GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Credo House Publishers announces a new edition of Christian Publishing 101: The comprehensive guide to writing well and publishing successfully—for new authors, editors, and students by Ann Byle that features three new chapters by elite publishing professionals.

Stan Jantz, President and CEO of the Evangelical Christian Publishing Association, answers questions in the book about the Christian publishing industry today, highlighting the bright spots for Christian publishers as well as some of the biggest challenges they face today.

“The biggest bright spot is the rise of Millennials as the largest segment of the reading public. First of all, they prefer print to digital, leading to an 80 percent market share for books in physical format. Second, as Millennials are getting married and having children, they are increasingly interested in those issues that have always concerned families,” said Jantz in the book. He also points to the expanding global market and the rise in audio books as positives.

Challenges include distractions readers face (especially phones), the dramatic decrease in Christian brick-and-mortar stores, and the rise in third-party sellers on Amazon leading to counterfeit books and copyright infringement.

Said publisher Tim Beals, “Stan’s input makes this new edition of CP101 invaluable for writers and those in the publishing industry. He adds depth to the discussion about Christian publishing.”

Other additions to the book include a chapter on point-of-view for fiction writers with Whidbey Writers Workshop instructor Wayne Ude, and “Proverbs for Writers” by Robert Hudson. Hudson is author of The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style and The Art of the Almost Said: A Christian Writer’s Guide to Writing Poetry.

“CP101 is a helpful compendium that addresses everything from creating a writing life to reaching readers, from the business of writing to writing for children,” said Beals. “It’s a writers conference in book form.”

The newest edition of Christian Publishing 101 is available on Amazon and select Christian retailers.

About Credo House Publishers:  Credo House Publishers, a division of Credo Communications, offers authors a tailored, creative experience through traditional royalty and custom partnership publishing options. Visit credohousepublishers.com for more information.

CONTACT: Tim Beals, tim@credocommunications.net, 616.363.2686

Colorado Springs, Colorado (February 10, 2020)—IF:Gathering founder and visionary Jennie Allen has made her debut on the New York Times Best Sellers list, coming in at #2 in the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous category following the release of her latest book, Get Out of Your Head: Stopping the Spiral of Toxic Thoughts (January 28, 2020, WaterBrook). The book also earned #9 on the USA Today Best-Selling Books List, #3 on Wall Street Journal’s Bestselling Books list in the nonfiction category, #8 on Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 Overall Bestsellers list, and #8 on ECPA’s Non-Fiction Bestsellers list.

Get Out of your Head is a powerful read for anyone who has found himself or herself trapped in the spiral of toxic thinking. On behalf of readers and herself—she too has been caught in the spiral—Allen wages war on the negative thoughts that take our minds captive by equipping us all with the one thought that can change everything: I have a choice.

For more information, visit www.waterbrookmultnomah.com.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  

JENNIE ALLEN is the founder and visionary behind IF:Gathering, an organization that equips women with gospel-centered resources, events, and community so they may learn more about who God is and disciple others. Through simulcast and live events, IF has reached more than one million women in nearly two hundred countries and has seven thousand women leading in-person gatherings around the world. She is also the host of the new “Made for This” podcast which has already exceeded 1.8 million downloads since its launch in July 2019. Allen has a master’s degree in biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary.

Contacts:
Beverly Rykerd, VP, Director of Publicity, brykerd@penguinrandomhouse.com  (719) 268-1935
Chelsea Woodward, Publicist, cwoodward@penguinrandomhouse.com  (719) 268-1915

Asheville, NC – Flagler Law Group announces a major rebranding as it prepares to enter its 15th year. The firm’s new logo, color treatment and website reflect its mission to provide trusted counsel to those who publish and teach Christian messages.  Mountains remain a central theme in the brand, alluding to the solid foundation of the Gospel, the role its attorneys serve as experienced guides through challenging situations, and the geographic location of its two offices.  FLG is a boutique law firm specializing in the intellectual property needs of Christian publishers, ministries, churches, seminaries, and other content organizations.

