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LifeWay, NAMB And IMB Forge Collaborative Research Effort

Sorry to be so late on this. I was out of pocket yesterday until about 1 am, so when I got home, this was broken everywhere and I just went to bed.

This is a great move for several reasons.

1. It shares Ed Stetzer across the SBC spectrum of our three primary entities: Lifeway and the Mission Boards. I love What Geoff Hammond (new Pres of NAMB) says about the move: “NAMB will not be losing these assets, simply sharing them with IMB and LifeWay.” Great attitude. And look what they’ll be sharing. Have you ever known anyone Ed’s age to have this deep a resume?”He holds a doctor of philosophy degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a doctor of ministry degree from Beeson Divinity School, as well as two master’s degrees and a bachelor’s degree.”Stetzer served for three years as a professor at Southern Seminary and has taught at 15 other seminaries. He has written numerous books for LifeWay’s B&H Publishing Group including Breaking the Missional Code, Planting Missional Churches, and Comeback Churches: How 300 Churches Turned Around and How Yours Can Too (scheduled for release May 1).”
2. I love that our entities are cooperating well together. This is great news. Particularly incredible is this from Hammond, “I am excited about the relationship NAMB and LifeWay will have in collaborative research. We will avoid duplication of effort and continue to have the keen missions-mind and superb research skills of Ed Stetzer.” (emphasis mine) If we are to become the missional juggernaut that we can be, then this will be a key piece of that puzzle.
3. Now we have Jerry Rankin directing the vision of the IMB, Thom Rainer directing vision at Lifeway, Geoff Hammond directing vision at NAMB and now Ed Stetzer providing a coordinating resource for all three, it appears that we have four excellent visionaries leading the charge for our missions and evangelistic efforts. Add to that the fact that they are intentionally working together, and I am very hopeful for the future.

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