God is at work in and through LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, President James T. Draper Jr. told trustees during their Sept. 9-11 semiannual meeting at LifeWay Ridgecrest (N.C.) Conference Center.
“This is a good time to be at LifeWay,” Draper said, noting the foundational messages he believes all Southern Baptists should hear:
*People are more important than institutions.
*Churches are more important than the denomination and its entities.
*Families are more important than churches.
*Obedience is more important than global events.
*The kingdom of God is more important than anything else.
Draper noted that LifeWay’s 1998 vision statement focuses on the kingdom of God. “we are on the right track. We are making progress. We have much more to accomplish, but we are focused on God’s kingdom.”
One LifeWay initiative includes training international volunteers.
Four LifeWay consultants who were working in Ecuador, Kenya, Germany and Singapore faced formidable language and cultural barriers, Draper said.
“So we brought them home. We found we can more effectively use our resources by training national leaders to work with churches. In four years, we have trained 167 international volunteer consultants from 31 countries. They, in turn, are conducting training events in their regions of the world.”
Today, LifeWay resources are available in 81 countries in local currency from regional distributors, he said.
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