

Five Ways to Lead Your Groups to Become Outwardly Focused – Rainer on Leadership #539
May 24, 2019

Facility Crises and How Churches Are Responding – Rainer on Leadership #538
May 21, 2019

New Patterns in Ministry Training – Rainer on Leadership #537
May 17, 2019

Hiring Several Part-time Staff Rather Than One Full-time Staffer – Rainer on Leadership #536
May 14, 2019

What Pastors Need to Do When They Are Deeply Hurt – Rainer on Leadership #535
May 10, 2019

Seven Key Ways to Alleviate the Pain of Low Attendance Days – Rainer on Leadership #534
May 7, 2019

Reaching the Nominally Churched – Rainer on Leadership #533
May 3, 2019

Understanding the Nominally Churched – Rainer on Leadership #532
April 30, 2019

Six Common Reasons Pastors Lose Their Temper – Rainer on Leadership #531
April 26, 2019

Does Co-Pastoring Really Work? – Rainer on Leadership #530
April 23, 2019

Seven Symptoms of a Dying Church – Rainer on Leadership #529
April 19, 2019

Seven Church Member Attitudes That Lead to the Death of Churches – Rainer on Leadership #528
April 16, 2019

Why Giving Goes Down When Attendance Goes Up – Rainer on Leadership #527
April 12, 2019

Six Risks I Took As a Pastor (Including Some That Failed Miserably) – Rainer on Leadership #526
April 9, 2019

Nine Thoughts on Church Splits – Rainer on Leadership #525
April 5, 2019

When to Discontinue a Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #524
April 2, 2019

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Preachers – Rainer on Leadership #523
March 29, 2019

Eight Church Fights That Are Fading – Rainer on Leadership #522
March 26, 2019

Four Thoughts on Ordination – Rainer on Leadership #521
March 22, 2019

Understanding the Differences between Open Groups and Closed Groups (and the Benefits of Both) – Rainer on Leadership #520
March 19, 2019

Top Seven Major Facility Mistakes of the Past 20 Years – Rainer on Leadership #519
March 15, 2019

Seven Ways Churches Make Prayer Central to Their Worship Services – Rainer on Leadership #518
March 12, 2019

Five Incredible Tools for Better Stewardship – Rainer on Leadership #517
March 8, 2019

Five Findings about Gen Z That Will Impact Churches – Rainer on Leadership #516
March 5, 2019

Five Highly Effective Ways to Enhance Corporate Prayer in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #515
March 1, 2019

Six Issues Regarding Mega Vacancies in Megachurches – Rainer on Leadership #514
February 26, 2019

Six Different But Important Questions Pastors Are Asking – Rainer on Leadership #513
February 22, 2019

Five Micro-Strategies for Growing Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #512
February 19, 2019

The Most Frequent Issues Facing Pastors and Other Church Leaders – Rainer on Leadership #511
February 15, 2019

Seven Ways to Stay Encouraged in Pastoral Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #510
February 12, 2019

Five Reasons Your Church Should Have a Virtual Facility Assessment Immediately – Rainer on Leadership #509
February 8, 2019

Six Major Areas Where Pastors Want to Reset Their Ministries – Rainer on Leadership #508
February 5, 2019

What Former Pastors Don’t Miss about Pastoring – Rainer on Leadership #507
February 1, 2019

What Former Pastors Miss Most about Pastoring – Rainer on Leadership #506
January 29, 2019

Reconsidering Worship Service Alternatives Beyond Sunday Morning – Rainer on Leadership #505
January 25, 2019

Understanding the Internet Church as a Entry Point to the Physical Gathering – Rainer on Leadership #504
January 22, 2019

Why Your Church Attendance May Vary 25% Each Week – Rainer on Leadership #503
January 18, 2019

Why Tracking Church Attendance Is Important – Rainer on Leadership #502
January 15, 2019

How to Deal with the Constant Critic in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #501
January 11, 2019

Why Many Churches Will Quadruple Their Outreach Efforts This Year – Rainer on Leadership #500
January 8, 2019

What Pastors Need to Do When They Are Deeply Hurt – Rainer on Leadership #499
January 4, 2019

10 Reasons for Optimism in 2019 – Rainer on Leadership #498
January 1, 2019

2018 Podcasts

Seven Keys to Protecting Your Ministry During Your Building Program – Rainer on Leadership #497
December 28, 2018

The Six Most Common Regrets of Pastors and How to Overcome Them – Rainer on Leadership #496
December 25, 2018

How to Move Forward When the Pastor and the Staff Member Are Not Aligned – Rainer on Leadership #495
December 21, 2018

Five Ways Churches Are Unintentionally Forcing Pastors Out – Rainer on Leadership #494
December 18, 2018

Five Incredible Tools for Better Stewardship in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #493
December 14, 2018

6 Reasons Many Church Leaders Stop Leading Outwardly – Rainer on Leadership #492
December 11, 2018

Five Types of Interventions for Churches Needing Revitalization – Rainer on Leadership #491
December 7, 2018

Primary Factors That Led to a Pastor’s Call to Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #490
December 4, 2018

Five Common Ways Pastors Overcome Sermon Blocks – Rainer on Leadership #489
November 30, 2018

Trends in the Number of Weekends a Pastor Preaches Each Year – Rainer on Leadership #488
November 27, 2018

Why Is the Music So Loud in My Worship Service? – Rainer on Leadership #487
November 23, 2018

Six Surprising Time Drainers of Church Leaders – Rainer on Leadership #486
November 20, 2018

Why Pastors’ Honeymoons are Getting Shorter – Rainer on Leadership #485
November 16, 2018

Seven Reasons the 10+ Year Pastorate Is Becoming More Common – Rainer on Leadership #484
November 13, 2018

Six Social Media Posts Church Leaders Should Avoid – Rainer on Leadership #483
November 9, 2018

Should the Pastor Have Visibility to Members’ Giving? – Rainer on Leadership #482
November 6, 2018

Six Ways to Minister after a Miscarriage – Rainer on Leadership #481
November 2, 2018

Ten Goofy Criticisms of Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #480
October 30, 2018

Five Major “What If” We Regrets We Are Hearing from Churches – Rainer on Leadership #479
October 26, 2018

Altar Calls, the Perfect Pastoral Work Week, and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #478
October 23, 2018

The Six Characteristics of a Scrappy Church – Rainer on Leadership #477
October 19, 2018

