WESTMONT, IL—IVP Kids is pleased to announce that The Celebration Place by Dorena Williamson was selected as the winner of the 2022 Jerry Pinkney Children’s Book Award in the Religious/Faith category.

The Jerry Pinkney Children’s Book Awards are sponsored by the National Black Book Festival (NBBF) and were established in honor of the late Jerry Pinkney, a world-renowned children’s book illustrator. Nominated titles for the award must be copyrighted in 2021 or 2022 and be either written by an African American author or have an African American theme.

Williamson said, “Jerry Pinkney was a familiar name when I curated representation for my young children. His work is a legacy of diverse children’s literature and an example to follow. This award is an incredible honor as we approach the one-year anniversary of the release of The Celebration Place.”

Written by Williamson and illustrated by Erin Bennett Banks, The Celebration Place: God’s Plan for a Delightfully Diverse Church is told in a delightful rhyme. This colorfully illustrated children’s book also includes tools to help parents engage in conversation about the book’s theme of God’s vision for justice and unity.

“We were so pleased to sign Dorena as one of our first acquisitions for IVP Kids because The Celebration Place casts such a beautiful vision for the church as a community of inclusion and celebration,” said IVP Kids editor Elissa Schauer. “But it was also significant to us that Dorena incorporated Dr. King’s message of justice and unity, pointing out that the dream that Dr. King preached is simply what God intended for the church. I can’t think of a more profound message for us today!”

Natalie Grant, singer, songwriter, and cofounder of Hope for Justice, said, “Dorena has such a beautiful yet compelling way of writing about these most important topics of justice and unity. Yes, The Celebration Place will inspire children to walk this message out better than the generation before them did. But I also believe it will help challenge the parents, teachers, and leaders of these children that it’s not too late to do the same.”

The award winners in each category were announced on October 22 at the 2022 National Black Book Festival in Houston. More information about the Jerry Pinkney Children’s Book Awards is available at www.jerrypinkneybookawards.com.

For a complete list of IVP award winners visit ivpress.com/award-winners.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (October 28, 2022) – NavPress announced today that on October 3, Trevor Hudson, author of numerous books, including his most recent Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard, was presented with the inaugural Richard J. Foster award in Spiritual Formation. Foster, author of the seminal bestseller A Celebration of Discipline, traveled to George Fox University to present the award to Hudson.

Hudson, a Methodist minister and spiritual director, traveled from his home in South Africa to Portland, Oregon, to receive the award. Hudson frequently visits the United States as a lecturer at Fuller Seminary and a speaker and trainer in spiritual formation.

The Foster Award is presented to people “whose intellectual and practical work helps others come into an ongoing transformational relationship with Jesus Christ,” according to George Fox University. Hudson’s long career is a manifestation of that value. He has published more than twenty books, with Seeking God having been released by NavPress in September. It served as the opening book in this year’s annual book club hosted by Renovare, a ministry of spiritual formation founded by Foster. Hudson has recently signed an agreement with NavPress to be the North American publisher of his follow-up book on discernment.

“Trevor’s Pauses for Lent was my devotional reading in the weeks before Easter this year,” said NavPress publisher David Zimmerman. “He characterizes the fruit of the Spirit in his writing and his relational presence alike—loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, and on and on. It’s no surprise to me that Trevor would be honored with an award like this.”

“I am thrilled to see Trevor being honored in this way,” said Deborah Saenz Gonzalez, editor of Seeking God. “It is a testament to his life’s work and ministry. Very well deserved.”

Seeking God has a companion video discussion guide created by Conversatio Divina, made available through the Martin Institute for Spiritual Formation at Westmont College.

NavPress is the book publishing arm of The Navigators. With a rich catalog of bestselling books, ministry resources, and The Message® Bible, NavPress supports readers as they know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same.®

Since 2014 NavPress has been in a publishing alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, one of the largest independently owned Christian publishers in the world. NavPress resources are sold, distributed, and marketed worldwide through Tyndale House Publishers.

Contact: Katie Dodillet, katiedodillet@tyndale.com

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WESTMONT, IL— Karin DeHaven, publicist for IVP Academic, was named a PW Star Watch honoree. DeHaven is one of forty-one honorees selected for the 2022 awards, which identify and celebrate innovators in book publishing. The group of honorees includes representatives from the Big Five publishers, independent houses, comics publishers, literary agents, booksellers, and others who influence books that get read.

