Comment from www.tennessean.com
It’s not just the economy that has affected this firm. I have many friends who have worked for BSSB/LifeWay over the years. A decision was taken in the early 1990′s to walk away from its distinctive Baptist identity (the renaming from Baptist Sunday School Board to LifeWay), and identify itself as a generic provider of product to the evangelical marketplace. It abandoned its core loyal following in the attempt to to chase after a market it did not know, and which did not know it after it attempted to change its identity. This approach proved unsuccessful, to state it mildly.
Several reorganizations followed, consolidations and downsizings, as it attempted to recover from this blunder. Amongst the executives fired was the guy who susequently oversaw the marketing of one of the best selling books of the past twenty years, in any market. He had attempted to place the book at Lifeway, and they would have none of it.
Economies go through cycles, and we’re definitely heading through the down cycle just now. But this firm’s woes run much deeper.
Let’s wish them well, and hope they get their legs back under them.
8/2/2008 8:57:20 PM
SO
I hadnt really written about anything in a real long time. Most times its just some lame list or about what I happen to be doing. Ok after a brief pause I will continue. Ive been doing a lot of self examination lately and in the last week or the last couple of days have done a ton. Maybe its because suddenly my past has started to look me up on facebook. Now all the things that you thought you would be come flying back to you. Ive had a couple things said to me lately and in the past that may drive me a little crazy. I think partly because its like this broken life record you know. OK yeah im vague the last time I brought something like this up in this forum I got yelled at so…yeah. Anyway I kinda lost my trian of thought. A buddy of mine asked me how I was. I couldnt really answer that. I really dont know. I think I just realized something. I dont know anyone who knows a lot about me. Or I guess someone I tell a lot to. I think the older I get the less in common I have with people. i think someone told me that men and women can be good friends. I wonder who told me that. Makes me think of that movie pretty in pink. (oh and by the way if you made it this far you have realized there is no structure to this) So pretty in pink. The character ducky a guy I have identified with for years. Did you know most people identify themselves with the outcast at school. Here is one for you. I never went to any school dances, dates or even remember many of the people I went to highschool. I once won and award and after the event I went out to dinner by myself. Yeah I knew what ducky was talking about. A girl that I thought was awesome rejected me real good. I still talk to her to this day. She doesnt remember it. They never do. Well this was kinda all over the place. A bit of a whiner post I think. ok . back to it started some laundry.
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Problem
Ok so I had planned to go to Santa Fe. Here is the problem sometimes when you come up with something spontaneous you dont check dates. Anyway one of the biggest weekends of the year in Santa Fe is the “Indian market” I blew it. Oh and they canceled my rafting trip. Thanks travel insurance. So what does that mean. Well since my hope was to get away going to a town that swells to 100,000 people plus exhibits doesnt really appeal to me. Question to anyone out there. How would you like a house guest for 3 nights. Aug 21-24. I’ll stay out of your way. I need an unfamiliar place. Let me know. Its very sad. My cry for help.
Just got asked
Here is the question “you came to the movies by yourself?”. I answer “yes” then I get “guess you ain’t talking to anyone”. Well what am I going to say to that. It will be good. Oh and for the record the first time I came to sees this movie I wasn’t alone. I’m in dark knight oh gotto go it’s about to start.
Words that make my skin crawl
Evangelical
Sweet spot
Embrace technology
Sexy
Leadership
Relevant
Calling
3rd world
Job description and or title
the phrase “Is that the rebel?”
heard this one yesterday “Expectant heart”
Thanks for all the responses guys. Moving on. Feel free to add to the list.
I’ll add more later.
Other added
“I’m right where God wants me” tends to make my skin crawl. Even if its true, the semantics of it really bother me.
Words that bother me (the non-corporate version):
ointment
moist
lather “I kinda like this one”
Home Depot
ze lawn iz now complete. When buying a weed trimmer or whacker as I like to call it. Dont buy the cheapest thing you can find. I bought this yesterday.
While the price was right I fought with getting the line to advance. Now my right finger is rubbed raw from trying to take it apart and I wasted half of my life. I went back today and thankfully the great homedepot took it back. Good store never had a problem. Oh and right behind me in the return aisle was another person returning the very same whacker. Mightylite is mighty crap. I will also be dining with my neighbor this week. Need to know those people. Ok because i cooked breakfast my kitchen is a wreak. Oh here is a vague statement for you. Sometimes it is really over. Chew on that.
