If the trustees agree with the committee, then Dr. Thom Rainer will be the new Lifeway president. ABP has broken the story through some leaked info, and it seems pretty solid.
Rainer, currently the Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Church Growth at Southern Seminary, has written a number of books and, I think, is bound to be a fantastic leader at Lifeway. Honestly, I wasn't anticipating such a good pick. Congrats to my Lifeway buddies.
Lifeway's gain is Southern's loss. Career-wise, it's probably good news for Chuck Lawless, though.
Posted by: David Price | 08/04/2005 at 07:08 PM
Lawless will step up? That would be cool. I like Chuck.
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 08/04/2005 at 07:11 PM
This is great news indeed! Rainer is a great Christian man.
Posted by: Scott Lamb | 08/04/2005 at 08:09 PM
Great news for LifeWay and for the SBC. Outstanding choice.
Posted by: Tim | 08/05/2005 at 08:22 AM
Funny, I thought you were going to be the next Lifeway prez.
Posted by: Steve McCoy | 08/05/2005 at 08:34 AM
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Go check out my blog.
Posted by: Tim | 08/05/2005 at 09:08 AM
I heard the rumor that he was a candidate... he'll do a good job there. Really glad its not that other guy we all heard was being considered...
Posted by: Alex | 08/05/2005 at 10:38 AM
Just speculation on Lawless, but I think he'd do a good job if it happens. Seems to be the most likely candidate. Good man.
Posted by: David Price | 08/05/2005 at 11:55 AM