As the publicist for IVP Academic, DeHaven works to secure book reviews and author interviews online and in magazines and journals. DeHaven has been at IVP for seven years and carries a wealth of knowledge about the inner workings of the theological academy to her work. She holds an MA from Wheaton College and an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary.

“Having worked with Karin for more than five years, I have come to appreciate her attention to detail and her knowledge of academia and the publishing industry,” said Krista Clayton, associate director for publicity at IVP. “Through her experience at IVP, and because of her eagerness to learn, she has gained a detailed understanding of the overall publishing process at IVP, which informs her role and the overall work of the publicity team. Amazingly, in addition to working full time, she has managed to juggle master’s classes and earn a degree from Fuller.”

From among the forty-one honorees, five finalists will be announced on October 26, 2022, and one “Superstar” will be revealed at the in-person celebratory reception on November 15, 2022, to be held in New York. Publishers Weekly magazine will feature a profile of the honorees in its October 31, 2022, issue.

Nearly two hundred nominations were vetted by the PW Star Watch jury, with attention paid to the standouts of the publishing world. Last year’s Superstars were Madison, Wisconsin, booksellers Gretchen Treu and Wes Lukes, co-owners of A Room of One’s Own.

Krista Rafanello, senior marketing director for Publishers Weekly, said, “Continuing the PW Star Watch tradition is an honor in itself, and knowing we’ll be coming together in person to celebrate the entire pool of honorees makes it even sweeter.”

PW Star Watch was founded in 2015 by Publishers Weekly, originally in partnership with Frankfurter Buchmesse; Publishers Weekly is now the sole sponsor and manager of the awards. PW Star Watch honors innovative and inspired “rising stars” of the US and Canadian publishing communities.

Now celebrating its 150th anniversary, Publishers Weekly is the international news platform of the book publishing industry. Founded in 1872 and published weekly since then, the magazine boasts 1.23 million social media followers; publishes ten e-newsletters, BookLife (a website and weekly supplement), two blogs, a mobile edition, digital editions, apps, and podcasts; and features a thriving website that reaches 14 million unique visitors annually.

WESTMONT, IL—InterVarsity Press is pleased to announce that sociologist and pop-culture expert Nancy Wang Yuen will return as host of the fourth season of The Disrupters podcast. The first episode, featuring New York Times bestselling author Jemar Tisby, will release on October 31.

Yuen is the author of Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism and coeditor of Power Women: Stories of Motherhood, Faith, and the Academy. She has appeared on PBS, NPR, MSNBC, BBC World, and Dr. Phil. She is a guest writer at CNN, Elle, Los Angeles Times, NBC, Newsweek, and Vanity Fair.

The first two seasons of The Disrupters were hosted by Esau McCaulley, author of Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope, associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, and a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. Interviews with guests such as Beth Moore, Sho Baraka, Tish Harrison Warren, Dominique Gilliard, and others focused on a specific disruption—a break, interruption, or disturbance—in the church.

With the return of Yuen for season four of The Disrupters, IVP benefits from a successful host series pivot. In season three, Yuen shifted focus from a negative disruption of the evangelical church to a more positive posture of disruption of the secular workplace. By speaking with guests who were actively living out their faith in places of cultural importance, this season demonstrated how faith can be lived out in peaceable but nonetheless disruptive ways to improve the world.

Season three asked the question, Is it possible to be a faithful Christian in the face of overwhelming problems such as racism and sexism within the US church?

Season four follows up an affirmative answer with a simple follow-up question: How? Through both her life experiences and interviews, Yuen will explore the nature of Christian spirituality in the real world. Guests will include people with experience, insights, and advice in doing just that.

Yuen said, “This season, I invite listeners to join me on my spiritual journey toward liberation. Each week, a new guest will help me process the foibles of evangelicalism, teach me how to heal from spiritual trauma, and share fresh new ways of doing faith.”

Confirmed guests for season four of The Disrupters include the following:

October 31
Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestselling book The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism. His writing has been featured on CNN, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, and the New York Times. He is the founder and president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, and the cohost of the Pass the Mic podcast.

November 7
Jon Ward is chief national correspondent at Yahoo News, author of Testimony and Camelot’s End, and host of The Long Game podcast.

