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Thom S. Rainer

Thom S. Rainer
Born (1955-07-16) July 16, 1955 (age 68)
Union Springs, Alabama, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
TitleFormer President and CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources
SpouseNellie Jo King
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Alabama
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Academic work
InstitutionsSouthern Baptist Theological Seminary

Thom S. Rainer (born July 16, 1955) is an American writer, researcher, speaker, and former president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention[1] in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the author of several best selling books, including I Am a Church Member, named a CBA #1 Best Seller (2013–2014) and Monthly Best Seller (2013–2015).[2] It was also recognized as a Monthly Best Seller (2013–2015), a Gold Medallion Award winner (2015),[3] and a Platinum Book Award winner (2016)[4] by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, and recognized by Leadership Journal as Best of the Best in the Leaders Outer Life category (2013);[5] Autopsy of a Deceased Church, Christian Retailing's Best Book of the Year: Church and Culture (2015);[6] and Simple Church, the 2007 Christianity Today Book Award winner in the Church/Pastoral Leadership category.[7] After resigning as CEO, Rainer remained as the Chief Advisory Officer[8] On September 29, 2020, it was announced that Lifeway filed a lawsuit against Rainer after he allegedly violated a non-compete agreement by publishing a book with Tyndale Press,[9] but on September 30 it was announced they decided to seek a non-litigation resolution[10] and October 5 it was announced that Rainer agreed to end his relationship with Tyndale and avoid litigation[11]

  1. ^ "LifeWay Christian Resources". Southern Baptist Convention. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. ^ "'I Am a Church Member' becomes No. 1 CBA best-seller". Christian Retailing. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  3. ^ "ECPA Presents Diamond Awards to three Non-Fiction titles for over 10 million in sales; 17 other titles". ECPA. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  4. ^ "Gold / Platinum / Diamond Book Awards Winners". Christian Book Expo. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  5. ^ "I AM A CHURCH MEMBER BY THOM RAINER IMPACTS 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN ITS FIRST TWO YEARS OF RELEASE". B&H Publishing Group. March 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  6. ^ "Winners announced in 2015 Christian Retailing's Best awards". Front Gate Media. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  7. ^ "2007 Christianity Today Book Awards". Christianity Today. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  8. ^ "Southern Baptist publishing arm, LifeWay, sues former president Thom Rainer". Religion News Service. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  9. ^ Downen, Robert (2020-09-29). "Prominent Christian publisher sues its former CEO". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  10. ^ Press, Baptist (30 September 2020). "LifeWay reverses course in dispute, pursues resolution with Rainer - Baptist Press". www.baptistpress.com/. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  11. ^ Press, Baptist. "LifeWay, Rainer settle contract dispute - Baptist Press". Baptist Press. Retrieved 2020-10-07.

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