By Carol Pipes NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Southern Baptists may find cause for hope in the latest Annual Church Profile report. The Southern Baptist Convention added more churches in 2015, due mostly to church planting efforts. Churches also experienced an increase in total giving. However, according to the Annual Church Profile (ACP) compiled by Lifeway Christian Resources in … [Read more...]
Lifeway president says Lifeway committed to making a difference, says Glorieta still being used for ministry
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...]