Bellevue Baptist calls Lifeway CEO Ben Mandrell as 8th pastor
July 14, 2025
“I cannot tell you how thankful we are for this moment,” Ben Mandrell said. “This big hurricane of Bellevue love has just swallowed us up.”
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Study: Pastors less engaged with counseling resources, more isolated
July 8, 2025
Compared to a decade ago, pastors have less training in counseling but are more hesitant to refer church members to professionals.
Lifeway’s Ben Mandrell to preach in view of a call July 13 at Bellevue
July 8, 2025
The pastor search committee at Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, has unanimously recommended that Ben Mandrell, CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources become the church’s next senior pastor.
Study asks pastors about relationship between home, work life
June 18, 2025
Among married pastors, 9 in 10 (89%) say their spouse is enthusiastic about their life in ministry together.
Lifeway aims to ‘build things’ to come alongside churches as they make disciples
June 12, 2025
In his report to the Southern Baptist Convention on June 11, Ben Mandrell said Lifeway’s role is to “build things for the body of Christ,” not to be one-size-fits-all.
Study: Evangelical pastors more likely to be bivocational
June 9, 2025
The National Survey of Religious Leaders report revealed 35% of all clergy in the U.S. serve bivocationally, holding an additional job outside of their congregational ministry.
Jennifer Lyell dies at 47
June 8, 2025
Jennifer Lyell, a former vice president of Lifeway who accused a seminary professor of sexual abuse in 2018, died yesterday (June 7) at age 47 after a series of massive strokes.
Study: Rate of pastors leaving pulpit each year remains unchanged in last decade
May 29, 2025
Despite the unique pressures pastors routinely face, only 1.2% of evangelical and Black Protestant pastors leave the ministry each year, according to a 2025 Lifeway Research study.
Study: Half of Protestant churches seeing growth
March 19, 2025
U.S. Protestant churches are almost evenly split between those that have grown within the past two years and those that are plateaued or declining, according to an Exponential study by Lifeway Research.
By the numbers: What does the ‘average’ Southern Baptist church look like?
March 12, 2025
The average Southern Baptist church calls the South home, but the only region of the country where those congregations are growing is the Northeast.
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