Christian books and study guides will find more places inside bookstores despite the closing of all LifeWay stores.
Earlier this year, LifeWay Christian Resources announced it would be closing all 170 stores, but now the company says it has a plan to continue to make sure its Christian books are sold in brick-and-mortar stores.
According to Christianity Today, LifeWay’s “authorized dealer program” allows independent Christian retailers to sell LifeWay Bible studies. Those studies include books from Beth Moore, David Platt and Priscilla Shirer.
The “authorized dealer program” has partnered with nearly 300 stores, and LifeWay representatives say it plans to have 350 authorized dealers by October.
“The way the Lord has provided for us, it’s like he’s given us increased favor,” Humphrey told CT. “We have five authorized dealers in Nebraska, and we’ve never had a store in Nebraska before. We have partners in the far Northeast and the far Northwest where we’ve never been able to reach before.”
Previously, LifeWay operated 170 stores in 30 states. Under the new program, the 290 dealers are in 44 states.
When LifeWay announced the shuttering of its own stores, Greg Squires, president of the market research firm Parable Group, told Christianity Today that the closings would mean “hundreds of independent Christian…
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