January 27, 2020 Edition

Karen Swallow Prior confirmed as speaker at ECPA Leadership Summit, May 5-6 in Nashville

Karen Swallow Prior, professor and author, has been confirmed as a speaker at the upcoming ECPA Leadership Summit, held May 5-6 at the Nashville Airport Marriott in Nashville, Tenn.  Other speakers confirmed include NPD industry analyst Kristen McLean, AAP CEO Maria Pallante, and Chelsea Langston Bombino, CEO of the Center for Public Justice.  The conference plans to explore how publishing shapes the future with speakers addressing evangelicalism, the future of content, and the future in reader engagement.

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ECPA presents Sales Awards for Gold and Bronze milestones

ECPA recently awarded one Gold Award and two Bronze Awards to the following titles for these sales milestones:

New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp (Crossway) received the GOLD Award for over 500,000 sold.

The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser (Lexham Press) received the BRONZE Award for over 100,000 sold.

Live Fearless by Sadie Robertson (Tommy Nelson) received the BRONZE Award for over 100,000 sold.

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Head of faith-based partnerships at Facebook joins Jesus Calling Podcast

Author and head of Facebook’s faith-based partnerships Nona Jones joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she overcame years of abuse and trauma and learned that she’s more than what happened to her. Nona found purpose in her pain and has used her story to help others, proving that when you act out of faith, God will move mountains for you. Jones’ book “Success from the Inside Out: Power to Rise from the Past to a Fulfilling Future” is available from Zondervan.

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Pastor Alex Seeley on podcast: Unlocking the mysteries of God’s upside-down kingdom

Pastor Alex Seeley joined the Jesus Calling podcast to share how difficult it was to uproot her life to follow God’s calling, only to discover that the church in America didn’t seem to have a place for her. She shares how she created The Belonging Company as a place to experience God’s presence and how she is challenging the notion of a religious experience. Seeley’s book “The Opposite Life: Unlocking the Mysteries of God’s Upside-Down Kingdom” is available from Thomas Nelson.

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Bible Gateway interviews Michele Cushatt, author of “Relentless”

How do you sense God is with you during deep personal struggle? How do you hold onto faith when faith itself seems lost? Whether in struggle, illness, death, or failure, the presence of pain causes us to question the presence of God. We pray and watch the sky, crossing our spiritual fingers for proof of God’s nearness. And in the silence, we sense something more sinister: perceived abandonment. Bible Gateway interviewed Michele Cushatt (@MicheleCushatt), author of “Relentless: The Unshakable Presence of a God Who Never Leaves” (Zondervan, 2019).

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Bible Gateway blog features guest post by author Dr. Dharius Daniels

In his guest post on the Bible Gateway Blog, the founder and lead pastor of New Jersey’s Change Church says, “There is no such thing as a casual relationship. All relationships are consequential. They are catalytic. They push us forward or hold us back. They propel us into purpose or push us into pain. They bring joy or bring sorrow.” Dr. Dharius Daniels (@DhariusDaniels) is the author of “Relational Intelligence: The People Skills You Need for the Life of Purpose You Want” (Zondervan, 2020).

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