Nashville, October 2020 – Marking over thirty-five years of stellar service with The United Methodist Publishing House (UMPH), Tammy Gaines will retire on December 31, 2020.

Named Chief Financial Officer in August 2014, Ms. Gaines has held leadership positions that touched every aspect of the UMPH operation, starting in May 1985 as the internal auditor and advancing steadily to assume ever greater responsibilities. She held numerous positions that included heading up the Abingdon Press division, overseeing Cokesbury direct sales, and directing all business operations.

Concurrent with serving as a senior leader of UMPH, Ms. Gaines has held key volunteer leadership positions at First United Methodist Church in Franklin, TN and with the Tennessee Annual Conference. Her professional involvements include membership on the Board of Directors of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and previously serving as its treasurer.

Ms. Gaines played instrumental roles as UMPH adapted to dramatic changes in the church and in the religious publishing industry, urging the embrace of new technologies; incorporating state of the art business practices; assuring compliance with evolving accounting requirements; driving innovations in how UMPH interacts with and serves customers; helping to guide planning for the move from UMPH’s headquarters of over fifty years to new offices; and most recently developing processes and solutions as hundreds of staff transitioned to working remotely.

“Through rapid and sweeping cultural and business changes over more than three decades,

Tammy has been a model leader, acting with integrity, foresight, imagination, utmost professionalism, and compassion. Her influence and contributions have been priceless,” said Brian K. Milford, President & Publisher.

Tammy Gaines’ strong commitments to the mission of The United Methodist Church, her passion for excellence in customer service, and the high standards of professionalism she has exhibited have inspired and set the pace for scores of staff members over her long and storied career.

Ms. Gaines and her husband Mike plan to continue to reside in the Nashville area.

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Nov. 3, 2020 — Faithlife, makers of integrated church technology products including Logos Bible Software, and Servant Keeper, creator of the church management software Servant Keeper, announced today a new, exciting partnership that will see Servant Keeper join the Faithlife suite of church tools, becoming part of a revolutionary, integrated ministry platform.

“We are thrilled to have Servant Keeper join the Faithlife family and provide our customers with more tools and resources to help their ministry efforts,” said Bill Newman, former owner of Servant Keeper. “Faithlife shares our vision to be partners in ministry with church leaders and make their day-to-day work more efficient. This change comes at a critical time when the world needs more quality ministry tools than ever before that are simple, effective and convenient.”

Since 1994, Servant Keeper has provided its church customers with simple, user-friendly software that streamlines many tedious church administration tasks including attendance tracking, emailing and small group organization. The Servant Keeper software helps users easily engage in church management and delegate it to appropriate church leaders.

By joining Faithlife, Servant Keeper becomes part of Faithlife’s extensive suite of quality technology tools to assist church leaders in managing day-to-day operations as well as create deeper connection and discipleship among their congregation. As part of the Faithlife family, Servant Keeper users will have access to add on any of Faithlife’s offerings, which include Faithlife Proclaim church presentation software, Faithlife Sites, Faithlife Media, Faithlife Sermons, Faithlife TV, Logos Bible Software, and more.

“It’s an honor to bring Servant Keeper and its users into the Faithlife family, and welcome the team that built it to Faithlife,” said Bob Pritchett, Faithlife founder and CEO. “Their decades of experience working with church leaders will be an invaluable asset to us as we continue to produce tools to help people spend less time tinkering with technology and more time in the ministry they were called to do. The expertise of the Servant Keeper team will accelerate this mission.”

For more information, visit Faithlife.com/servant-keeper.

About Faithlife
Faithlife, based in Bellingham, Washington, with offices in Arizona and Mexico, has been using technology to equip the Church to grow in the light of the Bible for more than 25 years. Since 1992, Faithlife has developed a full suite of church management tools, academic study resources, smart digital books, and Logos Bible Software, all part of its integrated ministry platform that automates tasks and simplifies workflows. For more information, visit faithlife.com/servant-keeper.

