By Myriah Snyder ATHENS, Ga. — Around 5,600 women gathered in Athens, Georgia, from churches across the United States for Going Beyond Live at the largest live event Lifeway has hosted since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The event and simulcast on Aug. 24, 2024, featuring Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer with music led by Anthony Evans, drew 206 churches, 149 small groups, … [Read more...]
Lifeway Women equips women for leadership grounded in God’s faithfulness
By Marissa Postell Sullivan HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn – What does God’s faithfulness have to do with your leadership? At Lifeway Women’s Leadership Forum, women studied God’s faithfulness and examined how it transforms their leadership in ministry, the workplace and their homes. “The beauty of this event is that no matter where a woman is leading, there is something here to … [Read more...]
Churchgoers and leaders find value in ministry to women
By Aaron Earls and Marissa Postell Sullivan Ministry leaders and women churchgoers believe ministry to women is working in their congregations, but both feel there’s room for improvement. Lifeway Research surveyed 1,001 evangelical and Black Protestant female churchgoers in the U.S., along with 842 women’s ministry leaders for the State of Ministry to Women … [Read more...]
Studying prayers of Scripture: A new Lifeway Women experience
By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Prayer is a gift—an invitation to talk with God. But prayer can also be a challenge. How do believers experience the joy and fullness of prayer when it is so often accompanied by questions and mysteries? This spring, Lifeway Women is releasing the Bible study “When You Pray: A Study of Six Prayers in the Bible” to … [Read more...]
First Lifeway Women event of 2023 equips women to mature their faith
By Marissa Postell Sullivan HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – More than 2,400 women filled Long Hollow Baptist Church for “Going Beyond Live” with Priscilla Shirer, the first Lifeway Women event of the year. The sold-out event, held Feb. 25, 2023, in Hendersonville, Tenn., attracted women from all walks of life and all backgrounds. But as they gathered for this event, they came … [Read more...]
