LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- ChurchCentral.com has launched its newest feature, a free online forum that links ministry leaders with trained church consultants who can answer their questions about church health and growth.
Pastors and other ministry leaders can post their most pressing questions online in the "Ask a Consultant" forum. Questions will be answered by Church Central Associates' staff, including president Thom Rainer, and consultants who have been formally trained by Rainer.
Rainer has authored 13 books on the church and is internationally known as a speaker, conference leader and church consultant. He is founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.
More than 50 people -- including pastors, denominational leaders and church staff members -- have completed Church Central Associates' Level 1 Church Consultant Training. The training equips them to help churches pinpoint areas where they can improve and help with solutions.
Current questions posted in the forum address retaining new members, establishing a church library and promoting Bible studies.