CONTACT: Kristin Cole, 972-267-1111 ext 217

Published by Hendrickson Publishers, the P45, P46, and P47 facsimiles will be available for purchase on December 1, 2020 at $399 retail

This New Testament Papyri facsimile collection brings three of the oldest manuscripts of the Bible to a modern audience.

In a historic collaboration, Hendrickson Publishers—in partnership with the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts—has published a deluxe facsimile edition of New Testament papyrus codices written in the third century.

The partially preserved papyrus codices P45, P46, and P47 are dated from the third century and contain passages from all four Gospels, the book of Acts, the Pauline Epistles, the book of Hebrews, and the book of Revelation, making them some of the most significant witnesses to early Christian Scripture that exist today.

The culmination of the project is the production of a museum-quality print facsimile that allows the Scriptures to come alive like never before. It captures the ancient beauty of the text: its scars and handwritten scripts; its age and timeless significance.

Printed in duplicate against white and black backgrounds, the high-resolution images in this facsimile edition reproduce the fragmented papyri in stunning clarity at their actual size, offering scholars and students of New Testament manuscripts an unparalleled encounter with these crucial witnesses to the Bible’s textual history.

It will be available for purchase on December 1, 2020, and customers may purchase the facsimiles, the corresponding art prints, or the P47 transcription companion directly at www.hendricksonrose.com.

Floyd Serves as Vice President and Publisher, U.S.

Grand Rapids, Mich. (November 5, 2020) — Our Daily Bread Ministries, the global producer of multimedia Christian resources, announces publishing executive of more than 20 years Chriscynethia Floyd as the new vice president and publisher.

Floyd will be assuming the duties held by Ken Petersen. Based out of Colorado Springs, Petersen will be pursuing freelance writing, editing, and consulting. Floyd’s role is overseeing all U.S. publishing including trade books, children’s books, gifts, video series, devotionals, Bible studies, and more.

Most recently Floyd served as vice president deputy publisher at Simon and Schuster and vice president of sales and marketing at David C. Cook. In addition, Floyd has held leadership roles at HarperCollins Christian Publishing as senior director of sales and then vice president of marketing (based in Grand Rapids), and Barnes & Noble as the national book buyer. Floyd, who has returned to Grand Rapids, previously collaborated with top inspirational voices including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rick Warren, Kirk Cousins, Ben Carson, and Sally Lloyd-Jones.

“We are beyond grateful for Ken’s dedication to our ministry and wish him the very best,” said Rick DeHaan, president of Our Daily Bread Ministries. “Chriscynethia’s vast experience in Christian and secular publishing – with leadership roles across editorial, sales, and marketing – brings a wealth of expertise to our partners. Our internal teams and gracious supporters will benefit from her success in launching New York Times bestsellers and understanding our market’s ever-changing needs. Her passion for Christ and commitment to spreading God’s Word is evident in her work ethic, influential relationships and creativity.”

“God has graciously given me the responsibility of leading a tremendously talented team,” said Floyd. “My commitment is to meet the needs of our growing and diverse readers and supporters through delivering the highest quality of content in our changing market. I look forward to helping build, support, and inspire our editors, authors, and readers.”

Our Daily Bread Ministries is a global ministry with staff and volunteers in 38 offices working together to distribute more than 60 million resources in 150 countries. With 3.5 million Facebook followers, the ministry recently launched the God Hears Her and Where Ya From? podcasts, in addition to a YouTube Channel which received more than 100,000 subscribers in the first year. For more than 75 years, the ministry’s purpose has remained the same: to reach people with the life-changing wisdom of the Bible through podcasts, books, websites, print and more. For additional information, please visit www.odb.org.

What Does It Mean to Be Chosen?: An Interactive Bible Study Guide

Is Companion To Record-Breaking Original TV Series about the Life of Jesus Christ

What Does It Mean to Be Chosen?: An Interactive Bible Study Guide by author, speaker Amanda Jenkins, American filmmaker Dallas Jenkins and Dr. Douglas S. Huffman is based on the groundbreaking television show The Chosen, which has received over 64 million views. Releasing Jan. 21, 2021 from David C Cook, this eight-week Bible study guide for individuals and small groups is designed to bring both the Old and New Testaments to life in a brand new way.