November 14
Michael Te Pei Chang is a former professional tennis player and coach. He was the youngest man in history to win a singles major, winning the 1989 French Open at age seventeen. Chang won a total of thirty-four top-level professional singles titles and reached a career-best ranking of number two in the world in 1996. Chang was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2008. He is also the author of Holding Serve: Persevering On and Off the Court.

November 21
Christina Barland Edmondson is the cohost of the Truth’s Table podcast and Get in the Word with Truth’s Table, and is the coauthor of Faithful Antiracism: Moving Past Talk to Systemic Change. Edmondson is also a certified cultural intelligence facilitator, public speaker, mental health therapist, and consultant in the areas of ethics, equity, and Christian leadership development.

This season will also include a four-part Christmas miniseries releasing on November 28, December 5, 12, and 19. The series will feature Yuen and Tisby, who will be discussing the Christmas-Industrial Complex.

The Disrupters podcast will be available through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other major podcast distributors. For a sneak peek, check out the trailer for the fourth season of The Disrupters at ivpress.com/disrupters.

Learning that Thankfulness Is a Choice

Why Do We Say Thank You? is the second book in Thornton’s Why Do We Say? series

Often, kids (and grownups too) don’t feel thankful. It’s easy to complain about things, even when there are so many wonderful blessings all around us. But in the Bible, God says “in everything give thanks.” The young boy in Why Do We Say Thank You?: Learning to be Grateful (New Growth Press/October 17, 2022) by award-winning author Champ Thornton learns that thankfulness is a choice—it’s about paying attention to God and the glory of the world he has made.

On a fine, frosty day, in the small town of Kent,
There awoke a young boy who was never content.
“This is boring,” he’d say. As if nothing was good.
In this heart, he would never thank God as he should.

From the moment he wakes up, the young boy complains about everything. The sun is too bright, his pancakes are icky, and everything is so terribly boring. He can’t see why everyone else is having such a wonderful time—until he has a dream that opens his eyes to the wonder of God’s world. Now he begins to see all the great things he’s missed and learns to be grateful.

“Boredom, complaining, and ingratitude often go hand in hand. Helping your child overcome these bad attitudes involves two things—seeing the wonder and goodness of what God has created and trusting the forgiveness we have in Jesus,” Thornton shares.

Thornton wrote this book to help children recognize God as the source of all joy and contentment. Written for ages 4–7 and illustrated by Brad Woodard, Why Do We Say Thank You? is sure to become the go-to book when the kids are grumpy or complaining of boredom. A section at the end of the story for parents, “Helping Your Child Learn to be Thankful,” will help families continue the conversation far beyond the last page.

Thornton writes, “Why Do We Say Thank You? uses a fun and fantastical dream to help your child visualize the connection between the goodness of the Creator and the goodness of his creation. In day-to-day life, outside this book we don’t actually see the beams of light illustrating this connection. But your child can use their senses to experience God’s creation and see the connection between God and his world through faith.”

According to Focus on the Family President, Jim Daly, “If ‘I’m bored!’ is your child’s favorite phrase, this is the book for you! The comical, colorful main character whines and wears a massive scowl . . . until he finally revisits his day through the lens of gratitude for God’s kindness and creativity. Then ‘I’m bored’ becomes ‘Oh wow! Look!’ Champ’s story deftly demonstrates the power of perspective—to kids and their parents!”

Why Do We Say Thank You? is the second book in Thornton’s Why Do We Say? series. Also available is Why Do We Say Good Night?: When You Are Afraid of the Dark.

Why Do We Say Thank You?: Learning to be Grateful
By Champ Thornton, Illustrated by Brad Woodard
October 17, 2022 / Retail Price: $16.99
Print ISBN 978-1-64507-214-0
Religion / Christian Education / Children & Youth

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 
Champ Thornton is an acquisitions editor at Crossway and the author of a number of books for kids and families, including The Radical Book for Kids, Pass It On, Radically Different, Why Do We Say Good Night, Wonders of His Love, The Serpent Slayer and the Scroll of Riddles, and Why Do We Say Thank You?. Thornton has pastored churches in Delaware and South Carolina and served as director of SOMA, a ministry training school in Columbus, Ohio. Thornton enjoys hanging out with his family and friends, drinking coffee, listening to music, doing genealogical research, and reading theology, biographies, and fiction. Thornton and his wife, Robben, have three children and live in Newark, Delaware. Visit www.champthornton.com to learn more. He can also be found on Twitter (@champthornton) and Instagram (@thorntonchamp).

