By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn – This week, Lifeway’s Next Gen team equipped Next Gen leaders from across the nation to refocus their ministries. The annual ministry conference—ETCH (Equipping the Church and Home)—took place at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tennessee, Sep. 30–Oct. 2. This year’s ETCH Conference theme, ReFocus, emphasized the need for … [Read more...]
U.S. Evangelicals want to engage culture more than they actually do
By Aaron Earls BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Evangelicals may be bigger on cultural engagement in theory than in practice. They say they want to share biblical truth but don’t always take the opportunities in front of them. Some don’t even spend time regularly reading Scripture. A Lifeway Research study sponsored by the Institute for Faith & Culture surveyed 1,000 Americans who … [Read more...]
Evangelicals twice as likely to back Trump over Harris
By Aaron Earls BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Entering into the final months leading up to the 2024 presidential election, former President Trump holds a sizable lead over Vice President Kamala Harris among evangelicals. Likely voters with evangelical beliefs are twice as likely to plan to cast their ballot for Trump than Harris (61% v. 31%), according to a study from Lifeway … [Read more...]
Churches less likely than before to provide help for those with opioid addictions
By Aaron Earls BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — More Americans are dying of opioid abuse, but fewer churches are serving those with opioid addictions. A Lifeway Research study found U.S. Protestant pastors are just as likely to say someone connected to their congregation has been personally affected by opioid abuse today as compared to five years ago. They are less likely, however, to … [Read more...]
Lifeway presents largest missions offering to IMB and NAMB in recent years
By Marissa Postell Sullivan and Lauren Bearry BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — This summer, as thousands of kids and students attended Lifeway camps across the country, camp staff challenged them to think more broadly about their role in God’s mission to make disciples of all nations, and campers responded by giving generously to Southern Baptist missions endeavors. Because of the … [Read more...]
