The Church Answers Podcast The Church Answers Podcast
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- Religion & Spirituality
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The Church Answers Podcast with Thom Rainer is fast-paced, to the point, and sometimes witty. It addresses one question about church life and leadership in just ten minutes. Buckle your seatbelt and take a ride into the world of congregational health in a fun and fascinating way.
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Why Some Church Members Hold on to Traditions and Refuse to Change
https://youtu.be/b0fkc498m48
There are some key reasons why some church members will not change or why they don't want their church to change. Thom shares these reasons so we can address the causes more than the symptoms.
Resources:
Chaney & Associates
* “Who Moved My Pulpit? Leading Change in the Church” by Thom S. Rainer
* The Hope Initiative
Church Answers Central Membership
* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry
Episode Sponsor:
Focus on your ministry, we’ll focus on the finances.
Chaney & Associates — The accounting firm for the Church.
Stop stressing about the state of your church’s finances and start feeling confident knowing you’ve hired an accounting team you can trust.
At Chaney & Associates, we understand the weight you carry stewarding tithe money which is why we’ve helped over 1,100 churches with accounting & payroll services for over 21 years.
Save time with our cloud-based software. Access reports in real time. And feel confident knowing you’re working with software that’s the best in class.
From church plants to megachurches, we’ve got you covered.
Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA): Visit chaneyassociates.com today to get started. -
What Churches in the 1990s Got Right
https://youtu.be/9pnQiYXG4_E
We do not want to live in the past, and we don't want to re-create the 1990s in our churches. But Thom offers some church practices we should still be doing.
Resources:
Chaney & Associates
* The Hope Initiative
Church Answers Central Membership
* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry
Episode Sponsor:
Focus on your ministry, we’ll focus on the finances.
Chaney & Associates — The accounting firm for the Church.
Stop stressing about the state of your church’s finances and start feeling confident knowing you’ve hired an accounting team you can trust.
At Chaney & Associates, we understand the weight you carry stewarding tithe money which is why we’ve helped over 1,100 churches with accounting & payroll services for over 21 years.
Save time with our cloud-based software. Access reports in real time. And feel confident knowing you’re working with software that’s the best in class.
From church plants to megachurches, we’ve got you covered.
Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA): Visit chaneyassociates.com today to get started. -
When I Visited a Church and Was Asked to Stand and Greet People
https://youtu.be/QO3_eAcUIQ0
For those who know Thom, you know he is an introvert. You might also know he would rather have a root canal than experience the “stand and greet” time in a worship service. He recounts the time he visited a church and why he hopes he never has to return.
Resources:
Chaney & Associates
* “How the Stand and Greet Time Disappeared in Churches (And How to Replace It)” by Thom S. Rainer
* The Hope Initiative
Church Answers Central Membership
* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry
Episode Sponsor:
Focus on your ministry, we’ll focus on the finances.
Chaney & Associates — The accounting firm for the Church.
Stop stressing about the state of your church’s finances and start feeling confident knowing you’ve hired an accounting team you can trust.
At Chaney & Associates, we understand the weight you carry stewarding tithe money which is why we’ve helped over 1,100 churches with accounting & payroll services for over 21 years.
Save time with our cloud-based software. Access reports in real time. And feel confident knowing you’re working with software that’s the best in class.
From church plants to megachurches, we’ve got you covered.
Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA): Visit chaneyassociates.com today to get started. -
Why Is There Gender Imbalance in Church Participation? Questions From Those Who Do Not Attend Church
https://youtu.be/fGlu0LWG45U
In this special series, Thom takes questions from people not connected to churches and answers them with a brief ten-minute response.
Resources:
Chaney & Associates
* The Hope Initiative
Church Answers Central Membership
* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry
Episode Sponsor:
Focus on your ministry, we’ll focus on the finances.
Chaney & Associates — The accounting firm for the Church.
Stop stressing about the state of your church’s finances and start feeling confident knowing you’ve hired an accounting team you can trust.
At Chaney & Associates, we understand the weight you carry stewarding tithe money which is why we’ve helped over 1,100 churches with accounting & payroll services for over 21 years.
Save time with our cloud-based software. Access reports in real time. And feel confident knowing you’re working with software that’s the best in class.
From church plants to megachurches, we’ve got you covered.
Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA): Visit chaneyassociates.com today to get started. -
Why Are There So Many Different Bible Translations? Questions From Those Who Do Not Attend Church
https://youtu.be/kmWxOLN8JZQ
In this special series, Thom takes questions from people not connected to churches and answers them with a brief ten-minute response.
Resources:
Chaney & Associates
* The Hope Initiative
Church Answers Central Membership
* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry
Episode Sponsor:
Focus on your ministry, we’ll focus on the finances.
Chaney & Associates — The accounting firm for the Church.
Stop stressing about the state of your church’s finances and start feeling confident knowing you’ve hired an accounting team you can trust.
At Chaney & Associates, we understand the weight you carry stewarding tithe money which is why we’ve helped over 1,100 churches with accounting & payroll services for over 21 years.
Save time with our cloud-based software. Access reports in real time. And feel confident knowing you’re working with software that’s the best in class.
From church plants to megachurches, we’ve got you covered.
Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA): Visit chaneyassociates.com today to get started. -
How Is the Bible Used in Churches? Questions From Those Who Do Not Attend Church
https://youtu.be/bU59uz1CRJ8
In this special series, Thom takes questions from people not connected to churches and answers them with a brief ten-minute response.
Resources:
Chaney & Associates
* The Hope Initiative
Church Answers Central Membership
* Check out the Church Answers Christian bookstore! Shop curated, trusted resources for Christian life and ministry
Episode Sponsor:
Focus on your ministry, we’ll focus on the finances.
Chaney & Associates — The accounting firm for the Church.
Stop stressing about the state of your church’s finances and start feeling confident knowing you’ve hired an accounting team you can trust.
At Chaney & Associates, we understand the weight you carry stewarding tithe money which is why we’ve helped over 1,100 churches with accounting & payroll services for over 21 years.
Save time with our cloud-based software. Access reports in real time. And feel confident knowing you’re working with software that’s the best in class.
From church plants to megachurches, we’ve got you covered.
Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA): Visit chaneyassociates.com today to get started.
Customer Reviews
An amazing help to me in my bi-co-vocational ministry.
This podcast is an amazing help to me in my bi-co-vocational ministry. I am currently revitalizing two churches in two different denominations that both had lost 90% of their attendees. I also hold a 45+hour a week full time healthcare CEO job. I have to listen to this with my finger over the rewind button as I ask myself, “did he really say that?” :-)
New format
Long time listener, but this new short format is hard to listen to. It’s a lot of sponsorship info, intro, and then just a few minutes of “meat”.
Encouraging and Excellent
Practical encouragement and wisdom from decades in the trenches.