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR: 
Brad Woodard, BFA, has been illustrating his entire life, but decided on a major in graphic design at college. Post-college, while working as a designer, he rediscovered his love for illustration. Eventually and naturally, Brad’s illustrating and design fused together. He and his wife now run their own design and illustration studio, Brave the Woods. In addition to working with major brands, Brad shares his expertise via lectures, workshops, and online courses. He is the illustrator for Finding Jesus on Upside Down Days and Why Do We Say Thank You?.

For review copy and interview information, contact:
Audra Jennings – audra@newgrowthpress.com – 903.874.8363

• Record number of entries to result in record number of winners >> announced at ECPA PubU next month
  

• Record number of judges — 28 industry art directors — evaluated the entries in four debut categories

Design professionals in Christian Publishing invited to gather at PubU on Nov. 16-17 in Nashville for two days of sessions and the 10th anniversary celebration of the year’s best book and Bible designs.

TEMPE, ARIZ., OCTOBER 24, 2022 – Design professionals and art directors across the Christian publishing industry are invited to attend ECPA PubU for DESIGN FORWARD, a special program that celebrates the impact of their work, and gathers them for six design track sessions on key topics in design.

ECPA PubU will be held on November 16-17 at Lipscomb University in Nashville.
Registration is still open at ECPAPubU.org.

At the PubU opening session, a record number of Top Shelf Design Awards will be presented in four categories:  Non-Fiction, Fiction, Children’s, and Bibles.  In this 10th anniversary year, the program expanded to four categories and a 28-member cadre of judges from the industry – as each submitting publisher nominated a design professional to the judging pool.  This resulted in a record number of entries, in which a record number of winning designs will be announced on November 16.

“In the last nine years, 171 book and Bible designs have won this prestigious award, reflecting the amazing work of so many teams in our industry,” stated ECPA president Jeff Crosby.

“Each year, this program showcases the incredible scope and concentration of design talent in Christian publishing – all dedicated to adding the highest form of beauty, to the truth and goodness our publishers produce.  We look forward to adding more designers and designs to the award’s compendium.”

Included with the award presentations, will be a special celebration of the program’s 10th anniversary – with the sharing of a fun video featuring contributions from designers, publishers, and judges, reflecting on 10 years of design excellence in Christian publishing.

“At first blush, Top Shelf is about celebrating book cover design. But every department speaks into the creative process in some way,” expresses Torrey Sharp, owner and principal of Faceout Studio and consultant for the program.

“Great design flows from great writing and sound strategy. Producing and delivering beautiful and meaningful books is a team sport. Top Shelf acknowledges well-crafted books that seek to make a difference out there. We all play an important role in this effort and get to celebrate together!”

Sharp was also involved in developing the design track offered at PubU called DESIGN FORWARD, gathering design professionals around six sessions offered the afternoon of November 16 and the morning of November 17 at Lipscomb University:

• Books as Brands with Matt Lehman (Matt Lehman Studios)
• Design Huddle on Big Topics with Kristen Andrews (Hachette) and Torrey Sharp (Faceout Studio)
• Perfectly Pitched with Ashley Spear (5by5) and Victor Huckabee (5by5)
• What Makes Type Driven Designs Effective with Chandler Saunders (Passion City Church and Passion Publishing)
• Practical Creativity & Other Oxymorons with Tim Green (Faceout Studio)
• Right Mind At Work: Finding Common Ground Across Generational Gaps with Jose & Nikolle Reyes (Metaleap)

In particular the session, Right Mind at Work: Finding Common Ground Across Generational Gaps, has huge implications across all disciplines in publishing, addressing how we can best work together across generations — millennials alongside Gen X, Boomers, or later.

Sharp continues: “I can’t wait to catch up with clients, friends and peers at this year’s PubU. Especially after the isolation of these past couple of years due to the pandemic, I’m excited to reconnect in person, hear new ideas, challenge old perspectives, and peer into the future about where our industry is moving.  I invite all my design colleagues in the industry to join me.”

