Lifeway

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Churchgoers are getting better at developing and deepening relationships within their congregations, but it’s still not a strength.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Southern Baptist churches saw sustained growth in attendance and baptisms, but the two-decade membership decline continued in 2025.

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. That’s the phrase people say when things go wrong in life. We try to make the best of the situation. We try to take life into our own hands. And as Christians, sometimes we forget that God is there to help us, even in the tiny details of our lives.

If Jesus rose from the dead, it was the most sensational event in all of history and a conclusive answer to the most profound questions of our existence. On the other hand, if Christ did not rise from the dead, Christianity is an interesting museum piece and nothing more.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lifeway Christian Resources trustees elected Ryan Blackwell as the organization’s 11th president and CEO during a special-called meeting April 22 in Nashville.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — As the prevalence of artificial intelligence grows in the broader culture, some within the church are skeptical of downloading AI into the ministry.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Most churchgoers look for time to spend with God and regularly find themselves with Him in unplanned moments.

Jesus taught that participation in the kingdom of heaven is not based on human effort, but on the benevolence of God. All of us stand condemned before God and desperately need His generous grace.

The book of Ecclesiastes says that God has “put eternity in [our] hearts” (3:11). That means that on some level the Lord has given us the capacity to grasp the infinite.

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Lifeway Christian Resources’ Black Church Leadership and Family Conference returns for a 33rd year July 20-24 to the Ridgecrest Conference Center in Ridgecrest, N.C.