As an illustration of the truth of God’s Word and the identity principles laid out in Isaiah 43:1-21, fulfilled in Jesus, The Chosen TV series viewers are taken deeper with the characters and in their understanding of the Bible with What Does It Mean to Be Chosen?: An Interactive Study Guide. The guide not only works in tandem with each of the eight Season 1 episodes of The Chosen, but is also an in-depth study to discover more of Jesus through the culture in which He lived and those He knew and healed.

“Being chosen by Jesus has beautiful and far-reaching implications; although it says even more about the Chooser than the chooses,” says Amanda Jenkins. “We are loved because He’s love. We are saved because He’s merciful. We belong to the family of God because Jesus is our ticket in, making Isaiah 43 and all its perks as true for us today as it was for God’s chosen nation back then.

“But what does it actually mean to be Chosen?” asks Amanda. “To answer that question, we’re going Old school—Testament that is. Which will lead us back to the New. Which will lead us directly to Jesus.”

“The Chosen TV series isn’t the end game,” adds Dallas Jenkins, who created, directed and co-wrote The Chosen. “Ultimately, it’s a tool to revive the viewer’s passion for Jesus, but discipleship is the end game, and it’s why we put so much time, effort and prayer into this study guide.”

“Millions of people have watched and been impacted by The Chosen TV series, and we could not be more thrilled to partner with the Jenkinses to offer this incredible new resource to churches and individuals,” says Michael Covington, Vice President Publishing & Acquisitions. “Group leaders, Sunday school teachers and everyone who participates in this interactive study guide will find their faith enriched by the experience.”

Along with contextual Scripture references, character scripts from the series, teaching and suggested discussion prompts, What Does It Mean to Be Chosen? will help readers understand the answer to that titular question. Being chosen means: 

• You Are Called
• You Rest
• You Are Cherished
• You Change Course
• You Are a Witness
• You Are Made New
• You Are Established
• You Are Carried

In addition to the study guide, also available are digital resources such as sermon outlines, video clips, customizable teacher/facilitator guides, recommendations for using in-person and virtually for both community and small groups, and promotional materials.

What Does It Mean to Be Chosen?: An Interactive Bible Study Guide will be available through www.thechosen.tv/store, from David C Cook and at retailers beginning January 21.

About The Chosen:  The Chosen is the first-ever, multi-season original series about the life of Christ from family-friendly streaming app and original content studio, VidAngel. Created, directed and co-written by American filmmaker Dallas Jenkins, the series is surpassing expectations and breaking records. Named the No. 1 crowdfunded media project in history, The Chosen went on to become the first entertainment project to be released around the world in more than 180 countries on its own app. It has also surged onto IMDb’s Top 250 All-time series list and has a 9.8 user score with over 9,800 user reviews, making it the highest rated Faith film project of all time. It further has a 100% critic score and 99% audience score (7,251 ratings) on Rotten Tomatoes.

Endorsed by Alex Kendrick, For KING & COUNTRY, Mandisa, Erwin Lutzer, Liz Curtis Higgs, Tim Tebow and many more, Season 1 of The Chosen has over 64 million views, is subtitled in over twenty languages and is available to watch for free on The Chosen mobile app. Viewers can cast the show’s episodes to popular streaming devices like Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, etc.

For more information on The Chosen TV series, go to https://www.vidangel.com/show/the-chosen-a7284/season/1.

About Dallas Jenkins:  Dallas Jenkins, son of celebrated Left Behind author Jerry Jenkins, first produced the independent feature Hometown Legend at the age of 25 and shepherded it to distribution by Warner Brothers. In the nearly 20 years since then, he has directed and produced over a dozen feature and short films for companies such as Universal, Lionsgate, Pureflix, Hallmark Channel and Amazon. His most recent film, The Resurrection of Gavin Stone, released in theaters in 2017. He is now directing and producing the largest crowd-funded media project of all-time, a multi-season series about the life of Christ entitled The Chosen.