Seven Traits of a Healthy Church – Rainer on Leadership #476
October 16, 2018

Should a Church Pursue Legacy Giving? – Rainer on Leadership #475
October 12, 2018

Sacred Cows to Be Aware of in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #474
October 9, 2018

Seven Reasons Why Writing Handwritten Notes Will Revolutionize Your Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #473
October 5, 2018

Six Reasons Why Churches Continue to Get Immature Christians in Leadership Positions – Rainer on Leadership #472
October 2, 2018

Why I’m Starting Revitalize Network – Rainer on Leadership #471
September 28, 2018

A Look Back at My Time at LifeWay – Rainer on Leadership #470
September 25, 2018

Five Types of Infrequent Attendees – Rainer on Leadership #469
September 21, 2018

Five Key Reasons Churches Become More Unified – Rainer on Leadership #468
September 18, 2018

How to Say No to Church Members – Rainer on Leadership #467
September 14, 2018

Why Staff Issues Are Among the Most Painful Church Issues – Rainer on Leadership #466
September 11, 2018

Why Poor Discipleship Is Such a Big Issue in Many Churches – Rainer on Leadership #465
September 7, 2018

Your Church Has Been Offered a Facility…Now What? – Rainer on Leadership #464
September 4, 2018

What to Do If You Desire Excellence in the Church, but You Are Not Seeing It – Rainer on Leadership #463
August 31, 2018

Eight Ways Church Members Can Help Pastors Avoid Burnout — Rainer on Leadership #462
August 28, 2018

Why Some Interim Pastorates Are Successful When Others Are Not – Rainer on Leadership #461
August 24, 2018

Five Major Ways to Improve Your Worship Services – Rainer on Leadership #460
August 21, 2018

Why People Don’t Invite Others to Church – Rainer on Leadership #459
August 17, 2018

Problems Churches Face When They Don’t Have a Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #458
August 14, 2018

Why Digital Giving Options Are Vital for the Financial Health of Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #457
August 10, 2018

Nine Key Statistical Insights from Churches in 2018 – Rainer on Leadership #456
August 7, 2018

The Value of Women in the Workplace and the Rise of Working from Home – Rainer on Leadership #455
August 3, 2018

Eight Warning Signs Your Church Is Drifting from God’s Mission – Rainer on Leadership #454
July 31, 2018

Seven Reasons People Give More to Their Church – Rainer on Leadership #453
July 27, 2018

Top Ten Ways Churches Drive Away First-time Guests – Rainer on Leadership #452
July 24, 2018

Five Consequences of the Pending Retirement of Boomer Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #451
July 20, 2018

Five Future Developments Coming to the Church – Rainer on Leadership #450
July 17, 2018

Six Considerations for Selecting Mission Partners – Rainer on Leadership #449
July 13, 2018

Why People Leave a Church – Rainer on Leadership #448
July 10, 2018

Seven Ways to Adapt to Changes in Church Attendance – Rainer on Leadership #447
July 6, 2018

How to Deal With an Angry Church Member – Rainer on Leadership #446
July 3, 2018

Four Steps for Dealing with a #MeToo Moment in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #445
June 29, 2018

Six Ways the #MeToo Movement Has Affected Local Church Life – Rainer on Leadership #444
June 26, 2018

Equipping Millennials in the Church – Rainer on Leadership #443
June 22, 2018

Eight Ways the Digital World Has Changed Local Church Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #442
June 19, 2018

What to Do If You Are Exhausted from Doing Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #441
June 15, 2018

The Unchurched Next Door – Rainer on Leadership #440
June 12, 2018

Seven Tips for Pastors on Facebook – Rainer on Leadership #439
June 8, 2018

How to Do Staff Reviews – Rainer on Leadership #438
June 5, 2018

Surprising Insights from the Unchurched – Rainer on Leadership #437
June 1, 2018

Legal Issues Facing Churches Today – Rainer on Leadership #436
May 29, 2018

Challenges Church Personnel Committees (or Similar Groups) Face – Rainer on Leadership #435
May 25, 2018

Six Reasons to Love the Established Church – Rainer on Leadership #434
May 22, 2018

How Pastors Can Battle the Monday Blues – Rainer on Leadership #433
May 18, 2018

Eight Examples of When a Pastor Leaves Too Soon – Rainer on Leadership #432
May 15, 2018

Church Mergers, Administrative Responsibilities, and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #431
May 11, 2018

Seven Time Eaters for Pastors and Staff – Rainer on Leadership #430
May 8, 2018

Six Major Staff Issues Pastors Face – Rainer on Leadership #429
May 4, 2018

What Pastors and Church Staff Tell Us They Wished They Had Learned at Seminary – Rainer on Leadership #428
May 1, 2018

Six Myths about Outreach in the Local Church – Rainer on Leadership #427
April 27, 2018

Seven Signs a Church Member Is Leaving – Rainer on Leadership #426
April 24, 2018

Small Church Essentials with Karl Vaters – Rainer on Leadership #425
April 20, 2018

Key Issues for Follow-up of Guests – Rainer on Leadership #424
April 17, 2018

One Simple Step Toward a Better Church Budget – Rainer on Leadership #423
April 13, 2018

15 Favorite Apps for Church Leaders – Rainer on Leadership #422
April 10, 2018

Will the Ministers’ Housing Allowance Go Away? – Rainer on Leadership #421
April 6, 2018

Should You Leave or Stay at Your Church? – Rainer on Leadership #420
April 3, 2018

The Eight Traits of an Assimilated Church Member – Rainer on Leadership #419
March 30, 2018

Five Reasons for Decreased Church Giving – Rainer on Leadership #418
March 27, 2018

Six Future Projections about Churches That Are Becoming Reality – Rainer on Leadership #417
March 23, 2018

Culture Wins, featuring William Vanderbloemen – Rainer on Leadership #416
March 20, 2018

Eight Questions Welcoming Churches Ask – Rainer on Leadership #415
March 16, 2018

9 Keys for Church Members to Be More Guest Friendly This Easter – Rainer on Leadership #414
March 13, 2018

How to Develop a Welcoming Worship Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #413
March 9, 2018

What to Do if Your Church Does Not Pay You Adequately – Rainer on Leadership #412
March 6, 2018

Seven Key Facility Issues Facing Churches Today – Rainer on Leadership #411
March 2, 2018

Five of the Most Common Questions Pastors Ask – Rainer on Leadership #410
February 27, 2018

Six of the Most Common Reasons for Church Staff Conflict – Rainer on Leadership #409
February 23, 2018