Registration for ECPA PubU is still open at ECPAPubU.org.  Also available on the event site are group rates at Nashville area hotels, a full program schedule, speakers, session info for training tracks in design, marketing, editorial, and production & operations, plus a Children’s Book Summit available to all attendees the afternoon of November 17.  Those with interest and roles in Christian fiction are invited to stay for The Christy Award Gala that evening, preceded by the Art of Writing sessions — all listed on the website and accessible via PubU registration.

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The ECPA Top Shelf Award program is managed by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) in order to recognize design excellence in the Christian publishing industry. Through programs, events, communications, recognition and research, ECPA strengthens publishing communities within the industry.  The ECPA Design E-Community, PubU Design training sessions, and Top Shelf Awards are among several ECPA-driven opportunities that designers have to network, stay informed, and be recognized within the industry. For more information on the Top Shelf Book Cover Design Award program, visit TopShelfAward.org.

ECPA PubU has delivered training, connection, networking and inspiration to the industry’s frontline practitioners since 2004.  Industry leaders develop the program to invest in the expertise of their colleagues, and train up the next generation of leaders.  For more information, visit ECPAPubU.org.

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non-profit trade organization comprised of member companies that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. Since 1974, ECPA has strengthened Christian publishing by building networking, information, and advocacy opportunities within the industry and throughout multiple channels so that our members can more effectively produce and deliver transformational Christian content. ECPA.org

Media contact:  Jeff Crosby, ECPA president and CEO, jcrosby@ecpa.org, 480-966-3998

 

Marty Machowki’s The Light Before Christmas provides families with a devotional and churches with a curriculum for the holiday season

The Light Before Christmas: A Family Advent Devotional (New Growth Press/October 10, 2022) is a new four-week devotional by Marty Machowski, best-selling author of the popular Prepare Him Room Advent devotional and curriculum, and many other family favorites. The Light Before Christmas combines devotions on the theme of light and darkness with the story of eleven-year-old Mia and her grandmother as they prepare for Christmas.

Every year, Mia loves to spend the month of December with Grandma getting ready for Christmas. Grandma loves to share her faith, especially at Christmas time, and although she is blind, she can see the light of Jesus shining bright and helps Mia—and children of all ages—to do the same. This year, they read a special devotional, The Light Before Christmas, together.

Machowski brings families into their devotional time, sharing the story of Christmas. Through a Bible study of light and darkness, readers will discover how the theme of light weaves its way through the Christmas story and God’s plan of salvation.

“Light is the most amazing element of God’s creation and people have long celebrated its beauty at Christmas time. Christmas lights decorate our windows and doorways, our houses, and trees. Though many have lost the meaning behind the light, they marvel at the twinkle of Christmas lights as they shine forth in the darkness in beautiful arrays of color. Children celebrate when they see a well-lit Christmas decoration and the lights of Christmas on a dark night cheer up the weariest soul,” Machowski writes. “Once you know the story of light and its place in the Christmas story, the lights that decorate homes at Christmas will bring a deeper joy to you.”

The Light Before Christmas contains thirteen devotionals—three for each of the four weeks of Advent and one more for Christmas. Each devotional includes a Scripture for the day, an object lesson, a question to discuss as a family, a song to sing together, and a prayer.

For churches looking for a fresh take on their children’s curriculum this year, Machowski has also written The Light Before Christmas: An Advent Sunday School Curriculum. The four-weeks of lessons guide children in learning about the reason we celebrate Christmas. Using the same theme as the family devotional, each lesson points to Christ, the Light of the World who came to save us from the darkness of sin.

“From before the dawn of creation through the eternal light of God’s glorious throne, God’s light has always shone bright. Long before the twinkle of a star directed the wise men to Jesus, God planned to send his only son to rescue God’s children from the darkness of sin and bring them all into the glorious light of his presence,” Machowski points out.

This two-level (preschool and elementary) digital curriculum consists of lessons that include Scripture readings, dramas, object lessons, discussion questions, activity pages, crafts, and songs. Lessons include:

• Week 1: A Great Light in a Land of Deep Darkness (Isaiah 9:2–7)
• Week 2: Jesus the Light of Men (John 1:1–18)
• Week 3: Glory to God in the Highest (Luke 2:1-20)
• Week 4: A Light to the Gentiles (Luke 2:21–35)

Designed for families to be able to study in church and at home together, the devotional and curriculum can be used independently. Together, the devotional and curriculum will help families see the light of Jesus shining bright not only in the Advent season, but all year long.

