Lifeway President Ben Mandrell Would Open Physical Stores ‘In a Heartbeat’ But Says Local Churches ‘Abandoned’ Them

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Lifeway Christian Resources president and CEO of Ben Mandrell speaking at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting. Photo by ChurchLeaders.

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Mandrell expressed that Lifeway would love to “search for ways” to bring back brick and mortar stores.

“If the Lord would give us a vision in which we could do that, believe me, I would do it in a heartbeat,” he said. “We wish we could do that. We really do.”

Mandrell invited the messenger to meet with him so that Mandrell could hear ideas about how to accomplish that vision.

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