11 Surprising Lessons from a Church Consultant

Thom has done a few thousand consultations since 1988, with over 600 done on the church site. Jess asks Thom to share some of the most surprising lessons he has learned about churches seeking consultations.

Resources:

• Chaney & Associates

• The Unstuck Group

• Church Consultation University (CCU)

• Know Your Beliefs

• “Who Moved My Pulpit?: Leading Change in the Church” by Thom S. Rainer (affiliate link)

• “Where Have All the Church Members Gone?” by Thom S. Rainer (affiliate link)

• Know Your Community

• Church Health Scorecard

• FREE Research Report: New Surprising Insights

• The Everything Church Resource Directory

• The Hope Initiative

• Church Answers Central Membership

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