About Amanda Jenkins:  Amanda Jenkins is an author, speaker, mother of four and the lead creator for The Chosen’s extra content, including The Chosen devotionals, volumes I and II, The Chosen’s children’s book, The Chosen: Jesus Loves the Little Children, and the upcoming What Does It Mean to Be Chosen?: An Interactive Bible Study Guide. She has written six books, including Confessions of a Raging Perfectionist, a memoir that has inspired women’s Bible studies and conferences all over the country. She specializes in writing and teaching raw authenticity in our faith and lives just outside of Chicago with her children and husband, Dallas, creator of The Chosen.

About Douglas S. Huffman:  The official evangelical biblical consultant for The Chosen TV series, Douglas S. Huffman (Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is Professor of New Testament and Associate Dean of Biblical and Theological Studies at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) in California. Specializing in New Testament Greek, Luke–Acts, and Christian Thought, he is author of Verbal Aspect Theory and the Prohibitions in the Greek New Testament and The Handy Guide for New Testament Greek; and contributor to several theological journals and reference works. Dr. Huffman can be seen on The Chosen’s “Bible Roundtables” on The Chosen app.

About David C Cook:  David C Cook is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the global Church with life-transforming, Christ-centered materials. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado—with offices in Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, and the United Kingdom—David C Cook produces resources that are published in over 150 languages and distributed in more than 170 countries. Originally founded in 1875 as a curriculum publisher, David C Cook now also publishes numerous bestselling books, resources, music (Integrity Music), and media from a variety of award-winning authors and artists. Learn more about David C Cook’s mission at DavidCCook.org. 

ATTN MEDIA: 

What Does It Mean to Be Chosen? An Interactive Bible Study review and giveaway copies are available upon request. High-resolution cover artwork and other press materials are available now at https://app.box.com/v/ChosenBibleStudyPress.

The Chosen video files, press photos and more press materials are available at: www.press.thechosen.tv.

For additional information, contact:
Rick Hoganson, Hoganson@comcast.net
Maureen Hoganson, MaureenHoganson@comcast.net
Hoganson Media Relations, 615-459-9870

Grand Rapids, Mich. (November 6, 2020) – Zondervan today announced Matt Estel’s promotion to senior editor for Zondervan Academic and Zondervan Reflective, both nonfiction imprints for Zondervan.

Estel joined Zondervan in January 2017 as a production editor, focusing on books in biblical and theological studies, including the award winning two-volume Justification by Michael Horton; Jemar Tisby’s New York Times best-seller, The Color of Compromise; and Tisby’s forthcoming How to Fight Racism (on sale January 2021). He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and in May 2019 completed his PhD in systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary.

As senior editor, Matt will continue to work in production editing, while also acquiring and shaping new projects related to theology, the branches of philosophy of religion, and church history.

“Matt is a versatile, productive, accurate, and knowledgeable editor,” commented Stan Gundry, senior v-p, publisher, and Zondervan editor-in-chief. “He improves the manuscripts he edits while preserving the author’s voice, and he has a sharp eye for spotting potential problems related to biblical interpretation and theological nuances. I look forward to great things from Matt in his expanded role.”

Zondervan, a worldwide leading Christian publisher of books and Bibles, is part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc. Its publications include a variety of Bible translations for all ages; books in different  genres and subject areas for the general reader; curriculum for individual and group Bible study; books for children and young adults; academic resources including textbooks and reference books; ministry resources; and books on faith and culture. Zondervan is based in Grand Rapids, MI.  For more information, visit www.zondervan.com.

Contact: Chelsea Taff, Assistant Manager, Corporate Communications, 615.902.2137
Chelsea.Taff@HarperCollins.com

Nashville, Tenn., November 9, 2020 – Thomas Nelson Publishing today announced Becky Thompson has signed a 3-book contract with its imprints W Publishing Group and Thomas Nelson Gift. Midnight Dad Devotional by Thompson and her father, Dr. Mark Pitts–a follow-up to the best-selling Midnight Mom Devotional — is planned for release in April 2021. Two trade books with W Publishing Group will follow in 2022 and 2023.

