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Three-forths of Protestant pastors list leadership development among their greatest needs, according to survey data released by Lifeway Research.

The sale has been in the works since 2019, after the nonprofit publisher determined through a study that Lifeway was occupying only 60% of the building on a daily basis. Lifeway publicly announced its plans to sell the building in January.  The company performed a feasibility study of its office in April, exploring options including leasing several floors to external occupants, selling the building and leasing back office space or moving to another location. The company had a "robust remote work culture," but Nashville-based employees' pandemic-driven full transition to remote work in Marc...

David Atchison and Brian Casey of Colliers International | Nashville represented LifeWay in the deal. At that time, and after an April feasibility study, LifeWay officials told the  Post the company was exploring multiple options, including leasing several floors to other organizations, selling the building and leasing back its office space, or selling the building and moving to another location. LifeWay President and CEO Ben Mandrell said last year that he and other LifeWay leaders have been looking at options for their headquarters since summer 2019, well before COVID-19 hit. A study ...

HCCP New Imprint Dives Deep into Bible Study Market By Cathy Lynn Grossman | Apr 28, 2021 HarperCollins Christian Publishing, already the nation’s largest religion publisher, has moved to broaden its stake in the church curriculum and Bible study market with a new imprint announced Tuesday, HarperChristian Resources. HCR will draw content from HCCP’s current imprints, Thomas Nelson and Zondervan, “as well as other Christian trade book publishers,” and expand with new print, digital, video and streaming offerings of texts and guides for individual and group Bi...

Stock.adobe.com By DIANA CHANDLER Baptist Press Apr 4, 2021 Bible sales were strong but engagement no better than 2020.  Stock.adobe.com PHILADELPHIA (BP) – Americans bought more Bibles in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, industry leaders said, but a major study shows Bible engagement during the pandemic was no greater than the previous year. Both Lifeway Christian Resources and Thomas Nelson Bibles saw increases in Bible sales, which a Thomas Nelson executive described as an increase seen industry wide. But the American Bible Society (...