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LifeWay to publish golfer's bio. Broadman & Holman, book publishing arm of LifeWay Christian Resources, has secured the rights to publish the authorized biography of popular pro golfer Payne Stewart, who died in a plane crash in late October. The book, targeted for release in June, is expected to coincide with the anniversary of the professional golfer's 1999 U.S. Open victory. Stewart's widow, Tracey, is writing the biography with the help of author Ken Abraham.
___ Music resources online. LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention is making keyboard and instrumental music available as downloadable resources at www.lifeway.com/ musicministries. The move is a first for the agency in providing for-sale resources instantaneously, and LifeWay is believed to be the first major denominational publisher to employ technology to provide downloadable music. Offerings will expand over the next year to include recorded music and sheet music, including choral, solo and instrumental pieces.
___ Crawford named adviser. Dan Crawford, professor of evangelism and spiritual formation at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been named a senior adviser to the National Prayer Committee, a national, interdenominational group dedicated to prayer and evangelism.
___ Prayer partners sought. Luanda Baptist Association in Angola is looking for prayer partners to pray with them as they seek to minister and witness to 5 million people, more than half refugees from the 30-year-old civil war. If interested in getting regular e-mail updates, e-mail mchaney5@aol.com.
___ Legal seminar planned. A "Keeping Your Church Out of Court" workshop will be held at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Feb. 28 for anyone interested in legal matters that relate to the church. Topics will include church organization and operations, hiring and firing practices, taxes and government compliance, counseling and sexual misconduct claims, and charitable giving. Speakers are William Korb Jr. and Michael Bourland of Fort Worth. Pre-register by calling (817) 923-1921, ext. 2440.
___ Carson-Newman gets funds. Tennessee Baptist leaders have released $2.4 million they had been withholding from Carson-Newman College in a dispute over selection of the college's trustees. The Tennessee Baptist Convention Executive Board voted unanimously Jan. 7 to release funds that were earmarked for the Jefferson City school in 1998-99, plus interest. Those monies were placed in escrow after the college's trustees voted to change the school's charter to allow them to elect their own successors. The state convention in November passed a compromise measure, saying the escrowed funds should be released if Carson-Newman agreed to allow the convention to elect the school's trustees next year.
___ Grisham to speak at Baylor. Best-selling novelist John Grisham will speak at Baylor University Feb. 25 as part of a program of public lectures on faith and writing. General admission tickets to Grisham's talk are $10 and are available by mail. Call (254) 710-4805 or visit the website at www.baylor.edu/-Rel_Lit/ Rel_Lit.html.
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