importance rather than petty grievances and preferences .
May the critics become fewer in number as the encouragers grow into a multitude . Thank you , Lord . In Jesus ’ name , Amen .
Adapted from When the People Pray : An Invitation to Intercede for Your Pastor and Revive Your Church by Thom S . Rainer Copyright 2023 . Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers , a Division of Tyndale House Ministries . All rights reserved .
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Thom S . Rainer is the founder and CEO of Church Answers . With nearly forty years of ministry experience , Thom has spent a lifetime committed to the growth and health of the local church and its leaders . He also served for twelve years at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary , where he was the founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism . He has been a pastor of four churches and interim pastor of ten churches . Rainer has written numerous books , including three that ranked as number-one bestsellers : I Am a Church Member , Autopsy of a Deceased Church , and Simple Church . He cohosts the popular podcasts Church Answers and Rainer on Leadership . His latest books include I Am a Christian , I Believe , and Pray & Go . He and his wife live in Franklin , Tennessee .
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