Brian Flagler, managing partner, explains: “The design of the new logo points to our origins in the book industry and the life-changing works our clients publish.  We chose a shade of blue, a color associated with depth, trust, and loyalty, to reinforce our role as advisors who keep our client’s best interests first.  Our goal is always to find a solution which furthers their mission.”

The new website boasts a refreshed and modern design as well as updated copy throughout.

Flagler Law Group is led by Managing Partner Brian Flagler, formerly of Multnomah Publishers, who practices in the firm’s North Carolina office and Senior Associate Craig Gipson, author of many articles on the publishing industry, who practices in the firm’s Oregon office.

To the view the new site, visit flaglerlawgroup.com

Contact:  Brian D. Flagler, (541) 549-8401 brian@flaglerlawgroup.com

Having the same argument with your spouse over and over again? Pick up MARRIAGE TRIGGERS: Exchanging Spouses’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses (on sale January 28, 2020; Howard Books) by Amber Lia and Guy Lia, with a foreword by Dave and Ashley Willis, authors of The Naked Marriage and hosts of The Naked Marriage Podcast. Married for 14 years and counting, this husband-wife team offer practical advice for married couples to end the cycle of reactionary arguments by examining the most common issues that trigger disagreements.

Many couples know their marriage has room for improvement, but it is hard to pinpoint exactly why a relationship is suffering. Often times every day triggers are the culprit. The “little things” we don’t know how to address—or have been addressing incorrectly—make us angry and frustrated with no hope for change. If you are wondering how to break out of the cycle of reactionary outbursts, cold shoulders, resentment, and pain that harms your relationship, you are not alone. Experiencing peace and joy rather than anger and frustration is not as hard as you think!

MARRIAGE TRIGGERS walks you through 31 of the most common marital issues that sabotage great relationships, such as:

• Poor communication
• Lack of spiritual leadership
• Busy schedules
• Different parenting styles
• In-laws
• Intimacy

Rather than run from the things that cause conflict, Amber and Guy believe these triggers are opportunities for growth, both individually and as a couple. They challenge you to let MARRIAGE TRIGGERS renew your commitment to responding gently and biblically towards your partner.

Amber and Guy Lia live in Southern California with their four sons. They are co-producers and owners of their faith-and family-friendly production company, Storehouse Media Group in Los Angeles.

Charisma House To Publish the New Book by the Christian Broadcasting Network Founder:  I Have Walked With The Living God

LAKE MARY, FL (January 29, 2020) — Today, Charisma House announces the May 5, 2020 release of I Have Walked With the Living God, (ISBN: 978-1-62999-873-2) by the renowned founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and 700 Club, Pat Robertson.

For those who have witnessed Mr. Robertson’s rise as a key Christian voice in the United States and worldwide and ever wondered, “how did he do it?”, I Have Walked With The Living God promises an inside look.

From growing up as the son of a U.S. Senator, and then to becoming a Marine Lieutenant in the Korean War, a Yale Law grad, a seminary student, and the founder of the first Christian cable network in the U.S., Robertson tells his life story and the path that God led him down with intriguing candor and mesmerizing storytelling.

In the soon-to-be-released book, Robertson explores, with what only age and wisdom can articulate, his ninety years on earth and how God has spoken to and directed his every step.

Said Robertson, “Writing I Have Walked With the Living God has been a very personal journey for me. Recounting the ways God has guided me, solidifies my certainty to say ‘he who causes everything to be’ has never failed me once. He is the Anchor of my soul.”

Widely known as the founder of CBN, Robertson launched the network in 1960 as the first Christian television network established in the U.S.. Today, CBN is one of the world’s largest television ministries and produces programming seen in over 159 countries and territories and heard in 70 languages, including Russian, Arabic, Spanish, French, and Chinese. Beyond the scope of the network, he is also the founder of International Family Entertainment Inc., Regent University, Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation, American Center for Law and Justice, and several other organizations and broadcast entities.

