Henry Blackaby, US author of ‘Experiencing God’, has died at age 88
United States RNS Henry Blackaby, a pastor and author whose Experiencing God Bible study sold more than eight million copies, has died at age 88. “We are deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Henry Blackaby,” Ben Mandrell, president of Lifeway Christian Resources, Blackaby’s longtime publisher, said in announcing the author’s death on Saturday. Henry Blackaby. […]
Southern Baptist decline continues, denomination has lost more than two million members since 2006
Nashville, Tennessee, USRNS The nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues to get smaller. There were 14 million Southern Baptists in 2020, according to a new report released Thursday by Lifeway Christian Resources, which compiles official denominational statistics. That number is down 435,632 members since 2019 and 2.3 million from 2006, when the Southern Baptist Convention reached 16.3 million […]
Christian publisher LifeWay inks out-of-court agreement with former CEO Thom Rainer
RNS LifeWay Christian Resources, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, announced late Tuesday that it had reached an out-of-court agreement with former President and CEO Thom Rainer. The agreement requires Rainer to keep the terms of his noncompete contract he had signed after leaving his position in 2018. Thom Rainer, former president of […]
Southern Baptist publishing arm, LifeWay, sues former president Thom Rainer
RNS LifeWay Christian Resources, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, has sued its former president and CEO, accusing him of violating a noncompete clause in his contract. Thom Rainer, who announced his plan to retire as president and CEO in 2018, still serves as chief advisory officer for LifeWay. Under terms of a […]
Vacation Bible Schools: As the US faces a summer of pandemic, programs go online and outside
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how US holiday Bible school programs have had to adapt their activities during the coronavirus outbreak…
Southern Baptist publishing arm, LifeWay, announces cuts due to COVID-19
RNS LifeWay Christian Resources, the publishing entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, has announced it will cut roughly 10 per cent of its operating budget through staff reductions, a hiring freeze and salary cuts. The move comes after five consecutive weeks of steep revenue decline in the wake of the coronavirus and the expectation that […]