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Grow Course: The Post Quarantine Church with Thom Rainer

Thom Rainer is interviewed by Darren Wolf on his recent book and the challenges and opportunities that Covid-19 is creating for the local church.

By Darren Wolf and Thom RainerFebruary 2021

 “We don’t want to go back to the past; the future is what the Holy Spirit has waiting for us!”  Thom Rainer, author of The Post Quarantine Church.

Thom Rainer is interviewed by Darren Wolf on his recent book and the challenges and opportunities that Covid-19 is creating for the local church.

The conversation explores why now is the time for the church to be thinking ahead and making changes that will help reach more people post-lockdown and for many years to come.

Including:

  • Better ways to lead the gathered church
  • A wide-open door for growing the digital church
  • A chance to rethink the facilities
  •  Strategies for church growth and much more
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