The presidential search committee of LifeWay
Christian Resources' board of trustees today recommended that Dr.), Bill Henard (KY.

Editor 's Note: See the sidebar, "What Others are Saying" for more quotes
about Thom Rainer. At Harlem
Hospital, Seele was shocked to face the realities of so many women, men and
babies in the hospital with no apparent visits from family members, pastors or
church members. In April 2005, the organization forged an unprecedented partnership
with the national women's missionary societies of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and the
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church to provide education and services related
to HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer.

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Rainer will provide the kind of leadership
LifeWay needs for the years ahead. He is a proven leader, a brilliant statesman
and a gifted visionary.),
Roger Willmore (Ala. Established in Nashville, Tenn. In HIV /AIDS, the organization's strategy is to build the capacity
of faith communities to provide services , education and support networks for
all people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

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), Secretary Ken Jones
(Tenn.
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Rainer is author of 16 books, including "Surprising
Insights from the Unchurched," "The Unchurched Next Door" and "Breakout
Churches. 1, when he'll step down and the new
president will assume full responsibility for the position. "I look forward to the vote of the full board of trustees in
September. NEW YORK, During the celebration of its 35th
anniversary, Essence Magazine, the premiere magazine for African American
women, named 35 of their "most beautiful women in the world. Seele, founder and CEO, The Balm In Gilead.

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He plans to work closely
with the president-elect until Feb.
Last February, after Draper announced his intentions to retire in 2006, the
trustees appointed a search committee whose members are: Chairman Rick
Evans (Ala. "When I was 17
years old, I embraced my first Essence Magazine at Clark College in Atlanta ,
Ga.," said Seele. I had no idea that a little idea that God placed in
my heart in 1989 would make my dream of being in Essence Magazine come true,"
states Seele.

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Rainer become the company 's next president after James T. Essence's list also includes a Nobel Peace
Laureate, a poet, a college president, politicians and women whose names you
might not hear everyday, but whose work impacts the lives of women around the
world such as Pernessa C. Seele established The Balm In Gilead as an organization to
support the successful mobilization of African American churches to address
HIV /AIDS.

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1. He
served as pastor of churches in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky and Indiana
prior to joining Southern in 1994 as founding dean of the Billy Graham
School."

Draper, who will be 70 in October , told trustees his decision to retire is
borne out of his "love for LifeWay" and his "commitment to do what is best"
for the organization and its kingdom ministry. Of course, I did not know how it could ever happen to
me.
The Balm In Gilead(TM) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization
with an international mission to address health disparities, specifically
HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer, as experienced by people of the African
Diaspora.

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newscom. The Balm In Gilead's
pioneering achievements have enabled thousands of faith institutions globally,
including those within the African American community, Cote d' Ivoire,
Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania to become leaders in HIV prevention , treatment and
care.

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Thom S. Rainer is dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions,
Evangelism and Church Growth at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Louisville, KY. 17 to work alongside Draper to
ensure a smooth transition, according to search committee chairman Rick
Evans.), and Tom Woodson (Okla.com.

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at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

"I am honored and excited to be the nominee of the search committee," said
Rainer.), Mark Anderson (Miss. "I would look through my Essence Magazine in total
amazement that women who looked just like me could be so beautiful, spiritual,
powerful and embracing! Silently, I always dreamed that maybe one day I could
be in Essence magazine.

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Rainer is founder, president and CEO of the Rainer Group, one of the
nation 's leading church and denominational consultant organizations. Ex-Officio members are
Wayne Hamrick , trustee chairman; Ed Ethridge, trustee vice chairman; and
Bobby Welch, SBC president."
Seele 's rich spiritual experiences in the South supported her idea of how
to encourage Harlem's pastors , Imams and spiritual advisors to pray, educate
their congregations, and provide compassionate support to persons infected and
affected by HIV/AIDS. I always knew the miraculous power of
'prayer changes things'.

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Rainer has proven himself to be a successful leader of the local
church and at the seminary," said Evans. I am
incredibly excited to have a man of Thom Rainer's gifts and vision to work
alongside in the months ahead.

A 59-member board of trustees, representing 33 states and the District of
Columbia, govern LifeWay, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention.), Melvin Pugh (Penn." The
on newsstands now-features such women as Iman, Halle Berry, Angela Bassett,
Alicia Keys and Queen Latifah. Taylor, Essence
Editorial Director.

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retires Feb. He
is a prolific writer , and a respected educator, whose works are widely read
among Christian leaders.

He has served as a church consultant and church growth conference speaker
for several years and is in frequent demand as a speaker in Southern
Baptist churches.).

Pernessa C. Seele Founder and CEO of The Balm In Gilead Inc.(TM) Named as One of Thirty-Five Most Beautiful Women by Essence Magazine

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PRESS RELEASE Thom S. Rainer Recommended as President-Elect of LifeWay Christian Resources

"I have explicit confidence in the process
the committee followed and the members' sensitivity to the Lord. Seele grew up in Lincolnville, South Carolina; an all Black
town 20 miles from Charleston. "Prayer is my birthright .

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" He is a member of both the Academy for Evangelism in Theological
Education and the American Society for Church Growth. Her idea was the Harlem Week of Prayer for the Healing
of AIDS.

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If approved, Rainer would become
LifeWay's president-elect and begin Oct.

"Dr. "He is a gifted man of authority
in the areas of trends within the Christian church and in church growth.

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LifeWay's full board of trustees will vote on the recommendation at its
Sept.), Vice Chairman Phil Neighbors (Calif."
Pernessa C. After years in medical research, she decided to move
into the AIDS arena by becoming one of the first AIDS educators hired by the
City of New York to develop educational programs to address this new disease
that was beginning to grip the African American community. "This was painful to me because the Harlem community is rich
not only in culture, but there is a house of worship on every corner.

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He
and his wife, Nellie Jo, have three sons: Sam, Art and Jess. That's why I believe LifeWay's best days are still
ahead.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050428/NYTH133 )
"These women exemplify the ways Essence has defined what it means to be a
beautiful Black woman: spirited and spiritual ," said Susan L. Upon receiving national attention, Seele's Harlem-based idea was
expanded into The Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, a
national program, now in its 16th year with an outreach of over 15,000 and
considered the largest AIDS awareness campaign targeting the African American
faith community.

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Draper Jr.

"We've had a great presidential search committee ," said Draper, who has
served as LifeWay president since 1991 and shepherded the company through a
period of phenomenal growth, with a focus on making LifeWay a "kingdom
enterprise" that provides biblical solutions to Southern Baptists and the
broader evangelical community., in 1891, the company owns and
operates 124 LifeWay Christian Stores throughout the United States, as well
as two of the largest Christian conference centers in the country. "Witness the rich variety of women whose beauty mirrors
the depth of your own," she adds of this month's May issue.

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"I am looking
forward to this process and to a smooth transition of leadership," said
Draper. After receiving a Master of Science degree from
Clark Atlanta University, she relocated to New York to work as a researcher at
Rockefeller University.

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12-13 meeting in Nashville."
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Rainer, 50, is a 1977 graduate of the University of Alabama, and earned the
Master of Divinity and Ph.

LifeWay is one of the world's largest providers of Christian products and
services, including Bibles, church literature , books, music, audio and
video recordings, church supplies and Internet services through
LifeWay .

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The recommendation of Rainer follows an intense six-month search that began
with the committee members' pledge to pray every day, seeking God's
guidance through the process, said Evans, adding that the committee
received a "significant number" of nominations.

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