Thom S. Rainer

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Rainer, Thom S., ed. (1989). Evangelism in the Twenty-First Century: the critical issues - Twenty-one contributors writing in honor of Lewis A. Drummond. Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publisher. ISBN   978-0-877-88238-1. OCLC   19514886.
  • (1993). The Book of Church Growth: history, theology, and principles. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press. ISBN   978-0-805-41157-7. OCLC   26589881.
  • (1994). Eating the Elephant: bite-sized steps to achieve long-term growth in your church (1st ed.). Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-805-46140-4. OCLC   29703199.
  • (1995). Giant Awakenings: making the most of 9 surprising trends that can benefit your church. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-805-46173-2. OCLC   31412089.
  • ; Silva, Michael (1996). Experiencing Revival: A Guide to Personal Renewal and Evangelistic Revival in Your Church. La Mirada, CA: Church Growth Institute. ISBN   978-1-570-52058-7.
  • ; Drummond, Lewis, eds. (1996). Biblical Affirmations for Evangelism. Minneapolis, MN: World Wide Publications. ISBN   0-89066-284-3.
  • (1996). Effective Evangelistic Churches: successful churches reveal what works, and what doesn't. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-805-45402-4. OCLC   34410663.
  • (1997). The Bridger Generation: America's second largest generation, what they believe, how to reach them . Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-805-46296-8. OCLC   36746379.
  • ; Wagner, C. Peter; Towns, Elmer L. (1998). The Every Church Guide to Growth: how any plateaued church can grow. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-805-40192-9. OCLC   38747534.
  • (1999). High expectations : the remarkable secret for keeping people in your church. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-805-41266-6. OCLC   39335543.
  • (2001). Surprising Insights from the Unchurched. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN   978-0-310-23648-1. OCLC   46678185.
  • (2003). The Unchurched Next Door: understanding faith stages as keys to sharing your faith. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN   978-0-310-24860-6. OCLC   52203016.
  • ; Lawless, Charles E. (2003). Eating the Elephant: Leading the Established Church to Growth (Revised and expanded ed.). Syracuse, NY: Pinnacle Publishers. ISBN   978-0-974-23060-3. - updated version of the 1994 title
  • (2005). Breakout Churches: discover how to make the leap. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN   978-0-310-25745-5. OCLC   54988771.
  • ; Lawless, Charles E., eds. (2005). The Challenge of the Great Commission. Syracuse, NY: Pinnacle Publishers. ISBN   978-0-974-23061-0.
  • (2005). The Unexpected Journey: conversations with people who turned from other beliefs to Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN   978-0-310-25741-7. OCLC   60491957.
  • ; Geiger, Eric (2006). Simple Church: returning to God's process for making disciples. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   9780805443905. OCLC   68810069.
  • ; Rainer, Art (2007). Raising Dad: What Fathers & Sons Learn from Each Other. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-805-44391-2.
  • ; Rainer, Sam (2008). Essential Church: reclaiming a generation of dropouts. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-805-44392-9. OCLC   209639048.
  • ; Akin, Daniel L. (2009). Vibrant Church: Becoming a Healthy Church in the 21st Century. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-415-86541-5.
  • ; Rainer, Art (2009). Simple Life: time, relationships, money, God with Art Rainer. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-805-44886-3. OCLC   316018625.
  • ; Stetzer, Ed (2010). Transformational Church: creating a new scorecard for congregations. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-433-66930-9. OCLC   645665198.
  • ; Rainer, Jess W. (2011). The Millennials: connecting to America's largest generation. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-433-67003-9. OCLC   695042457.
  • (2013). I Am a Church Member: Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-433-67973-5. OCLC   812571549.
  • (2014). Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1-433-68392-3. OCLC   880741442.
  • (2015). I Will: Nine Traits of the Outwardly Focused Christian. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1433687297. OCLC   894625832.
  • (2016). Who Moved My Pulpit?: Leading Change in the Church. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group. ISBN   978-1433643873. OCLC   929545252.
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    Thom S. Rainer
    Born (1955-07-16) July 16, 1955 (age 69)
    TitleFormer President and CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources
    SpouseNellie Jo King
    Academic background
    Education University of Alabama
    Southern Baptist Theological Seminary