If the trustees agree with the committee, then Dr. Thom Rainer will be the new Lifeway president. ABP has broken the story through some leaked info, and it seems pretty solid.
Rainer, currently the Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Church Growth at Southern Seminary, has written a number of books and, I think, is bound to be a fantastic leader at Lifeway. Honestly, I wasn't anticipating such a good pick. Congrats to my Lifeway buddies.