Thom Rainer
Dean, The Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism & Church Growth

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Thom S. Rainer (Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism and Church Growth at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is president of Church Central (www.ChurchCentral.com). A frequent conference and seminar speaker, he has served as a pastor and interim pastor in ten churches and is president of Rainer Group Church Consulting. His twelve books include Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them and The Unchurched Next Door.