By Marissa Postell Sullivan SMYRNA, Tenn. — Giant flowers filled the screen as kids filed into LifePoint Church Smyrna for the final day of their 2025 Vacation Bible School (VBS). Reflecting Lifeway's 2025 theme—Magnified!—the worship center was decorated with large ants, squirrels, caterpillars, fireflies, flowers and dragonflies. The week was all about magnifying the … [Read more...]
Pastors see little conflict between family and ministry
By Aaron Earls BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Pastors don’t believe their family and job often compete for their attention. If they ever do, however, pastors say they choose home life over church life. A recent Lifeway Research study examining the rate at which evangelical and Black Protestant pastors leave the ministry also asked pastors about the relationship between their family … [Read more...]
Lifeway commits to walk alongside churches in making disciples
By Aaron Earls DALLAS — Recognizing the important connection between discipleship and the local church, Lifeway Christian Resources President and CEO Ben Mandrell pledged to assist congregations in their calling to fulfill the Great Commission. “Intentional, relational discipleship was the genius of Jesus’s strategy then and now,” he said. Mandrell told more than 10,000 … [Read more...]
El Informe de Perspectivas de Lifeway Research equipa a las iglesias para asociarse con las iglesias protestantes hispanas de EE. UU.
This article is available in English here. Por Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — La iglesia es la iglesia porque está compuesta de creyentes en Cristo, pero la expresión exacta de un cuerpo local de creyentes puede variar según el contexto. Durante décadas, la población hispana en los Estados Unidos ha estado creciendo exponencialmente, y este crecimiento tiene … [Read more...]
Lifeway’s 2026 VBS theme, ‘Illumination Station,’ counters confusion about Jesus with biblical clarity
By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn — Culture claims to know about Jesus, but many people are in the dark about who He really is. Lifeway Christian Resources’ 2026 Vacation Bible School (VBS) theme—“Illumination Station: Shining a Light on Who Jesus Really Is”—prepares churches to help kids discover Jesus is the Light of the world. “I’m so excited that VBS 2026 … [Read more...]
