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| Company type | Religious non-profit organization |
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| Industry | Publishing Christian media |
| Founded | 1891 Incorporated on October 5, 1983 as the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. |
| Founder | James Marion Frost |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
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Number of employees | 4,000 |
| Parent | Southern Baptist Convention |
| Divisions | Five; see article |
| Website | lifeway.com |
| Southern Baptists |
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Lifeway Christian Resources, based in Nashville, Tennessee, is the Christian media publishing and distribution division of the Southern Baptist Convention and provider of church business services.
Until the end of its physical retail presence in 2019[1] it was best known for its brick and mortar LifeWay Christian Stores, one of the two major American retailers of Christian books and products (the other being Mardel Christian & Education). Lifeway produces curriculums and Bible studies used in Sunday schools and other church functions. Lifeway publishes the Christian Standard Bible (the successor to the Holman Christian Standard Bible),[2] as well as Christian books and commentaries through B&H Publishing. Lifeway has a research division that studies Protestant trends and provides contract research services. In addition, it distributes many Christian resources created by outside parties. It distributes and sells many church products such as communion supplies and upholstery. Lifeway also provides church business services.
While Lifeway is a non-profit and part of the Southern Baptist Convention, it receives no church funding through the SBC's cooperative program[3] Instead, Lifeway is self-funded through the sales of its products.
Lifeway operated World Changers until it was shut down in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.[4] In April 2020, Lifeway's board voted to put the Ridgecrest Conference Center up for sale.[5]
- ^ "LifeWay Christian Resources to close brick-and-mortar stores but keep online store open". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ Vance, Laurence M. (2000). "The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)". Dial-the-Truth Ministries. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Lifeway Christian Resources 2019 Ministry Inquiries" (PDF). sbc.net.
- ^ "LifeWay to discontinue World Changers projects amid COVID-19". Baptist Press. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Boyle, John. "Ridgecrest Conference Center up for sale, in part because of coronavirus crisis". Citizen Times. Retrieved May 23, 2020.