How to Avoid Echo Chamber Leadership – Rainer on Leadership #408
February 20, 2018

12 Warning Signs of Potentially Bad Church Hires – Rainer on Leadership #407
February 16, 2018

The Rise of Networks, Bivocational Pastors, and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #406
February 13, 2018

Five Reasons Pastors and Worship Leaders Should Meet Weekly – Rainer on Leadership #405
February 9, 2018

Seven Keys to Growing as a Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #404
February 6, 2018

Overcoming Mission Drift in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #403
February 2, 2018

Eight Reasons Denominations Are Struggling – Rainer on Leadership #402
January 30, 2018

How to Overcome Barriers to the Simple Church Model – Rainer on Leadership #401
January 26, 2018

Four Keys to a Successful Church Year in 2018 – Rainer on Leadership #400
January 23, 2018

Should You Count Online Viewers as Worship Attendees? – Rainer on Leadership #399
January 19, 2018

Virtual Culture and the Church – Rainer on Leadership #398
January 16, 2018

Does Your Church Need a Church Consultation? – Rainer on Leadership #397
January 12, 2018

Creating a Zero-Based Church Schedule – Rainer on Leadership #396
January 9, 2018

Humor and the Church with @ChrchCurmudgeon – Rainer on Leadership #395
January 5, 2018

Why 2018 Is so Different Than 2008 in the Local Church – Rainer on Leadership #394
January 2, 2018

2017 Podcasts

When to Leave a Church (and other listener questions) – Rainer on Leadership #393
December 29, 2017

How to Handle a Church Staff Financial Crisis (and other listener questions) – Rainer on Leadership #392
December 26, 2017

Finding the Right Rhythm in Your Preaching Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #391
December 22, 2017

Ten Important Trends for Churches in 2018 – Rainer on Leadership #390
December 19, 2017

Breaking Out of the Status Quo in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #389
December 15, 2017

Why Leaders Stop Leading – Rainer on Leadership #388
December 12, 2017

10 Keys to Maximizing Your Church Facility – Rainer on Leadership #387
December 8, 2017

How Being Nice Can Lead to Bad Decisions – Rainer on Leadership #386
December 5, 2017

Five Ways to Connect Your Church to Your Community – Rainer on Leadership #385
December 1, 2017

What Churches That Have Healthy Small Groups Are Doing – Rainer on Leadership #384
November 28, 2017

Seven Ways Mentoring Can Transform Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #383
November 24, 2017

Five Problems with Conventional Wisdom – Rainer on Leadership #382
November 21, 2017

Five Problems Caused by Short Pastoral Tenure – Rainer on Leadership #381
November 17, 2017

Eight Keys for Church Christmas Services – Rainer on Leadership #380
November 14, 2017

The Beth Moore Story – Rainer on Leadership #379
November 10, 2017

Why Leaders Get Cold Feet – Rainer on Leadership #378
November 7, 2017

How Church Leaders Can Fight Discouragement – Rainer on Leadership #377
November 3, 2017

Seven Ways Busyness Can Harm a Church – Rainer on Leadership #376
October 31, 2017

Four Stupid Things Pastors Do That Ruin Their Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #375
October 27, 2017

The Importance of Guest Connections – Rainer on Leadership #374
October 24, 2017

Four Communications Problems Churches Face and How to Solve Them – Rainer on Leadership #373
October 20, 2017

Ten Unrealistic Expectations Placed on Ministry Spouses – Rainer on Leadership #372
October 17, 2017

Six Ways to Lose Church Volunteers – Rainer on Leadership #371
October 13, 2017

Five Small Shifts That That Will Transform Your Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #370
October 10, 2017

Three Important Financial Realities Facing Churches Today – Rainer on Leadership #369
October 6, 2017

Seven Characteristics of Proactive Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #368
October 3, 2017

10 Critical Pieces of Pastoral Advice – Rainer on Leadership #367
September 29, 2017

5 Simple Ways to Improve as a Church Leader – Rainer on Leadership #366
September 26, 2017

Why Every Leader Should Consider Having a Coach – Rainer on Leadership #365
September 22, 2017

10 Mistakes Churches Make in Evaluating Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #364
September 19, 2017

Seven Symptoms of Leaders Who Don’t Finish Well – Rainer on Leadership #363
September 15, 2017

Six Reasons Not to Quit – Rainer on Leadership #362
September 12, 2017

5 Compelling Reasons To Start a New Church or Campus – Rainer on Leadership #361
September 8, 2017

10 Reasons Church Revitalizations Often Fail – Rainer on Leadership #360
September 5, 2017

Seven Reasons Church Acquisitions Are Critical for the Future – Rainer on Leadership #359
September 1, 2017

Five Evangelism Realities We Must Face – Rainer on Leadership #358
August 29, 2017

Five Surprising Insights about Growing Churches – Rainer on Leadership #357
August 25, 2017

10 Keys to Creating Passionate Volunteers – Rainer on Leadership #356
August 22, 2017

Four Paths for Church Revitalization – Rainer on Leadership #355
August 18, 2017

Growing Churches, Evangelism Renewal, and You – Rainer on Leadership #354
August 15, 2017

Seven Thoughts That Will Ruin a Leader – Rainer on Leadership #353
August 11, 2017

Five Leadership Roadblocks Effective Leaders Overcome – Rainer on Leadership #352
August 8, 2017

Five Really Bad Reasons for Entering the Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #351
August 4, 2017

How to Leave a Legacy as a Leader – Rainer on Leadership #350
August 1, 2017

Keeping an Inner City Church in the Inner City – Rainer on Leadership #349
July 28, 2017

Seven Personalities of Sick Churches – Rainer on Leadership #348
July 25, 2017

Six Evangelism Killers in a Church – Rainer on Leadership #347
July 21, 2017

What to Do When You Work for a Bad Leader – Rainer on Leadership #346
July 18, 2017

10 Most Frequent Questions Pastors Have – Rainer on Leadership #345
July 14, 2017

How to Improve Your Preaching or Teaching – Rainer on Leadership #344
July 11, 2017

How Stability Can Hurt a Church – Rainer on Leadership #343
July 7, 2017

Why Church Members Attend Less Frequently — Rainer on Leadership #342
July 4, 2017

13 Signs of Pastor Fatigue – Rainer on Leadership #341
June 30, 2017

She Reads Truth with Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams – Rainer on Leadership #340
June 27, 2017

