By Aaron Earls ORLANDO, Fla. — Speaking to messengers at the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, Lifeway Christian Resources’ new president and previous interim CEO both reaffirmed the entity’s commitment to equipping churches to make disciples with resources built on Scripture. Joe Walker, Lifeway executive vice president and COO, who served as interim … [Read more...]
Lifeway Village to highlight discipleship tools and resources at SBC Annual Meeting
By Carol Pipes BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Year after year, Lifeway Christian Resources finds new ways to delight messengers and guests at the SBC Annual Meeting and draw them to The Lifeway Village. And this year, as Lifeway celebrates its 135th anniversary and welcomes a new president, is sure to be no exception. The 14,000-square-foot Lifeway Village will highlight different … [Read more...]
Southern Baptists see attendance and baptism gains amid membership declines
By Aaron Earls BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Southern Baptist churches saw sustained growth in attendance and baptisms, but the two-decade membership decline continued in 2025. Total Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) membership fell by more than 3% from 2024 to 2025, dipping to 12,331,954, according to the Annual Church Profile (ACP) compiled by Lifeway Research in cooperation with … [Read more...]
Lifeway campers give over $690,000 to support Southern Baptist missionaries
By Marissa Postell Sullivan BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Each summer, kids, students and leaders at Lifeway’s summer camps are invited to give to support Southern Baptist missionaries, and this year, campers gave the highest missions offering since 2017. Joe Walker, interim president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, presented checks totaling $697,891.19 to International … [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...]
