By Myriah Snyder BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources experienced another banner year in 2024, highlighted by the fourth consecutive year of revenue growth, the 100th year of ministry through Vacation Bible School and the largest camps missions offering in recent years. This year, Lifeway President and CEO Ben Mandrell announced Lifeway’s 2030 vision to clarify … [Read more...]
Lifeway releases ‘Everyday Evangelism’ Bible study to equip Christians to ‘win hearts, not arguments’
By Lauren Pratt BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources released its latest Bible study by Preston Perry, Everyday Evangelism: Pursuing Hearts, Not Arguments, focused on equipping the everyday believer to share their faith with confidence and to engage non-Christians with love, respect, and truth. “Most Christians find it difficult to share their faith. If we … [Read more...]
Texting: the tool churches are underutilizing
By Braden Cross BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Historically, email has been the go-to tool for church communication. But if you’re on staff at a church, you’ve likely started to realize communicating through email isn’t working as well as it used to. Church announcements get overlooked, volunteer requests go unseen, and visitor follow-up often slips through the cracks. Open rates … [Read more...]
Throat cancer fails to negate his grip on God’s sovereignty
By Art Toalston CLEVELAND, Tenn. (BP) – “Don’t feel sorry for me,” Ernest Easley writes in a new book. A feeding tube is how he gets nourishment. He struggles to speak. Diagnosed with malignant throat cancer in 1998, severe side effects from 44 radiation treatments still afflict the longtime pastor. Even so: “I feel sorry for you if you haven’t learned the peace … [Read more...]
Lifeway teams up with the Kendrick brothers on ‘The Forge’ film resources
By Staff BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources has teamed up with filmmakers Alex and Stephen Kendrick to provide a suite of new resources to accompany their latest project, “THE FORGE,” which is scheduled to hit theaters August 23. Alex and Stephen Kendrick, the director-and-producer brother team behind movies like “WAR ROOM,” “COURAGEOUS” and “OVERCOMER,” said … [Read more...]