Bob Lepine, longtime cohost of FamilyLife Today® and author of Build a Stronger Marriage, writes, “Almost every family I know is looking for fresh help in keeping the focus of Christmas where it belongs—on the birth of Jesus. That’s what makes The Light Before Christmas so special. Now parents and churches have a way to team up to recapture the wonder and excitement of the moment when heaven came to earth and Jesus was born.”

The Light Before Christmas: A Family Advent Devotional
Print ISBN 978-1-64507-292-8
October 10, 2022 / Retail Price: $16.99

The Light Before Christmas: An Advent Sunday School Curriculum
Digital ISBN 978-1-64507-294-2
October 10, 2022 / Retail Price $59.99
By Marty Machowski, Illustrated by Sarah Bland-Halulko
Religion / Christian Education/ Children & Youth

About the Author:
Marty Machowski is a Family Life Pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, where he has served on the pastoral staff for thirty years. Machowski leads Promise Kingdom, the gospel-centered children’s ministry of Covenant Fellowship. He is also the Executive Editor for Children’s Resources at New Growth Press. He is the author of a number of family devotionals, Sunday School curriculums (including the Gospel Story Curriculum), children’s books, and parenting titles. His latest releases include The Light Before Christmas, Darkest Night Brightest Day, and Build on Jesus (coauthored with Deepak Reju). Machowski and his wife, Lois, have six children and several grandchildren. They reside in West Chester, Pennsylvania.  Learn more at www.martymachowski.com. He can also be found on Instagram (@martymachowski) and Twitter (@MartyMachowski).

About the Illustrator:
Sarah Bland-Halulko lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and identical twin daughters. Sarah’s imaginative style was crafted by her mentors and life experiences. Her favorite forms of artistic expression include pen and ink drawing, watercolor, and photography. Sarah is the illustrator for the Prepare Him Room advent devotional and curriculum, as well as The Light Before Christmas advent devotional and curriculum.

Parsley Invites Readers to Experience Personal Renewal and National Revival in ‘Revival If…‘

Lake Mary, FL—America presently lies in the death grip of a devastating drought, albeit one of a very different type, says Best-Selling Author and Pastor, Rod Parsley. He writes that “ours is a ‘Dust Bowl’ of the spirit. Having fully embraced post- modern relativism, sexual-revolution hedonism, and a pantheon of false gods, our once-verdant culture has become a moral Atacama Desert. Barren. Powerless. Unable to sustain life. A desolate wasteland that at one time, not so very long ago, was history’s greatest garden of human flourishing.”

Is his latest book, Revival If…Igniting Your Passion for Personal Renewal and National Revival (Charisma House, ISBN-13: 978-1-63641-079-1), Parsley is shaking up all previous perceptions about what revival is and the possibilities of what it could look like in America and around the world. He takes an in-depth look at 2 Chronicles 7:14 to offer readers a scriptural blueprint to cultivating renewal in the heart and mind and a divine roadmap to revival on a national scale.

Drawing from over forty years’ experience with revival personally and in ministry, Parsley:

• Clarifies what revival is and is not
• Explains the difference between revival and awakening
• Includes historical accounts and current perspectives on various revivals
• Explores the four simple but essential requirements that when fulfilled will release the life-giving rain of revival upon a nation

“The ‘rain’ we so desperately need has a name—one that hits modern ears as hopelessly old-fashioned and outdated. It is revival,” writes Parsley. “And it has been far, far too long since we’ve seen this blessing poured out from heaven. Just as rain is the only cure for drought, revival is our only hope for the current famine of faith.”

Parsley goes on to describe the differences between what revival is and is not and how we will see it ignite the flames of clarity and a heart for the Lord on a national scale. Revival If… captures the whisperings of the Holy Spirit that are nudging believers towards a brand-new beginning marked by strength, wisdom, and power as the return of the Lord nears.

“Over the last several months God began to pose the burning question to my heart: Could it be that God is giving us one last opportunity to allow His Spirit to be poured out upon the earth before the return of Jesus Christ?” Parsley queried in his latest promotional video. This riveting and intriguing question sets the tone for Parsley’s book as readers dive into a greater understanding of revival and God’s heart behind it. Watch the full video clip here.

