Amazon’s going to have at least 5,000 probably 10,000 employees. Well, thank you so much for your generous time. But Thom had the short end of the stick arguing that he had a complete release from his noncompete. Create New Account. Thom offered to accompany her, along with Sir Randolphe, however the contingency of Chevalier escorting her to Orlais refused to allow him. Mitch Little, Dallas, a well known lawyer in Christian circles ,just tweeted that returning the severance will not beat the non compete. When Mr.Rainer became CEO of Lifeway, the entity stood on solid financial ground with significant equity (assets significantly exceeded liabilities) and the employee pension plan was adequately funded. Get resources to grow your church from Thom Rainer and church leadership experts. I was a little convicted in your address to the broader convention because I spend a good amount of time trying to provoke pastors to encourage members to see the mission field and be out and engage. The reality of it is almost everybody had shifted digitally before the stores closed, so the people were making the choice on how they were going to receive either the physical materials or the digital materials. Thom S. Rainer, Nashville. We keep throwing idealists in one end, and reaping … whatever this is. I am not sure what to believe at this point. Hawkins’s fault? I think this is the original source. Kevin Smith: Thom Rainer: For more than a decade, he served as CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. This kind of action by trustees is bad for the SBC. Husband to Nellie Jo. Musician/Band. Wie ist Ihre Meinung zu diesem Fachbetrieb? Rainer doesn’t say that. Randolphe wished to recruit him and take him on as a student, but Thom blatantly turned him down. Thom Rainer: There’s a great opportunity and just move into those areas and God will begin to take care of these other things. October 4, 2020 by Dave Miller 39 Comments. Well I want to encourage you, many, many, many, many churches are blessed by the gospel project and I know a lot of that expanded and developed and things happened during your leadership and I certainly want to celebrate you in that. Probably nothing to sue over…..the terms and conditions were driven by salary and benefits valued at one year…typical executive package that is hidden due to lack of SBC executive salary visibility…..average church would find it hard to relate…. In 2016, then LifeWay CEO Thom Rainer said "“we're willing to pay a premium to stay in downtown Nashville compared to other opportunities” when asked about locating in such a pricey part of Nashville after selling its former headquarters for $125 million. They seem to be operating out of antipathy toward Rainer and if they had the goods on him, one would think they would have released that. But what insights, just when you think about church life in general, church health in general, what insights from outside of our ecosystem could you bring to maybe enlighten and serve some of our churches?