Five Danger Signs in Churches – Rainer on Leadership #339
June 23, 2017

Five Big Problems for Small Churches, featuring Karl Vaters – Rainer on Leadership #338
June 20, 2017

Eight Signs That Point to Probable Church Death – Rainer on Leadership #337
June 16, 2017

Dealing with Private Distractions to Worship, featuring Mike Harland – Rainer on Leadership #336
June 13, 2017

The Money Challenge featuring Art Rainer – Rainer on Leadership #335
June 9, 2017

Why So Many Churches Are Too Busy – Rainer on Leadership #334
June 6, 2017

How to Reverse a Negative Church Environment – Rainer on Leadership #333
June 2, 2017

The Pastor and Church Revitalization featuring Andrew Davis – Rainer on Leadership #332
May 30, 2017

Top Seven Regrets Most Pastors Have – Rainer on Leadership #331
May 26, 2017

10 Things Church Members Want from Their Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #330
May 23, 2017

Dealing with Public Distractions to Worship, featuring Mike Harland – Rainer on Leadership #329
May 19, 2017

The 10 Most Common Things a Church Consultant Will Tell Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #328
May 16, 2017

How Churches Can Break Growth Barriers, featuring Warren Bird — Rainer on Leadership #327
May 12, 2017

Six Reasons Millennials Should Consider Pastoring Established Churches – Rainer on Leadership #326
May 9, 2017

When to Pull the Plug on a Ministry and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #325
May 5, 2017

What to Do When You Build too Big – Rainer on Leadership #324
May 2, 2017

How to Make Your Ministry Résumé Stand Out – Rainer on Leadership #323
April 28, 2017

Finding Unity in Worship Styles featuring Mike Harland – Rainer on Leadership #322
April 25, 2017

Four Keys to Creating a Healthy Staff Culture featuring Bryan and Shannon Miles – Rainer on Leadership #321
April 21, 2017

The Need for Church Replanting featuring Mark Clifton – Rainer on Leadership #320
April 18, 2017

Nine Changes Churches Must Make Or Die – Rainer on Leadership #319
April 14, 2017

Six Reasons for Increased Pastoral Tenure – Rainer on Leadership #318
April 11, 2017

The Importance of Church Facility Stewardship featuring Tim Cool – Rainer on Leadership #317
April 7, 2017

Pastoral Leadership, Prayer, and Church Health – Rainer on Leadership #316
April 4, 2017

Six Warning Signs That a Church Has a Problem with Entitlement Mentality – Rainer on Leadership #315
March 31, 2017

Introducing the Christian Standard Bible with Trevin Wax – Rainer on Leadership #314
March 28, 2017

Eight Easter-Related Church Trends – Rainer on Leadership #313
March 24, 2017

12 Metrics for Church Assessment – Rainer on Leadership #312
March 21, 2017

Six Traits of Preacher Eater Churches – Rainer on Leadership #311
March 17, 2017

Missions & Church Planting in North America, with Kevin Ezell – Rainer on Leadership #310
March 14, 2017

Ten Ways Pastors Can Be Great Bosses – Rainer on Leadership #309
March 10, 2017

Ten Ways Pastors Can Be Terrible Bosses – Rainer on Leadership #308
March 7, 2017

Congregational Singing and the Pastor, Featuring Mark Dever – Rainer on Leadership #307
March 3, 2017

Congregational Singing with Keith & Kristyn Getty – Rainer on Leadership #306
February 28, 2017

10 Questions to Diagnose the Evangelistic Health of Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #305
February 24, 2017

The Disappearance of the 11:00 AM Sunday Service – Rainer on Leadership #304
February 21, 2017

Four Essentials for Ministering to Men — Rainer on Leadership #303
February 17, 2017

How to Respond When You’re Forced Out of a Church – Rainer on Leadership #302
February 14, 2017

How to Respond When a Staff Member Has an Affair – Rainer on Leadership #301
February 10, 2017

What to Include in a Visitor Welcome Packet and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #300
February 7, 2017

Leading Change in an Established Church, featuring Jimmy Scroggins – Rainer on Leadership #299
February 3, 2017

Why Greeters Are Important in Getting Guests to Return – Rainer on Leadership #298
January 31, 2017

Seven Questions to Ask When You’re Not Hired Near Unanimously – Rainer on Leadership #297
January 27, 2017

Why Smaller Churches Are Going Multisite – Rainer on Leadership #296
January 24, 2017

Six Statements That Could Kill a Church – Rainer on Leadership #295
January 20, 2017

Marketplace Bivocational Ministry, featuring Jimmy Scroggins – Rainer on Leadership #294
January 17, 2017

How to Adjust When Church Giving Decreases – Rainer on Leadership #293
January 13, 2017

How to Renew Evangelistic Growth in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #292
January 10, 2017

How to Adjust When Church Giving Increases – Rainer on Leadership #291
January 6, 2017

10 Major Trends for Churches in 2017 – Rainer on Leadership #290
January 3, 2017

2016 Podcasts

2016: A Look Back at Church Trends – Rainer on Leadership #289
December 30, 2016

How to Kill an Ineffective Program or Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #288
December 23, 2016

Multi-Site Church for the Rest of Us, featuring Jimmy Scroggins – Rainer on Leadership #287
December 20, 2016

The Painful Reality of Church Bully Cartels – Rainer on Leadership #286
December 16, 2016

Six Surprising Insights Regarding Church Budgets and Salaries – Rainer on Leadership #285
December 13, 2016

Invite Your One featuring Jeremy Roberts – Rainer on Leadership #284
December 9, 2016

Worship and the Next Generation featuring Mark Hall – Rainer on Leadership #283
December 6, 2016

The Relationship Between a Pastor and Worship Leader featuring Jim Shaddix – Rainer on Leadership #282
December 2, 2016

The Intersection of Theology and Worship featuring Louie Giglio – Rainer on Leadership #281
November 29, 2016

Four Qualities of an Effective Worship Leader – Rainer on Leadership #280
November 25, 2016

8 Causes of Concern for Bible Belt Churches – Rainer on Leadership #279
November 22, 2016

5 Ways to Stop Decline in a Church – Rainer on Leadership #278
November 18, 2016

12 Ways to Handle Staff Conflict – Rainer on Leadership #277
November 15, 2016

8 Signs of a Financially Dying Church – Rainer on Leadership #276
November 11, 2016

10 Keys to Reaching Unchurched People at Christmas – Rainer on Leadership #275
November 8, 2016

How to Handle Bad Church Guest Experiences – Rainer on Leadership #274
November 4, 2016