Thompson is represented by Lisa Jackson of Alive Literary Agency. World rights were acquired by Damon Reiss and Stephanie Newton.

“Becky is a force,” said Damon Reiss, vice president and publisher, W Publishing Group. “She writes with wisdom and a voice that invites women into a deeper relationship with God. She travels the faith journey alongside her reader as an authentic, trusted guide. We are thankful to partner with her on these next life-changing messages.”

“We are thrilled to work with Becky and Mark on Midnight Dad Devotional,” says Laura Minchew, senior vice president and group publisher, Thomas Nelson Gift. “They have crafted 100 devotions and prayers that will bring every dad encouragement, strength, and a connection to the God who placed him in exactly the family where he’s needed.”

Becky Thompson is the best-selling author of five books including the Midnight Mom Devotional and Peace: Hope and Healing for the Anxious Momma’s Heart. Becky also shares hope-filled truth through her top Christian podcast, Revived Motherhood. She lives in Franklin, Tennessee, with her husband, Jared, and their three children.

Thomas Nelson is a world leading publisher and provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years. As part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., the publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, cookbooks, curriculum and digital content, with distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For additional information visit www.thomasnelson.com.

Contact: Allison Carter, Publicity Director, W Publishing Group,
615-902-2143  Allison.Carter@harpercollins.com

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, September 9, 2020 – Core Publishing Solutions, part of Thomson Reuters, is pleased to announce the installation of new state-of-the-art web press printing technology to provide its customers with high quality inkjet color printing at an affordable cost in multiple trim sizes.

Now Core Publishing Solutions’ customers can benefit from one of the printing industry’s most productive inkjet color duplex presses, the HP T490 Pagewide Web Press, which attaches in-line to a Muller Martini SigmaLine III and has imposition and job optimization by Connex workflow software. This new press will join two already installed HP T360 inkjet presses at Core Publishing Solutions’ facility in Eagan, Minnesota.

Core Publishing Solutions is one of the top 10 book manufacturers in North America. The plant is geared to produce high quality books with the latest innovations for both offset and digital production. Customers also take advantage of subscription list processing, warehouse and fulfillment services, all from the same location.

Last year, Core Publishing Solutions printed more than 10 billion pages and produced 18 million books; a growing number of those books were for other publishers. Besides its industry-leading legal books and publications in law offices libraries, courts and other legal settings, Core Publishing Solutions print work can also be found in retail bookstores, churches, schools and book club meetings, as well as on best-seller lists.

In addition to the new press, Core Publishing Solutions is adding another Mueller Martini Alegro binder with dual InfiniTrim trimmers to its binding fleet to handle its increasing digital capacity and a cover enhancement machine to provide increased publisher options for digital spot UV cover features.

“We are pleased and excited to continue to invest in book manufacturing equipment to service our customers.” said Todd Roth, who leads Core Publishing Solutions, which produces work for about 100 publishers. “The new HP PageWide web press and added binding capacity will allow us to grow page production by 20 percent, and the new four-color inkjet press will expand our capabilities for both existing and new customers.”

More importantly, these new investments will allow Core Publishing Solutions to serve customers better and in new ways. “We want publishers’ to experience exceptional service and benefits with us as their primary partner for – print, bind, warehouse and fulfillment,” said Roth.

Learn more at corepublishingsolutions.com.

Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of business information services. Our products include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news service – Reuters. For more information on Thomson Reuters, visit tr.com and for the latest world news, reuters.com.

Contact:  Kara Pederson  +1 763-326-3889  kara.pederson@thomsonreuters.com

Includes New Counseling Guide, Sermon Manager, Factbook & More

BELLINGHAM, Wash., Oct. 26, 2020 — Faithlife, makers of integrated church technology products, today released its highly anticipated new version of Logos Bible Software, Logos 9. Designed to help ministry leaders spend more time serving the Church, Logos 9 includes multiple new features, many of which are specifically focused on helping pastors bring order to the chaos of busy modern ministry life.

