• Planted a church in the heart of Chicago to reverse church flight from the inner city (1967-1977)
• Pioneered meaningful worship for contemporary believers, the integration of the arts, and the use of lay gifts
• Established a racially integrated staff and congregation and elevated the role of women
• Experimented with practical response tools for measurable growth
• Launched Step 2 to train pastors in renewal principles nationally
• Became director of the national radio broadcast "The Chapel of the Air" and immediately designed programs to support the local church (1977-1998)
• Received an honorary doctorate from Indiana Wesleyan University for his role in contributing to the life of the national church
• Began 50-Day Spiritual Adventures as a way to link religious media to the local church and to the local religious radio outlet
• Established the daily national television show "You Need to Know"
• Won Programmer of the Year Award from National Religious Broadcasters in 1995
• Formed Mainstay Church Resources to provide spiritual growth tools for the local church, which eventually was used by 15,000 churches and millions of laypeople
• Created the Advent Celebration, a Christmas series for busy pastors
• Developed the Mainstay Model, a sermon preparation tool to radically transform the effectiveness of preaching
• Created www.Sermon-Coach.com, a sermon and worship service Web site to provide tools for local pastors
Books
Full Circle: The Creative Church for Today's Society by David R. Mains (1971, 1972)
Praying more effectively by David R Mains (1980)
Getting To Know The Holy Spirit - by David R. Mains - (1980)
A closer walk with God by David R Mains (1980)
God, help us with the kids by David R Mains (1980)
How to Resist Temptation by David R. Mains (1980)
How to support your pastor (Chapel talks) by David R Mains (1980)
I Need that Encouragement by David R. Mains (1980)
Making church more enjoyable by David R Mains (1980)
Making scripture yours (Chapel talks) by David R Mains (1980)
Praying More Effectively - by David R. Mains - (1980)
Psalms That Touch Us Where We Live by David R. Mains (1980)
When God gets angry with a nation (Chapel talks) by David R Mains (1980)
Tales of the Kingdom by David R. Mains, Karen Burton Mains, and Jack Stockman (1983)
The Rise Of the Religion Of Antichristism by David R. Mains (1985)
The Truth About the Lie by David R. Mains (1987)
The Sense of His Presence: Experiencing Spiritual Regenesis by David R. Mains (1988)
The God Hunt: A Discovery Book for Men and Women by David R. Mains and Karen Burton Mains (1984)
Parenting Us: How God Does It by David R. Mains and Karen Burton Mains (1986)
Thy Kingship Come by David R. Mains (1989)
Abba: How God Parents Us by David R. Mains (1989)
What's Wrong with Lukewarm? by David R. Mains (1989)
Healing the Dysfunctional Church Family (The Recovery Bookshelf) by David R. Mains (1992)
Never Too Late to Dream by David R. Mains (1993)
Daring to Dream Again by David R. Mains (1994)
When Life Becomes A Maze by David R. Mains and Laurie Mains (1995)
Healing the Dysfunctional Church Family by David R. Mains (1995)
The Sense of His Presence by David R. Mains ( 1995)
Two Are Better Than One: A Guide to Prayer Partnerships That Work by David R. Mains and Steve Bell (1995)
When Life Becomes a Maze by David R. Mains (1995)
When Life Becomes A Maze: Discovering Christ's Resources For Times Of Confusion by David R Mains (Audio Cassette - 1995)
When the Troops Are Tired!: 8 Miraculous Energizers to Tap into by David R. Mains (1997)
Putting God in His Place by D. Mains and David R. Mains (1997)
Bible for Personal Revival by Zondervan Publishing Company and David R. Mains (1998)
Untapped Miracles for Tapped-out Christians by David R. Mains (1998)
Promises Worth Keeping by David R. Mains (1999)
Tales of the Resistance (Kingdom Tales) by David R. Mains, Karen Burton Mains, and Linda Wells (2000)
Celebrate Jesus by David R. Mains (2000)
Seeing the Unseen Christ: How His Presence Tranforms Life (Adult Journal) by Dr. David R. Mains (2000)
The Unseen Guest: How Sensing Christ's Presence Can Change Your Church by David R. Mains (2001)
What's Wrong With Lukewarm? - by David R. Mains - (2000)
Celebrate JESUS adult journal (Spiritual 50 - Day Adventure) by Dr. David R. Mains (Director of The Chapel Ministries) and The Puckett Group (2000)
Celebrate Jesus: Discover What Makes Him Attractive to so Many People (50-Day Spiritual Adventure, Implementation Manual) by Dr. David R. Mains (Ring-bound)
Seasoning the Season: Bringing Out the Flavor of Christ in Christmas Traditions (Advent Celebration, Advent Implementation Manual) by Dr. David R. Mains (Ring-bound)
Seeing the Unseen Christ: How His Presence Transform Life (50-Day Spiritual Adventure, Pastor's Manual for Implementation) by Dr. Davi
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