August 28, 2000

Leadership for Glorieta & Ridgecrest combined
___NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A centralized organization with top leadership based in Nashville has been announced as the first major step in revitalization of Southern Baptists' two national conference centers.
___Glorieta and Ridgecrest, the two LifeWay conference centers, will be operated as one organization with facilities at two locations, according to Michael Arrington, vice president for corporate affairs of LifeWay Christian Resources.
___The positions of director of Glorieta in New Mexico and of Ridgecrest in North Carolina will be eliminated and replaced by a Nashville-based director of conference centers.
___Additionally, the national staff will include a sales and marketing manager and an event planner. The individuals filling these positions will provide strategic leadership and implement coordinated actions at both centers.
___Larry Haslam, director of Glorieta since 1973, and G.W. Lankford, director of Ridgecrest since 1992, will retire Sept. 30.
___Haslam, 60, is a 32-year employee of LifeWay. Prior to assuming leadership at Glorieta, he was program and promotion specialist at Ridgecrest. Earlier, he was a church recreation consultant at LifeWay.
___Lankford, 56, is a 15-year employee of LifeWay. He was manager of engineering, maintenance and construction for LifeWay's Nashville complex before becoming director at Ridgecrest. Earlier, he was supervisor of building maintenance at Ridgecrest.

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