By Bob Smietana BALTIMORE — “Lifeway Christian Resources is committed to make more of a difference today than we did yesterday, and to be more effective tomorrow than we are now,” president and CEO Thom S. Rainer told messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention. During his report to the denomination’s annual meeting, Rainer introduced an initiative to help churches … [Read more...]
Southern Baptists helping start 100,000 new groups
By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lifeway Christian Resources is challenging churches to start 100,000 new Bible study groups by the end of this year. The new groups initiative is a partnership between churches, state conventions and Lifeway. It’s designed to help long-time churchgoers jump-start their faith and to help new believers grow spiritually, said Bruce … [Read more...]
