Ada, Mich. (March 3, 2025)—Outreach Magazine recently announced the winners of their Resources of the Year. Baker Academic titles received three top honors. Brazos Press received one top honor and one recommended title. Bethany House also received one top honor.
Heading up the Baker Academic list was Crossing Cultures with the Gospel by Darrell L. Whiteman in the Missions and Cross-Cultural category. Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations by Justin A. Irving has been named one of two Outreach Resources of the Year in the Leadership category. A Short Guide to Spiritual Formation by Alex Sosler was named one of two winners of Resource of the Year in the Spiritual Growth category.
Brazos Press also had one title included and one recommended. Gratitude by Cornelius Plantinga was named Resource of the Year winner in the Christian Living category. Strange Religion by Nijay K. Gupta was also recommended in the Culture category.
Bethany House also had one title included. The 100 Most Asked Questions about Heaven, Hell, and the Afterlife by S. Michael Houdmann was named Resource of the Year in the Apologetics category.
Crossing Cultures with the Gospel by Darrell L. Whiteman
(Baker Academic, ISBN 9781540960467, Ebook ISBN 9781493429547, $27.99p)
Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations by Justin A. Irving
(Baker Academic, ISBN 9781540964809, Ebook ISBN 9781493442829, $26.99p)
A Short Guide to Spiritual Formation by Alex Sosler
(Baker Academic, ISBN 9781540966612, Ebook ISBN 9781493446353, $21.99p)
Gratitude by Cornelius Plantinga
(Brazos Press, ISBN 9781587436222, Ebook ISBN 9781493444946, $22.99c)
Strange Religion by Nijay K. Gupta
(Brazos Press, ISBN 9781587435171, Ebook ISBN 9781493444922, $18.99p)
The 100 Most Asked Questions about Heaven, Hell, and the Afterlife by S. Michael Houdmann
(Bethany House, ISBN 9780764245794, Ebook ISBN 9781493452392, $17.99p)
Outreach Magazine announced winners in a range of categories, including Evangelism, Social Justice, Spiritual Growth, Counseling, Biblical Studies, and Apologetics. The complete list of recognized resources can be found here.
“We congratulate these authors on this recognition of their important works,” notes Jim Kinney, Executive Vice President of Academic Publishing. “Christians must engage a wide array of issues as they bring the gospel to bear on life in the twenty-first century. It is a privilege for us to publish these books that will help us do just that.”
Baker Publishing Group publishes high-quality writings that represent historic Christianity and serve the diverse interests and concerns of evangelical readers.
Contact: Shelly MacNaughton, (616) 450-5560, smacnaughton@bakerpublishinggroup.com
