By Carol Pipes NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Lifeway Christian Resources board chairman Jimmy Scroggins announced today that trustees have asked Executive Vice President Brad Waggoner to serve as acting president and CEO of Lifeway until a new president is named. Waggoner will serve in the role previously held by Thom S. Rainer who announced his retirement in August … [Read more...]
Rainer: ‘We will provide biblical resources for the world’
By Lisa Cannon Green DALLAS – Lifeway Christian Resources has begun giving away Bibles to help churches share the Word of God, Lifeway President and CEO Thom S. Rainer told messengers at the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. “One of the best investments we have ever made has no immediate financial return but an incredible eternal return,” Rainer said during … [Read more...]
Lifeway breakfast points way forward despite denominational challenges
By Aaron Earls DALLAS (BP) -- Is our denomination dying? That was the question posed at the Lifeway Christian Resources breakfast held during the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Dallas. Attendees may have been surprised to hear Lifeway President and CEO Thom S. Rainer say yes, the Southern Baptist Convention is dying. But they also heard him lay … [Read more...]
Lifeway CEO Thom Rainer to host seminars in Lifeway Stores
By Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, Tenn.—In Luke 10, a religious leader asks Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” Churches are about to get specific help understanding their neighbors and how to reach them at seminars with Lifeway President and CEO Thom S. Rainer. Rainer will visit Lifeway Christian Stores in five cities to present a one-hour seminar called “The New Normal for Reaching … [Read more...]
Greeters and Gifts: How Churches Welcome Guests
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn.—If the average pastor has anything to do with it, church guests can expect multiple greetings and may even leave with a gift. A new study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research asked 1,000 Protestant pastors what their churches do to welcome guests. “The Bible is full of verses on hospitality, so churches should be full of hospitality as … [Read more...]