Why Churches Move from Growth to Maintenance – Rainer on Leadership #273
November 1, 2016

Church Compensation Trends featuring William Vanderbloemen – Rainer on Leadership #272
October 28, 2016

Four Commitments Every Church Member Must Make – Rainer on Leadership #271
October 25, 2016

Multi-Level Marketing in the Church and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #270
October 21, 2016

Pastors and Writing with Jared C. Wilson – Rainer on Leadership #269
October 18, 2016

Five Reasons to Have Multiple Styles of Worship – Rainer on Leadership #268
October 14, 2016

Seven Reasons Not to Have Multiple Styles of Worship – Rainer on Leadership #267
October 11, 2016

Cultural Crisis and the Church, featuring Dr. Albert Mohler – Rainer on Leadership #266
October 7, 2016

Why Churches Really Aren’t Friendly to Guests – Rainer on Leadership #265
October 4, 2016

Four Reasons People Are Dropping Out of Church – Rainer on Leadership #264
September 30, 2016

Why Pastors Shouldn’t be the Only Ones Visiting Members – Rainer on Leadership #263
September 27, 2016

Discerning Your Call to Ministry, Featuring Dr. Jason Allen – Rainer on Leadership #262
September 23, 2016

Worship Leading Relationship between the Pastor and Music Leader – Rainer on Leadership #261
September 20, 2016

Nine Virtual Realities for Churches – Rainer on Leadership #260
September 16, 2016

Four Models of Dying Churches – Rainer on Leadership #259
September 13, 2016

Why You Should Consider Not Requiring Office Hours for Ministerial Staff – Rainer on Leadership #258
September 9, 2016

Tools of the Trade for Pastors and Staff – Rainer on Leadership #257
September 6, 2016

Why Church Members Choose One Worship Service Over Another – Rainer on Leadership #256
September 2, 2016

Keys to a Multi-Generational Worship Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #255
August 30, 2016

Eight Traits of Church Bullies – Rainer on Leadership #254
August 26, 2016

8 Mistakes to Avoid as a Young Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #253
August 23, 2016

What Healthy Churches Will Look Like in 10 Years – Rainer on Leadership #252
August 19, 2016

The Insanity of God featuring Nik and Ruth Ripken – Rainer on Leadership #251
August 16, 2016

Hospitality, Weddings, Millennials, and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #250
August 12, 2016

Eight Time Saving Solutions for Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #249
August 9, 2016

What Does a Community-focused Church Look Like? – Rainer on Leadership #248
August 5, 2016

How Pastors Feel When Church Members Leave – Rainer on Leadership #247
August 2, 2016

A Podcasting ‘How-to’ with Carey Nieuwhof – Rainer on Leadership #246
July 29, 2016

Pastors and Podcasting, featuring Carey Nieuwhof – Rainer on Leadership #245
July 26, 2016

The Ongoing Saga of Staff Conflict – Rainer on Leadership #244
July 22, 2016

5 Keys to Making the Most of a Conference – Rainer on Leadership #243
July 19, 2016

Eight Key Issues for Pastors Regarding Funerals – Rainer on Leadership #242
July 15, 2016

Worship as Discipleship, featuring Mike Harland – Rainer on Leadership #241
July 12, 2016

Nine Key Issues for Pastors Regarding Weddings – Rainer on Leadership #240
July 8, 2016

Change or Die…The Five Types of Dying Churches – Rainer on Leadership #239
July 5, 2016

What Defines a Generous Church? – Rainer on Leadership #238
July 1, 2016

Top Trends and Biggest Mistakes in Pastor Searches, featuring William Vanderbloemen – Rainer on Leadership #237
June 28, 2016

Nine Ways to Make a Terrible First Impression – Rainer on Leadership #236
June 24, 2016

The Challenges of Following a Long-term Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #235
June 21, 2016

How Pastors Should Respond to the Gender Neutral Bathroom Controversy – Rainer on Leadership #234
June 17, 2016

Doubtful Issues and Church Worship Preferences – Rainer on Leadership #233
June 14, 2016

What Community Demographics Should a Pastor Know? – Rainer on Leadership #232
June 10, 2016

Seven Shifts in Church Outreach – Rainer on Leadership #231
June 7, 2016

Five Reasons for Failure when Leading Change – Rainer on Leadership #230
June 3, 2016

Why Relational Skills Are Critical to Leadership Success – Rainer on Leadership #229
May 31, 2016

How Can a Pastor Reverse Negative Sentiments in a Church? – Rainer on Leadership #228
May 27, 2016

Current Update on Why Pastors Are Quitting – Rainer on Leadership #227
May 24, 2016

The Disappearance of Choirs – Rainer on Leadership #226
May 20, 2016

Six Things You Inherit as a New Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #225
May 17, 2016

Six Areas Where Millennial Pastors Are Asking for Help – Rainer on Leadership #224
May 13, 2016

How to Respond to Cringeworthy Statements – Rainer on Leadership #223
May 10, 2016

Six Church Practices That Are Fading – Rainer on Leadership #222
May 6, 2016

What Is the Best Time for a Worship Service? – Rainer on Leadership #221
May 3, 2016

Why Church Announcements Cause Problems – Rainer on Leadership #220
April 29, 2016

Seven Church Facility Trends – Rainer on Leadership #219
April 26, 2016

Church Outreach: What Has Worked and What Hasn’t – Rainer on Leadership #218
April 22, 2016

Seven Reasons for Optimism in American Churches – Rainer on Leadership #217
April 19, 2016

How Do I Know if My Church Is Evangelistically Effective? – Rainer on Leadership #216
April 15, 2016

Why Congregational Singing Is Waning – Rainer on Leadership #215
April 12, 2016

Pastors, Politics, and Social Media – Rainer on Leadership #214
April 8, 2016

Online Giving featuring Rich Birch – Rainer on Leadership #213
April 5, 2016

Nine Ways Gossip Destroys a Church – Rainer on Leadership #212
April 1, 2016

12 Keys to Making Time When You Have None – Rainer on Leadership #211
March 29, 2016

Why Churches Struggle with Follow-Up – Rainer on Leadership #210
March 25, 2016

High Attendance Days and How Best to Use Them – Rainer on Leadership #209
March 22, 2016

How Churches Can Most Effectively Use Facebook and Twitter – Rainer on Leadership #208
March 18, 2016

