Four in 5 U.S. Protestant churchgoers (80%) believe a pastor must address current issues to be doing their job, according to a Lifeway Research study. Few (16%) disagree, and 4% aren’t sure.
Lifeway’s B&H Publishing Group partnered with 2K/DENMARK and Cambridge University to release the CSB Grace Bible for Kids, a first-of-its-kind Bible for readers with dyslexia, available this fall.
Holman Bible Publishers is partnering with Our Daily Bread Publishing (ODBP), the authorized publishing partner for The Oswald Chambers Publications Association, Ltd., to create a new Bible resource, The CSB Oswald Chambers Bible.
In an upcoming free webinar titled “Unpacking the State of Groups,” leaders will discover key findings from Lifeway Research’s recent State of Groups study —a comprehensive post-pandemic survey on groups and groups ministry.
Few pastors endorse political candidates outside their role at church. Even fewer endorse during a church service. Most Americans like it that way, but they’re growing more supportive of churches jumping into the political fray.
Evangelicals may be bigger on cultural engagement in theory than in practice. They say they want to share biblical truth but don’t always take the opportunities in front of them. Some don’t even spend time regularly reading Scripture.
More Americans are dying of opioid abuse, but fewer churches are serving those with opioid addictions, according to a Lifeway Research study.
Like other Americans, pastors are deciding who they’ll vote for in the November election. Compared to previous elections, however, they’re much more hesitant to share their preference.
Ben Mandrell, president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, presented checks totaling $678,283.32 to International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood and North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell on Sept. 17.
“When it comes to Bible study groups, it’s less about the name we give the ministry and more about what the groups actually do,” said Ken Braddy, director of Sunday School and network partnerships at Lifeway.
