CE Interview: Sam S. Rainer III, Senior Pastor, Stevens Street Baptist Church, Cookeville, TN
”I want to die here – old, leathered, scarred, and exhausted.” So says Sam Rainer III as he tries to articulate his deep love for the local church. Sure, the new senior pastor of Stevens Street Baptist Church grew up in a Christian home, yet his parents never pushed him into a ministry career. In fact, they did the opposite.
By Rez Gopez-Sindac
Church on your fingertips
A mobile app expands your reach and impact.
By Rez Gopez-Sindac
Social media commandments
Create new opportunities to engage people and build a community.
By Ben Stroup
Making year-end gifts
When is an end-of-year gift tax-deductible – and when it’s not?
DEPARTMENTS
Speaking volumes
By Ronald E. Keener
Legal Advice
By David Middlebrook
Financial solutions
By Vonna Laue
Business management
By Mark Winterroth
SPECIAL SECTION: Bus ministry
Start a bus ministry?
It’s a great outreach tool, but it requires leadership, labor and funds.
Lessons of bus ministry
There are countless Christian workers and soul winners that bus ministries have produced.
By Jeffery J. Fugate
