January 28, 2019 Edition

ECPA opens early-bird registration for Leadership Summit conference

ECPA has announced the program and early bird registration for its annual Leadership Summit, held April 30-May 1 in Chicago.  Speakers and sessions for the industry’s executive leaders will be built around the theme, “Beyond Borders: Expanding Our Mission.”  ECPA president and CEO Stan Jantz states, “The 2019 Leadership Summit program is designed to stimulate your mission to look beyond the traditional borders of geography, technology, education, the church, and reader engagement.”  Speakers announced so far include:

• Gordon Smith, president of Ambrose University; author of “Institutional Intelligence”
• Chris Horst, co-author of “Rooting for Rivals”
• Harold Smith (President) and Mark Galli (Editor-in-Chief), Christianity Today International
• Phil Ryken (president) and Theon Hill (asst. professor), Wheaton College
• Tina Constable, SVP and publisher for six Crown Publishing imprints, including WaterBrook and Multnomah
• Jackie Hill Perry, writer, speaker, artist; author of “Gay Girl, Good God”

More information and early-bird registration

Zondervan authors Dave and Ann Wilson appear on TODAY Show

Ahead of the release of Vertical Marriage: The One Secret That Will Change Your Marriage (Zondervan) on January 29, 2019, Dave and Ann Wilson appeared on the TODAY Show. The couple shared the difficulties they faced in their marriage and the practical advice they have shared with couples across the country to transform others’ marriages. Together Dave and Ann founded Kensington Church, a multi-site church in Detroit, Michigan, and Dave served as the chaplain for the Detroit Lions for over 30 years. Dennis and Barbara Rainey wrote the foreword to Vertical Marriage, and it was endorsed by several former Lions players, including Golden and Elise Tate and Dan and Tiffany Orlovsky.

To see the full segment, click here.

Bible Gateway interviews Scott Sauls, author of “Irresistible Faith”

Jesus envisioned his followers would be hard to resist: a wildly diverse yet compellingly unified multitude of strangers that would penetrate the world with love. They would lead the world in acts of love and justice and be the most life-giving bosses, employees, neighbors, and friends. How does Christianity stack up to Jesus’ expectations? Bible Gateway interviewed Scott Sauls (@scottsauls) about his book, Irresistible Faith: Becoming the Kind of Christian the World Can’t Resist (Thomas Nelson, 2019).

Read this interview.

Darlene Zschech on podcast: experiencing God’s presence in every season of life

Acclaimed worship leader, songwriter, pastor and author Darlene Zschech recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast to share about the joys and heartaches of being a pastor and how she reconciled her cancer journey with her faith.  Zschech’s book, The Golden Thread: Experiencing God’s Presence in Every Season of Life is available from Thomas Nelson. More at jesuscalling.com/podcast