Things are Changing

Tuesday March 17, 2009 ~ 14 Comments

Today I am switching places with Thom Rainer. He was supposed to be preaching in chapel at Southeastern Seminary today, but we switched about ten days ago due to some scheduling conflicts. So, if you were coming to chapel to hear Thom Rainer today you will be greatly disappointed.

In the spirit of switching places, check out the program from this year's Christian Book Association / International Christian Retail Show (CBA/ICRS) in Denver. As you can see (below), I am no longer President of LifeWay Research but am now, according to the ICRS program, president of LifeWay. I am very excited about the promotion.

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Oh, there will be new policies, fellow LifeWay employees. Many new policies. And many others will be deleted. I'm currently considering 4 day weekends, and lunches catered by PF Chang's. Please stay tuned.

Posted on March 17, 2009 at 8:30 AM ~ 14 Comments

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By Bob Cleveland on March 17, 2009 9:22 AM

Gee, Ed, I'm tickled pink to hear about your generous increased in title.

I'm assuming Thom Rainer got that new Grand Poobah slot that opened up.

By Jeff on March 17, 2009 10:01 AM

So is this part of Stetzer resurgence in our convention.

By Anne Marie on March 17, 2009 10:32 AM

Haha. Congratulations. That's fantastic! I want to work in a place where lunches are catered by PF Chang's.

By Allen on March 17, 2009 10:34 AM

Thanks for the message today in chapel!

By Jared Wilson on March 17, 2009 11:04 AM

My wife will love the news about PF Chang's.

By Michael Frye on March 17, 2009 11:35 AM

YOU GO BOY! President of all of Lifeway? How does our brother Rainer feel about that? Hmmm... PF Chang's does sound good. Maybe for lunch today.

By Matt Snowden on March 17, 2009 12:13 PM

Will you do something about those maroon shirts?

By Nancy on March 17, 2009 12:50 PM

Well, apparently @ThomRainer does not yet know he has been usurped. ;)

By John on March 17, 2009 12:52 PM

P.F. Chang's lunches and 3-day work weeks. Just what a bi-vocational pastor really needs to support his ministry. Where do I send the resume?

Keep the maroon shirts. To this color-blind guy maroon's close enough to crimson I can barely tell the difference. I'd love to wear crimson 3 days a week to work.

By Wes Kenney on March 17, 2009 1:03 PM

I'm guessing casual Fridays will be significantly expanded...

By Paul Sterrett on March 17, 2009 3:17 PM

Congratulations, Ed! Your next book should be about your amazing, if somewhat unexpected, rise to power.

By Steve on March 17, 2009 3:54 PM

And the title of the show is.. "Consumer .... what? Intelligence?"

By Tony Kummer on March 17, 2009 5:56 PM

Does this mean Rainer gets the "cool" factor now and the massive twitter cult?

By Ed Stetzer

on March 17, 2009 8:19 PM

Wes,

My first directive will involve untucking shirts.

Tony,

I am not sure I am willing to give up my Twitter friends (and I don't call them a cult, grin).

But, Rainer has a pretty impressive following himself!

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