“He reminded me that what we must do now is to fan the flames of revival in our own hearts and lives as well as that of our nation,” Parsley says, and goes on to note that this reminder—this command of God—is to hold onto hope, persevering to the very end, seeking fullness of life and joy in the presence of the Holy Spirit here on earth and in the eternity to come.

“I believe America, I believe the world, are hungry for a passionate renewal and spiritual awakening,” Parsley notes. And in Revival If… he invites readers to experience that refreshing movement of God’s Spirit.

To find out more about Revival If… or to download a free chapter, visit CharismaHouse.com.

Revival If…, by Rod Parsley and published by Charisma House, is available now at MyCharismashop.com and other online retailers, and wherever Christian books are sold.

• Website: www.rodparsley.com
• Facebook: @rodparsley
• Twitter: @RealRodParsley
• YouTube: Rod Parsley 

ROD PARSLEY is the author of more than one hundred books, including his New York Times best seller, Culturally Incorrect; The Finale: One World, One Ruler, One Reign; and his most recent, Grace. He is an international speaker, a frequent guest on numerous media outlets, and the host of the daily television broadcast Breakthrough With Rod Parsley, viewed by millions worldwide. He is the founder and lead pastor of World Harvest Church, a thriving multicampus church headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. He has founded and oversees various ministries, including Valor Christian College, Bridge of Hope missions, and City Harvest Network. The roles closest to his heart are those of husband to Joni and father to their adult children, Ashton and Austin.

Title: Revival If…: Igniting Your Passion for Personal Renewal and National Revival | Retail: US $19.99 | Release Date: Now Available | ISBN-13: 978-1-63641-079-1 | E-Book ISBN: 978-1-63641-080-7 | Binding: Trade Paper | Size: 5.5” x 8.25” | Page Count: 208 | Hometown: Columbus, OH | BISAC Category: RELIGION / Christian Living / General, RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues, RELIGION / Christianity / Pentecostal & Charismatic

To interview Rod Parsley or for a review copy of Revival If… please contact:
Linda Klosterman, lklosterman@tkomarketing.net
Chelsey Dickson, chelsey@tkomarketing.net

Auto Translation, Curated Libraries, Factbook, Church History, Advanced Timeline and Print Library Catalog all included in Logos 10

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Oct. 10, 2022 — Logos, the most widely used Bible study and sermon preparation platform available, today released its highly anticipated new version, Logos 10. With a sleek and modern design and lightning-fast speed, Logos 10 is designed for the global Church and includes multiple new features geared to help users engage more deeply with the Bible whether they have five minutes or five hours.

“We are excited to release the latest version of Logos and to aid both individuals who have used our software for years, as well as new users who will discover simplified and amplified theological learning,” said Phil Gons, Chief Product Officer. “With Logos 10, we have improved the Logos experience to better meet our users’ needs and adapted to the rapidly changing world around us where technology solutions are more important in supporting ministry expansion than ever before.”

WHAT’S NEW IN LOGOS 10

Logos 10 is launching in seven different languages and is specifically designed to aid researchers, students of Scripture, pastors and church leaders around the world. New features include:

— Auto Translation, allowing users to translate a section of text in a few clicks. The feature works for over 100 modern languages as well as Latin and biblical Hebrew.

— Print Library Catalog, a brand-new tool empowering users to search the content of their print library, adding value to the books already on their shelves.

— Church History tools, including over 40 new themes tracing historical movements as well as the Essential Lexham Dictionary of Church History, edited by Michael A. G. Haykin.

— Questions & Answers, which surfaces concise questions and answers from across the library on thousands of topics and passages.

— Sermon Import to transfer a user’s sermon outlines and manuscripts from Microsoft Word directly into Logos for easy search and access.

— Popular Quotes to discover more than 1 million powerful quotes from respected Bible teachers and scholars that can be dropped into slides and sermons.

WHAT’S UPDATED IN LOGOS 10

Logos 10 expands and improves the platform’s existing features, including:

— Factbook, which now displays results from Logos Edition books. Tens of millions of tags were added to these books, so users can search or click a word as they’re studying, uncover its meaning, and transition to deeper study if they’d like.

