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Mandrell quotes Jesus, Lincoln at installation
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Nashville, Tenn. | Tampico, Ill., native Ben Mandrell was installed as the 10th president of LifeWay Christian Resources and its predecessor, the Baptist Sunday School Board, in a ceremony at the publisher’s headquarters Aug. 26. Mandrell, most recently founding pastor of Storyline Fellowship MANDRELL Church in Arvada, Col., pointed to the cultural challenges faced by Southern Baptists’ main purveyor of biblical teaching materials. “Without a doubt, the culture is moving swiftly away from the absolute truths—certainly away from a man who once said, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life,’” Mandrell said. “And this is why we were given our name—LifeWay—because we’ve been called
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News journal of the Illinois Baptist State Association
SEPTEMBER 09, 2019 Nonprofit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Peoria, Illinois Permit No. 325
Vol. 113 No. 13
NATE ADAMS
Effective churches Why we must think like missionaries P. 2
MISSION
Storm Season
IBSA NEWS
Future in focus
New staff structure highlights revitalization P. 3
New start in Woodstock
TRAIN FARE Why some church workers feel like this P. 13
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Relief teams on call P. 5
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