“For sixty years, Pat Robertson has dedicated his life to serving the body of Christ, and we are thrilled at the opportunity to help him continue to tell his story,”  explains Marcos Perez, publisher and executive vice president of Charisma House. “For all of us at Charisma, this is a great honor to publish and work with Mr. Robertson. The respect that we and the world hold for him is unparalleled.”

A forerunner of the faith who brings the gospel of Jesus to the world via media, Robertson has spent decades living a life that continues to inspire generations. But of all the things he has been known for—philanthropist, national religious broadcaster, presidential candidate—Robertson wants to be known for one thing: as a man who walked with God, followed His ways, and brought Glory to the Almighty.

About Pat Robertson
Robertson is a renowned religious leader, a philanthropist, an educator, and an author. He founded The Christian Broadcasting Network, of which he is chairman and whose flagship program, The 700 Club, is one of the longest-running television programs in U.S. history. He also founded Regent University, where he is the chancellor; Operation Blessing, an international humanitarian organization; the American Center for Law and Justice; and many other organizations. Born March 22, 1930, Robertson graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts from Washington and Lee, has a juris doctor from Yale University Law School and a master of divinity from New York Theological Seminary. His twenty-one books include The Secret Kingdom, which was the number one religious book in America. Pat and his wife, Dede, have four children, fourteen grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren.

About Charisma House
Charisma House empowers people through Spirit-inspired resources. It is the leading publisher of diversified Christian resources motivating people to fulfill God’s purpose. For more than twenty-one years Charisma House has published books, including fifteen New York Times best sellers, that challenge, encourage, teach, and equip Christians.

Media Contacts:  Chris Roslan, President, Roslan & Campion Public Relations, (212) 966-4600, ext 101 or  (917) 341-4782, chris@rc-pr.com; OR Nicole Ponder, Publicity Manager, Charisma House,
nicole.ponder@charismahouse.com

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – VOM Books, the publishing arm of The Voice of the Martyrs (Tortured for Christ, Hearts of Fire, Jesus Freaks), announced a new partnership with ABridge International to establish its books and resources into the international marketplace.  ABridge International will be assisting VOM Books by working with distributors and retailers who currently purchase Christian products.

Bill Schultz, founder of ABridge International, has over 27 years of international sales, rights and executive management experience.  Before starting ABridge, Schultz was Vice President of sales and international at Gospel Light. While at Gospel Light, he also initiated and was a managing board director for ZDL Books in Beijing, China.

“We are so honored and pleased to be partnering with Bill Schultz and the ABridge International Team and truly value them for their expertise, industry knowledge and relationship skills as trusted partners in the International Marketplace,” said Chris Robinette, Executive Director for VOM Books.

ABridge International will also be assisting VOM Books with managing new Sub-Rights for their content in other languages. Schultz has extensive experience in rights negotiation and management for both books and media.

“I am thrilled and count it a privilege to represent and partner with VOM and join in their passion to help believers grow in fellowship with our brothers and sisters in hostile and persecuted areas of the world” said Schultz. “We have so much to learn from the global church.”

The partnership, established in fall 2019, will expand the reach of VOM Books into new international Christian publishing and distribution markets.

VOM Books is the publishing enterprise of The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) who has been serving persecuted Christians in hostile and restricted nations for more than 50 years. VOM is well-known for inspiring believers with bestselling titles such as Tortured for Christ, which has sold over 10 million copies in 60 languages worldwide and Jesus Freaks: Martyrs: Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus, with more than 1.1 million copies in distribution. Along with Tortured for Christ, VOM Books also published Hearts of Fire: Eight Women in the Underground Church and Their Stories of Costly Faith, and the wildly-popular Extreme Devotion: Voice of the Martyrs, which includes daily readings about ancient and modern-day believers who made significant sacrifices for their faith. Learn more about VOM at persecution.com.

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – The Voice of the Martyrs announced Chris Robinette as the new Executive Director of VOM Books.

In his new role, Robinette will lead the publishing arm for The Voice of the Martyrs, well-known for inspiring believers with bestselling titles such as Tortured for Christ, which has sold over 10 million copies in 60 languages worldwide and Jesus Freaks: Martyrs: Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus, with more than 1.1 million copies in distribution.