Fixing the “Too Empty or ‘Too Full’ Problem in a Church – Rainer on Leadership #207
March 15, 2016

7 Concerns About Benefits of Pastors and Church Staff – Rainer on Leadership #206
March 11, 2016

Using Your Church’s Facilities More Effectively Throughout the Week – Rainer on Leadership #205
March 8, 2016

10 Common Frustrations of Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #204
March 4, 2016

Communicating in Conflict, Staff Reviews, and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #203
March 1, 2016

9 Steps to Small Group Multiplication – Rainer on Leadership #202
February 26, 2016

Missions Mistakes and Misconceptions – Rainer on Leadership #201
February 23, 2016

10 Fascinating Facts Regarding Pastor and Church Staff Compensation – Rainer on Leadership #200
February 19, 2016

What Should a Guest Preacher Be Paid – Rainer on Leadership #199
February 16, 2016

A Unique Approach to Casting Church Vision – Rainer on Leadership #198
February 12, 2016

Eight Easter Sunday Planning Tips for Churches – Rainer on Leadership #197
February 9, 2016

The Six Most Common Ways Ministry Spouses Get Hurt – Rainer on Leadership #196
February 5, 2016

Nine Ways Churches Waste Money – Rainer on Leadership #195
February 2, 2016

Why Church Leaders Need a Mentor — Rainer on Leadership #194
January 29, 2016

The New Marketplace Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #193
January 26, 2016

Six Warning Signs of Church Dropouts – Rainer on Leadership #192
January 22, 2016

How Churches Can Pray More Effectively – Rainer on Leadership #191
January 19, 2016

How to Grow Discipleship in Your Church, featuring Robby Gallaty – Rainer on Leadership #190
January 15, 2016

Seven Worship Trends to Watch – Rainer on Leadership #189
January 12, 2016

Trends to Watch for in 2016 (part two) – Rainer on Leadership #188
January 8, 2016

Trends to Watch for in 2016 (part one) – Rainer on Leadership #187
January 5, 2016

Top 10 Rainer on Leadership Podcast Episodes of 2015
January 1, 2016

2015 Podcasts

Healthy Church Trends: A Look Back – Rainer on Leadership #186
December 29, 2015

12 Megachurch Trends to Watch – Rainer on Leadership #185
December 22, 2015

Seven Implications of Decentralization in Churches – Rainer on Leadership #184
December 18, 2015

Nine Reasons Christians Don’t Evangelize – Rainer on Leadership #183
December 15, 2015

5 Reasons Pastoral Tenure Could Increase – Rainer on Leadership #182
December 11, 2015

Leadership and the Local Church with John C. Maxwell – Rainer on Leadership #181
December 8, 2015

The Great Importance of Pastoral Tenure – Rainer on Leadership #180
December 4, 2015

Six Considerations for Holiday Outreach – Rainer on Leadership #179
December 1, 2015

Why Churches Choose to Die – Rainer on Leadership #178
November 27, 2015

Hit and Miss Church Guest Experiences – Rainer on Leadership #177
November 24, 2015

How to Lead After a Church Split and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #176
November 20, 2015

When You Have to Let a Staff Member Go – Rainer on Leadership #175
November 17, 2015

Are You Leadership Material? – Rainer on Leadership #174
November 13, 2015

The Largest 500 Churches in the SBC – Rainer on Leadership #173
November 10, 2015

Why Pastors Leave a Church – Rainer on Leadership #172
November 6, 2015

Why Pastors Are Afraid of Revitalization – Rainer on Leadership #171
November 3, 2015

Why Churches Are Stuck in the Past – Rainer on Leadership #170
October 30, 2015

How to Increase the Number of Volunteers in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #169
October 27, 2015

Transitioning a Senior Adult Church to One Who Reaches all Generations – Rainer on Leadership #168
October 23, 2015

Evangelism, Outreach, and the Internet – Rainer on Leadership #167
October 20, 2015

How to Deal with Criticism – Rainer on Leadership Classic Episode
October 16, 2015

Nine Rapid Changes in Church Worship Services – Rainer on Leadership Classic Episode
October 13, 2015

Pastoral Leadership and Missions with David Platt – Rainer on Leadership #166
October 9, 2015

Overcoming Guest Barriers in the Church – Rainer on Leadership #165
October 6, 2015

Nine Things a Church Bulletin Must Have – Rainer on Leadership #164
October 2, 2015

Moving Out of Maintenance Mode – Rainer on Leadership #163
September 29, 2015

Ten Signs You’re Leading in Maintenance Mode – Rainer on Leadership #162
September 25, 2015

Nine Relational Evangelism Ideas That Work – Rainer on Leadership #161
September 22, 2015

Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. – Rainer on Leadership #160
September 18, 2015

Five Characteristics of Change Leaders in the Church – Rainer on Leadership #159
September 15, 2015

Age Discrimination and Church Hiring – Rainer on Leadership #158
September 11, 2015

The Secrets to Getting Guests to Fill Out and Return Info Cards – Rainer on Leadership #157
September 8, 2015

What’s the Big Deal with Church Committees? – Rainer on Leadership #156
September 4, 2015

10 Mistakes Pastors Make when Interviewing – Rainer on Leadership #155
September 1, 2015

War Room and the Power of Prayer featuring Stephen and Alex Kendrick – Rainer on Leadership #154
August 28, 2015

What Do Pastors Need to Know About Business? – Rainer on Leadership #153
August 25, 2015

Seven Ideas for Increased Guest Friendliness – Rainer on Leadership #152
August 21, 2015

Six Major Barriers to Church Growth – Rainer on Leadership #151
August 18, 2015

Eight Steps to More Effective Discipleship – Rainer on Leadership #150
August 14, 2015

The Activity Driven Church – Rainer on Leadership #149
August 11, 2015

Why Women Leave a Church – Rainer on Leadership #148
August 7, 2015

Financial Giving & Accountability for Members and Staff – Rainer on Leadership #147
August 4, 2015

Proper Ministerial Attire – Rainer on Leadership #146
July 31, 2015

How Involved Should a Minister Be in the Community? – Rainer on Leadership #145
July 28, 2015

The Anatomy of a Sick Church – Rainer on Leadership #144
July 24, 2015

Crafting a Church Vision Statement – Rainer on Leadership #143
July 21, 2015

I Will: Nine Traits of the Outwardly Focused Christian – Rainer on Leadership #142
July 17, 2015

