LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Leading church consultant Dr. Thom S. Rainer will share nine habits of churches that reach and keep the unchurched during an upcoming conference.
The "Reaching the Unchurched" conferences Oct. 3 in Indianapolis and Oct. 10 in Dallas will offer church leaders a glimpse into four years of exclusive research on healthy churches. Rainer is the author of "Surprising Insights from the Unchurched," published in 2001.
The Indianapolis conference is hosted by Northside Baptist Church. First Baptist Church Carrollton is hosting the Dallas conference.
The conferences cost $99 per person. A $10 discount is available for second registrants, and the cost for each additional attendee is $79. Attendees may register online.
Rainer is president of Church Central Associates, ChurchCentral.com's publisher. He also serves as dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He has authored 13 books on the church, and is internationally known as a speaker, conference leader and church consultant.
Spiritual warfare expert Dr. Charles E. Lawless also will share research during the conference. Lawless is co-author of "Spiritual Warfare: Biblical Truth for Victory," published in 2001. His newest book, "Discipled Warriors: Healthy Churches Winning Spiritual Warfare," will be published this year.
Another "Reaching the Unchurched" conference is scheduled for Nov. 5 at Brentwood United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tenn.