With over thirty years in Christian publishing, Robinette has served or consulted with publishers including Zondervan, Moody, Penguin Random House, David C. Cook, Harvest House, Dayspring and others.  And now he will bring his extensive leadership and publishing experience to VOM Books.

“It is such a privilege and an honor to serve at The Voice of the Martyrs and know that the books and resources we publish and distribute are making a global impact for the Kingdom,” said Robinette.

Along with Tortured for Christ, VOM Books also publishes Hearts of Fire: Eight Women in the Underground Church and Their Stories of Costly Faith, and the wildly-popular Extreme Devotion: Voice of the Martyrs, which includes daily readings about ancient and modern-day believers who made significant sacrifices for their faith.

To learn more about partnering with VOM Books to carry past, current and future titles, contact Robinette at crobinette@vom.org.

Greensboro, NC – New Growth Press is excited to announce Rush Witt as Acquisitions Editor for Biblical Counseling Resources.

Witt brings nearly twenty years of biblical counseling experience along with a careful, personal approach to helping authors succeed through publishing. Now with New Growth Press, he will continue helping counseling-minded authors develop lasting resources to strengthen the Church in the care of souls. Witt holds a D.Min. in Counseling from Southeastern Seminary (Wake Forest) and is a Fellow with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.

In his role prior to joining New Growth Press, Witt worked with new and seasoned authors who successfully published dozens of impactful resources. Barbara Juliani, Vice President of New Growth Press, said “We’re very excited to have Rush on board. His experience in publishing, depth of biblical counseling knowledge, and personal rapport with authors will complement our mission to publish gospel-centered, Bible-based resources for personal and spiritual growth.”

Rush will work remotely from Columbus, Ohio, where he pastors a thriving church.

More information about the kinds of books and authors Rush will develop is available at the company’s webpage, www.newgrowthpress.com. Interested authors may contact Rush by email (rush@newgrowthpress.com) or phone (614-470-4047).

About Rush Witt:  Rush and his wife Kathryn have five children: Hannah, Sophie, Josiah, Ezra, and Ella Grace. They enjoy the Bexley pool in the summer, the snow in the winter, and at other times fishing from a tiny boat. Kathryn spends time homeschooling the kids and serving in their church. Rush has M.Div. and D.Min. degrees in Counseling from Southeastern Seminary. Along with his work with authors and books, he pastors Paramount church. Rush is a Fellow within ACBC, and the author of Diehard Sins (P&R, 2018).

New Growth Press publishes gospel-centered Christian books, small group, and children’s Bible resources for discipleship, biblical counseling, and missional ministry. For more information about other releases from New Growth Press, visit www.newgrowthpress.com

Media Contact: Audra Jennings – audra@newgrowthpress.com – 903-874-8363

Ada, Mich. (January 21, 2020)—Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is pleased to announce that All Manner of Things (Revell; ISBN 9780800735692; ebook ISBN 9781493417926; $15.99) by Susie Finkbeiner and We Hope for Better Things (Revell; ISBN 9780800734916; ebook ISBN 9781493416431; $15.99) by Erin Bartels have been selected as 2020 Michigan Notable Book Award winners. For a complete list of winners, visit www.michigan.gov/notablebooks.

Every year, the Michigan Notable Books committee selects twenty books from various genres that reflect the state’s rich cultural, historical, and literary heritage. For the 2020 Michigan Notable Books list, Timothy Gleisner, head of Special Collections at the Library of Michigan, stated, “I was just amazed at how many books actually had the potential to be picked and how much winnowing we had to do before we had the list the whole committee felt comfortable with.”

Michigan Notable Books is a statewide program that originated in 1991 as part of the Michigan Week celebration. Each title selected must have a connection with Michigan, whether it is written about the state or written by a Michigan author.

Susie Finkbeiner is the CBA bestselling author of All Manner of Things, as well as A Cup of Dust, A Trail of Crumbs, and A Song of Home. She serves on the Fiction Readers Summit planning committee, volunteers her time at Ada Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and speaks at retreats and women’s events across the country. Susie and her husband have three children and live in West Michigan.