The Challenges and Opportunities of Female Leadership – Rainer on Leadership #141
July 14, 2015

Nine Encouragements for Pastors Who Want to Quit – Rainer on Leadership #140
July 10, 2015

Seven Keys to Recruiting Volunteers in Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #139
July 7, 2015

What Does Mediocrity Look Like in the Church? – Rainer on Leadership #138
July 3, 2015

How Church Culture Changes – Rainer on Leadership #137
June 30, 2015

Balancing Family & Ministry with Jackie Bledsoe – Rainer on Leadership #136
June 26, 2015

Dealing with Power Groups in the Church – Rainer on Leadership #135
June 23, 2015

Six Keys to Breaking Financial Barriers at Your Church – Rainer on Leadership #134
June 19, 2015

Trends in Worship Service Times – Rainer on Leadership #133
June 16, 2015

Say This, Not That to Guests – Rainer on Leadership #132
June 12, 2015

Guidelines for Counseling in the Church – Rainer on Leadership #131
June 9, 2015

The Future of Denominations – Rainer on Leadership #130
June 5, 2015

Moving to or from Multiple Worship Services – Rainer on Leadership #129
June 2, 2015

Why Church Members Dislike Church Growth – Rainer on Leadership #128
May 29, 2015

Do Church Members Who Are More Involved Give More?…and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #127
May 26, 2015

The Five Most Common Obstacles to Breaking Attendance Barriers – Rainer on Leadership #126
May 22, 2015

Surviving a Moral Failure on Church Staff – Rainer on Leadership #125
May 19, 2015

The Five Most Common Mistakes Church Leaders Make When Leading Change – Rainer on Leadership #124
May 15, 2015

Non-Salary Benefits Churches Should Consider Providing for Staff – Rainer on Leadership #123
May 12, 2015

Encouragements and Warnings for Christian Leaders in Social Media, featuring Michael Hyatt – Rainer on Leadership #122
May 8, 2015

Eight Practical Steps to Preserving Church Unity – Rainer on Leadership #121
May 5, 2015

How to Become a Highly Effective Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #120
May 1, 2015

10 Keys to Developing a Healthy Church Staff – Rainer on Leadership #119
April 28, 2015

What to Do With Church Bullies – Rainer on Leadership #118
April 24, 2015

Why Pastors Often Leave Their Church in the Third Year – Rainer on Leadership #117
April 21, 2015

Setting a Fair Pastoral Salary – Rainer on Leadership #116
April 17, 2015

What Does a Healthy Church Budget Look Like? – Rainer on Leadership #115
April 14, 2015

9 Major Areas of Tension Every Pastor Experiences – Rainer on Leadership #114
April 10, 2015

Ministry Training in the Local Church – Rainer on Leadership #113
April 7, 2015

Church Membership Renewal, A New Trend – Rainer on Leadership #112
April 3, 2015

Easter and Hymns with Keith Getty – Rainer on Leadership #111
March 31, 2015

Overcoming the 12 Most Frequent Burdens Pastors Face – Rainer on Leadership #110
March 27, 2015

What to Do When a Pastor or Staff Member Leaves – Rainer on Leadership #109
March 24, 2015

Obstacles to Evangelism in the Local Church – Rainer on Leadership #108
March 20, 2015

Nine Technological Trends Every Church Should Consider – Rainer on Leadership #107
March 17, 2015

How to Overcome the Most Fiercely Defended Traditions in a Church – Rainer on Leadership #106
March 13, 2015

Why Your Church Should be Thinking Multisite – Rainer on Leadership #105
March 10, 2015

What Not to Say to the Pastor Before the Sermon – Rainer on Leadership #104
March 6, 2015

Why Your Church Needs a New Members Class – Rainer on Leadership #103
March 3, 2015

What Staff Member to Hire Next and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #102
February 27, 2015

Six Keys for Reaching Millennials in Established Churches – Rainer on Leadership #101
February 24, 2015

Pastoral Longevity, featuring Mike Glenn – Rainer on Leadership #100
February 20, 2015

10 Tips for Pastoral Care Visits – Rainer on Leadership #099
February 17, 2015

How to Make Announcements in Worship Services – Rainer on Leadership #098
February 13, 2015

Nine Keys to Successful Sermon Preparation – Rainer on Leadership #097
February 10, 2015

Bivocational Pastors and Church Staff – Rainer on Leadership #096
February 6, 2015

10 Keys to Finding a Job in Ministry — Rainer on Leadership #095
February 3, 2015

10 Distractions Regarding Worship Music – Rainer on Leadership #094
January 30, 2015

Five Things Church Leaders Need to Know about Ministry Finance — Rainer on Leadership #093
January 27, 2015

15 Church Trends for 2015 – Rainer on Leadership #092
January 23, 2015

How to Lead a Staff Meeting Well — Rainer on Leadership #091
January 20, 2015

10 Key Leadership Lessons, featuring Brad Lomenick – Rainer on Leadership #090
January 16, 2015

The Seven Key Improvements You Should Make to Your Church Facilities – Rainer on Leadership #089
January 13, 2015

Millennial Pastors and Established Churches – Rainer on Leadership #088
January 9, 2015

Finding Time in Ministry When You Have None – Rainer on Leadership #087
January 6, 2015

Discouragement in Ministry – Rainer on Leadership #086
January 2, 2015

2014 Podcasts

Top 14 Posts of 2014: The Top 5
December 31, 2014

Top 14 Podcast Episodes of 2014
December 26, 2014

Leadership Lessons for Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #085
December 19, 2014

Leading a Growing Church – Rainer on Leadership #084
December 12, 2014

The Stand and Greet Time – Rainer on Leadership #083
December 5, 2014

Don’t Waste Your Christmas – Rainer on Leadership #082
November 28, 2014

Don’t Waste Your Christmas – Rainer on Leadership #082
November 28, 2014

Be the Message with Pastor Kerry Shook – Rainer on Leadership #081
November 21, 2014

10 Traits of Healthy, Tenured Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #080
November 14, 2014

14 Traits Found in Toxic Leaders – Rainer on Leadership #079
November 7, 2014

Trends in Pastoral Job Searches and Succession – Rainer on Leadership #078
October 31, 2014

Church Revitalization – Rainer on Leadership #077
October 24, 2014

The Impending Retirement of a Generation of Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #076
October 17, 2014

Seven Warnings for Church Leaders Who Use Social Media – Rainer on Leadership #075
October 10, 2014