— Simplified Search Syntax allows users to easily find what they’re looking for.

— Search Autocomplete offers smarter suggestions to help users easily build queries.

— New Curated Theological Libraries including new books by respected scholars, carefully curated to work with the Bible study tools in Logos.

— New Workflows from Bryan Chapell, Tony Merida, Dr. David Allen, Dr. Jim Shaddix, and Ridley Rosner.

— Advanced Timeline, with new navigation and filtering options that allow readers to explore historical context.

— Mobile Updates to include:

• Simultaneously use up to six books and tools on a single screen with Layouts on tablet.
• Create visuals of outlines, markups, diagrams, and information cards with Canvas for iPad.
• Tap the audio button on the Logos mobile app to start listening to nearly any Logos resource.
• Write on the iPad screen and save scribbles as an image to photos or in a new note.
• Tap a word or passage to highlight, leave a note, open Bible Word Study, or dig deeper in Factbook.
• Plan, organize, and track sermons on the go with Sermon Manager for iPad.

Logos 10 also maintains the app’s comprehensive reading management system and improved tools for visualizing data, browsing commentaries, exploring the books of the Bible, sharing documents and adding images into notes.

“We cannot wait for Logos 10 to be in the hands of theological learners around the world and witness the ways it enhances their day-to-day lives,” said Mark Ward, Senior Editor of Digital Content. “Logos Bible was created to readily assist anyone with a desire to dive deeper into Biblical Truth and the contexts surrounding God’s Word. We are committed to increasing biblical literacy and accessibility for every Christian around the world, and we’re so excited to see what new opportunities this updated version will offer.”

To learn more about Logos 10, visit logos.com/10.

ABOUT LOGOS
Logos is the preferred Bible study tool for pastors, scholars, students and lifelong learners worldwide who want to dive deeper into the intricacies of God’s Word. Used by renowned faith leaders including John Piper, Christine Caine, Bishop Charles E. Blake, Dr. David Jeremiah, Justo González, Miles McPherson and Lisa Bevere, to name a few, Logos enables users to obtain seminary-level knowledge and training at a low cost. To learn more about Logos, visit logos.com.

CONTACT: Kristin Cole, 615-289-6701

Carol Stream, Ill. (October 13, 2022) NavPress will release the first two installments in the Storyline Bible Study series by Kat Armstrong in January 2023. The first two offerings in the series are titled Mountains and Valleys.

These studies guide readers through the storyline of Scripture—each following specific people, places, or things in the Bible. People may be practiced in dissecting a passage or verse and pulling things out of the text to apply to their lives, but this can sometimes cause it to feel like their faith is fragmented.

The Storyline Bible Studies will help readers put things back together in the broader context of the Bible. Through this series, readers will discover cohesive, thematic storylines with literary elements and appreciate the Bible as the literary masterpiece that it is.

Each study is five lessons long and can be paired with its thematic partner for a seamless ten-week study to fit in a church semester. Every study features

• gospel presentation at the beginning of each Bible study;
• full Scripture passages included in the study so that you can mark up the text and keep your notes in one place;
• insights from diverse scholars, authors, and Bible teachers; and
• free resources for preaching and leading small groups.

Mountains
In the ancient, symbol-driven world of the Bible, location didn’t just matter—it had meaning. The Mountains Bible study will guide you through five mountaintop Bible stories because mountains are holy ground for connecting with God.

Valleys
Valleys in the Bible have far more meaning than just as geographical markers or pins on an ancient map. In his literary genius, God repurposes valley settings throughout Scripture to signal tests of faith––and the deepening of confidence in the One who is with us in the valley.

Mountains | ISBN: 978-1-64158-580-4 | Softcover: $16.99 | January 17, 2023
Valleys | ISBN: 978-1-64158-584-2 | Softcover: $16.99 | January 17, 2023
NavPress.com

NavPress is the book-publishing arm of The Navigators. With a rich catalog of bestselling books, ministry resources, and The Message® Bibles, NavPress supports readers as they know Christ, make Him known, and help others do the same.®  Since 2014 NavPress has been in a publishing alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, one of the largest independently owned Christian publishers in the world. NavPress resources are sold, distributed, and marketed worldwide through Tyndale House Publishers.

Contact: Natalie Wierenga, Publicist, nataliewierenga@tyndale.com, 630.784.5211