Erin Bartels is the author of We Hope for Better Things and The Words between Us and has been a publishing professional for seventeen years. A freelance writer and editor, she is a member of Capital City Writers and the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and is former features editor of WFWA’s Write On! magazine. Her short story “This Elegant Ruin” was a finalist in the Saturday Evening Post 2014 Great American Fiction Contest. She grew up in the Bay City, Michigan, area and has spent much of her life waiting on drawbridges. She lives in Lansing, Michigan, with her husband, Zachary, and their son. Find her online at www.erinbartels.com.

Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, publishes books that help bring the Christian faith to everyday life. Whether through fiction, Christian living, self-help, marriage, family, or youth books, each Revell publication reflects relevance, integrity, and excellence.

Contact: Karen Steele, (616)676-9185 x100, ksteele@bakerpublishinggroup.com

Grand Rapids, MI‚ January 22,2020 — Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, has signed distinguished theologian Miroslav Volf of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, to a two-book deal. Brazos Press published Volf and associate director Ryan McAnnally-Linz’s, Public Faith in Action, a 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Book in religion, and Volf’s most recent book, For the Life of the World: Theology That Makes a Difference, co-authored with Matthew Croasmun, won a Christianity Today 2020 Book Award (Award of Merit, Theology/Ethics).

The first book, coauthored with Ryan McAnnally-Linz, in the new deal is tentatively titled God’s Home: A Brief Story of Everything, is expected to release in 2022. It’s a response to the “crisis of home” evidenced by the massive uprooting and migration of millions of people around the world, and the anxious nationalism that awaits migrants and refugees in many places. In God’s Home, Volf and McAnnally-Linz will offer a theological account of God’s work in creation in terms of homemaking, telling a Christian “story of everything” in which God creates this world as the home for humans and intends it as a home for God in communion with God’s creatures.

The authors intend God’s Home to be a cornerstone of a broader project envisioned as a sequence of contributions to a theology of life, ranging over an expansive array of phenomena of human existence and considering each in light of God’s loving work “for the life of the world” as revealed and enacted in Jesus Christ.

The second book in the deal, is tentatively titled Suffering and Joy, authored by Miroslav Volf, will sketch an account of suffering and joy in which the two are not seen as incompatible. The work is slated to release in 2025.

Robert Hosack, Brazos Press executive editor, says “We are thrilled to partner once again with Miroslav Volf and the team at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. Miroslav, named by Scot McKnight as ‘America’s new public intellectual,’ will be tackling timely topics of cultural import with these new projects, helping thoughtful readers to engage issues through the lens of Christian faith.”

About the Authors:

Miroslav Volf (DrTheol, University of Tübingen) is the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School and founding director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture in New Haven, Connecticut. He has written more than fifteen books, including A Public Faith, Exclusion and Embrace (winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion and selected among the one hundred best religious books of the twentieth century by Christianity Today), After Our Likeness, Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World, and The End of Memory.  Volf is co-author, with Matthew Croasmun, of For the Life of the World: Theology That Makes a Difference;  and, with Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Public Faith in Action: How to Think Carefully, Engage Wisely, and Vote with Integrity, a 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Book in religion.

Ryan McAnnally-Linz (PhD, Yale University) is Associate Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. He is co-author with Volf of Public Faith in Action (Brazos), a 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Book in religion, and has written for The Washington Post’s Acts of Faith, Sojourners, and The Christian Century. He is the cofounder of Just Apparel, a nonprofit fair-trade clothing initiative.

About Brazos Press
Brazos Press publishes books that foster faithful cultural engagement, creatively bringing the riches of our catholic Christian heritage to bear on the complexity and wonder of life. Brazos is animated by a vision of God reaching out to embrace all of humanity with a love as wide and deep as God’s creation. Our books inspire faithful interaction with issues of importance to the church and the world.

Media Contact:  Kelly Hughes, DeChant-Hughes Public Relations
OFFICE: (312) 280-8126  CELL: (312) 305-8126
kelly@dechanthughes.com  https://www.dechanthughes.com/