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LifeWay Research was launched by Dr. Thom S. Rainer and LifeWay Christian Resources for the purpose of assisting and equipping church leaders with insight and advice that will lead to greater levels of church health and effectiveness.

Ed Stetzer has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches. He has trained pastors and church planters on five continents, holds two masters degrees and two doctorates, and has written dozens of articles and books. Ed is a contributing editor for Christianity Today, a columnist for Outreach Magazine and Catalyst Monthly, serves on the advisory council of Sermon Central and Christianity Today's Building Church Leaders, and is frequently cited or interviewed in news outlets such as USAToday and CNN.

Ed is Visiting Professor of Research and Missiology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Visiting Research Professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has taught at fifteen other colleges and seminaries. He also serves on the Church Services Team at the International Mission Board.

Ed’s primary role is President of LifeWay Research and LifeWay’s Missiologist in Residence.

He has written the following books:

Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age (2003),

Perimeters of Light: Biblical Boundaries for the Emerging Church (w/ Elmer Towns, 2004),

Breaking the Missional Code (w/ David Putman, 2006),

Planting Missional Churches (2006),

Comeback Churches (with Mike Dodson, 2007),

11 Innovations in the Local Church (with Elmer Towns and Warren Bird, 2007),

Compelled by Love: The Most Excellent Way to Missional Living (w/ Philip Nation, 2008), &

Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and Churches that Reach Them (with Richie Stanley and Jason Hayes, 2009)

Scott McConnell has researched the beliefs, behaviors, needs and preferences of church leaders, laity, and the unchurched for over 12 years. Scott concentrated in Marketing and Strategic Management as he received a Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Scott was mentored in sound survey methodology and actionable decision-focused research as an associate project manager at National Analysts, a Philadelphia based research and consulting firm. Projects included segmentation, satisfaction and product development research for Fortune 100 telecommunications and utilities companies.

Scott's research has addressed a variety of issues by interviewing parents, church attendees, young adult church dropouts, the formerly churched, standout churches who are effective in evangelism, and multi-site churches. Scott McConnell is Associate Director of LifeWay Research.

Scott has written the following books:

The Parent Adventure: Preparing Your Children for a Lifetime with God (with Rodney and Selma Wilson, January 2009).

Multi-Site Churches: Guidance for the Movement's Next Generation (Spring 2009)