15 Church Facility Issues – Rainer on Leadership #074
October 3, 2014

Innovation and the Local Church – Rainer on Leadership #073
September 26, 2014

Leading from the Second Chair – Rainer on Leadership #072
September 19, 2014

Six Symptoms of a Dysfunctional Church – Rainer on Leadership #071
September 12, 2014

Pastoral Tenure & Expository Preaching with Alistair Begg – Rainer on Leadership #070
September 5, 2014

Why Church Members Don’t Invite Others to Church – Rainer on Leadership #069
August 29, 2014

8 Warning Signs of the Most Common Factor in Declining Churches – Rainer on Leadership #068
August 22, 2014

Avoiding the Seven Ways to Hurt Your Pastor – Rainer on Leadership #067
August 15, 2014

Leading in a Glass House – Rainer on Leadership #066
August 8, 2014

Millennials and Worship Style – Rainer on Leadership #065
August 1, 2014

The Decline of Sunday Evening Services – Rainer on Leadership #064
July 25, 2014

Evangelism in the Local Church – Rainer on Leadership #063
July 18, 2014

The Pastor’s Kid – Rainer on Leadership #062
July 11, 2014

Pastoral Succession – Rainer on Leadership #061
June 27, 2014

Nine Rapid Changes in Church Worship Services – Rainer on Leadership #060
June 20, 2014

Pastoral Advice – Rainer on Leadership #059
June 13, 2014

Social Media and the Church – Rainer on Leadership #058
June 6, 2014

Why Pastors Are Hesitant to Take Jobs at Established Churches – Rainer on Leadership #057
May 30, 2014

Changes in Church Hiring Practices for Pastors – Rainer on Leadership #056
May 23, 2014

Dangers of Denial for Dying Churches – Rainer on Leadership #055
May 16, 2014

The Pastors’ Wives Episode – Rainer on Leadership #054
May 9, 2014

Autopsy of a Deceased Church Launch – Rainer on Leadership #053
May 2, 2014

Pastoral Do-Overs – Rainer on Leadership #052
April 25, 2014

10 Areas of Training Pastors Need in the 21st Century – Rainer on Leadership #051
April 18, 2014

Eight Struggles Pastors Face – Rainer on Leadership #050
April 11, 2014

An Interview with Dr. Tony Evans – Rainer on Leadership #049
April 4, 2014

Becoming More Evangelistic Churches – Rainer on Leadership #048
March 28, 2014

7 Reasons Active Members Drop Out of Church – Rainer on Leadership #047
March 21, 2014

Communicating Big Ideas with Art Rainer – Rainer on Leadership #046
March 14, 2014

When Not to Respond to Critics – Rainer on Leadership #045
March 7, 2014

10 Reasons for Church Conflict – Rainer on Leadership #044
February 28, 2014

Seven Paradigm Shifts in the Church – Rainer on Leadership #043
February 21, 2014

11 Common Mistakes Made by Churches – Rainer on Leadership #042
February 14, 2014

Tony Merida on Church Planting, Bivocational Pastors, & Orphan Care – Rainer on Leadership #041
February 7, 2014

Pastors’ Kids – Rainer on Leadership #040
January 31, 2014

Pastors and Vacation – Rainer on Leadership #039
January 24, 2014

14 Predictions for the Church in 2014 – Rainer on Leadership #038
January 17, 2014

Worship Wars – Rainer on Leadership #037
January 10, 2014

How Pastoring Has Changed in the Past 30 Years – Rainer on Leadership #036
January 3, 2014

2013 Podcasts

Ministers’ Housing Allowance – Rainer on Leadership #035
December 20, 2013

The Grass Isn’t Always Greener – Rainer on Leadership #034
December 13, 2013

Ministry Grid & Leadership Training – Rainer on Leadership #033
December 6, 2013

Is Your Church Dying? – Rainer on Leadership #032
November 22, 2013

How to Respond to Criticism – Rainer on Leadership #031
November 15, 2013

Simple Church with Eric Geiger – Rainer on Leadership #030
November 8, 2013

The Pastor’s Salary – Rainer on Leadership #029
November 1, 2013

A Culture of Trust – Rainer on Leadership #028
October 25, 2013

5 Stages of Pastoral Tenure – Rainer on Leadership #027
October 18, 2013

Identifying and Overcoming Pastoral Burnout – Rainer on Leadership #026
October 11, 2013

The Number One Reason for the Decline in Church Attendance – Rainer on Leadership #025
October 4, 2013

10 Things Pastors Like Most and Least about Being a Pastor — Rainer on Leadership #024
September 27, 2013

Eight Areas Ministers Are Unprepared for Ministry — Rainer on Leadership #023
September 20, 2013

Listener Question Extravaganza — Rainer on Leadership #022
September 13, 2013

Leading Change, featuring Kevin Ezell — Rainer on Leadership #021
September 6, 2013

What Non-Christians Think of Christians — Rainer on Leadership #020
August 30, 2013

Megachurches in the SBC — Rainer on Leadership #019
August 23, 2013

The First 100 Days in a New Job — Rainer on Leadership #018
August 16, 2013

The Pastor’s Work Week — Rainer on Leadership #017
August 9, 2013

Raising up Leaders & Pastoring Established Churches — Rainer on Leadership #016
August 2, 2013

Five Qualities to Look for When Hiring — Rainer on Leadership #15
July 26, 2013

Small Group Alignment — Rainer on Leadership #013
July 12, 2013

An Interview with John Croyle — Rainer on Leadership #012
July 5, 2013

Overcoming Pastoral Burnout — Rainer on Leadership #011
June 28, 2013

The Millennials — Rainer on Leadership #010
June 21, 2013

The Six Levels of Leadership — Rainer on Leadership #009
June 14, 2013

Preaching Distractions — Rainer on Leadership #008
June 7, 2013

Melissa: An Interview with Frank Page — Rainer on Leadership #007
May 31, 2013

Can a Dying Church Find Life? — Rainer on Leadership #006
May 24, 2013

Autopsy of a Deceased Church — Rainer on Leadership #005
May 17, 2013

Raising Godly Children — Rainer on Leadership #004
May 10, 2013

The Main Reason People Leave the Church — Rainer on Leadership #003
May 3, 2013

I Am a Church Member — Rainer on Leadership #002
April 26, 2013

Ten Ways Ordinary People Became Good Leaders — Rainer on Leadership #001
April 19, 2013

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