“We are thrilled to release this latest version of Logos both to those who have used our software for years and to new users who will soon discover the joy of having their ministry work and Bible study simplified and amplified through technology,” said Bob Pritchett, Faithlife co-founder and CEO. “We have listened to the needs of Logos users and adapted for the rapidly changing world in which we live where technology solutions are more key to ministry than ever before.”

Logos 9 includes a number of new or improved features to help leaders build and deliver their weekly sermons, such as Sermon Builder, which is an update of the previous tool known as Sermon Editor and helps pastors to prepare messages by automatically insert Bible passages and populating slides as they write their sermon. Additionally, the new Sermon Manager tool allows users to plan their preaching calendar around seasons, holidays, and church and local events and to archive all previous sermons in one place, making it easier to find and reference old sermons. Preaching Mode takes sermons created in Sermon Builder and presents them in a format designed to help preachers communicate clearly and powerfully with built-in, seamless slide control that integrates with Faithlife Proclaim.

In an effort to help pastors minister to individuals in these unprecedented times, Logos 9 also now includes the Counseling Guide, a new feature that provides a plethora of resources on tough issues, including eating disorders, depression, anxiety and more.

To assist pastors with in-depth Bible study, Faithlife also created the Logos 9 Factbook, a one-stop-shop acting much like a Christian version of Wikipedia where users can find curated, trustworthy information on hundreds of thousands of people, places, events, passages, words, concepts, and much more.

With Faithlife’s recent acquisition of LifeWay Christian Resources’ Wordsearch Bible software, Logos will integrate thousands of new books into its system, providing a rich library of Christian resources including dictionaries, commentaries and Logos-compatible resources from the B&H Publishing Group catalog.

In addition to these new features, Logos 9 is available in English, Spanish, German, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, and Mandarin Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). The updated version also provides a 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 9 to be in the hands of pastors and Bible students around the world and to see the way it changes their day-to-day lives,” said Phil Gons, vice president of Bible study products at Faithlife. “Logos Bible Software was created to help ministry leaders spend their time on the work they were called to, and we are excited to see what new opportunities this updated version will unlock.”

To learn more about Logos 9, visit https://www.logos.com/.

About Logos
Logos Bible Software is Faithlife’s premier product and 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, Beth Moore, John MacArthur, Bishop Charles E. Blake 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 https://www.logos.com/.

About Faithlife
Faithlife, based in Bellingham, Washington, with offices in Arizona and Mexico, has been using technology to equip the Church to grow in the light of the Bible for more than 25 years. Since 1992, Faithlife has developed a full suite of church management tools, academic study resources, smart digital books, and Logos Bible Software, all part of its integrated ministry platform that automates tasks and simplifies workflows. For more information, visit https://www.faithlife.com.

Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 2020– Zondervan Bibles, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is proud to release three new products in the NIV Beautiful Word Bible line.

NIV Beautiful Word™ Coloring Bible for Girls 

With hundreds of inspiring verses illustrated in detail, the ready-to-color line art in the NIV Beautiful Word™ Coloring Bible for Girls was created for aspiring artists ages 8–12. Thick white paper with lightly ruled lines in the extra-wide margins provides ample space for artistic expressions and journaling.

This special Bible also includes sticker sheets and four colored pencils to color, blend and shade the detailed line art surrounding hundreds of inspiring verses – making it a perfect gift that will become a ch­­­erished keepsake full of personalized, creative expressions of faith.

Features include:

• Complete text of the accurate, readable and clear New International Version (NIV)
• Over 600 verses illustrated in ready-to-color line art
• Four colored pencils
• Six sheets of stickers designed for girls
• Thick white paper for writing and doodling
• Lined, wide margins for notes and reflections
• Satin ribbon marker
• Beautifully debossed and screen-printed cover
• Exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print® typeface in a readable 8-point print size