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LifeWay Christian Resources, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, announced on October 6 that it had reached an “amicable” out-of-court agreement with former president and CEO Thom Rainer.

The agreement required Rainer, who had signed a book deal with a competing Chris­tian publisher, to refrain from publishing his book until November 2021, when his noncompete clause with LifeWay expires.