March 25, 2019 Edition

This is last week of Christian fiction submissions for The Christy Award™

The submission period for The Christy Award™ for Christian fiction will close on Sunday, March 31.  Nominations are accepted in nine fiction categories for books published traditionally or independently from March 2018 to March 2019.  The categories are: General; Contemporary Romance; Historical Romance; Historical; Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller; Visionary; First Novel; Young Adult; and Short Format.

For more information about the program and its events, past winners, and submissions, visit ChristyAwards.com.

Gary Chapman to headline ECPA Awards Celebration, April 30, during Leadership Summit

Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages® series — which has sold over 17 million — will keynote the ECPA Awards Celebration dinner on April 30 after the first day’s programming of Leadership Summit.  The Christian Book Award® winners will be celebrated, as well as the industry’s sales milestones, ECPA’s 45th anniversary, and more.  (The Christian Book Award® finalists will be announced this week.)  Tickets are available to all Leadership Summit attendees through their registration form.  Guests can purchase separate tickets.  Leadership Summit attendees will also be invited to tour the new Chapman Center at Moody Bible Institute on Wednesday after lunch.  Transportation is provided.

The ECPA Leadership Summit will be held at the Hilton Rosemont Chicago O’Hare Hotel on April 30-May 1.  Speakers and topics around our conference theme, “Beyond Borders: Expanding Our Mission” include:

• Dr. Gordon Smith (Institutional Intelligence)
• Chris Horst (Rooting for Rivals)
• Connecting the Global Church — Harold Smith & CT leaders
• Connecting to Diverse Communities with Dr. Theon Hill
• Identifying Voices of the Future Church — Philip Ryken (Wheaton), Mark Jobe (Moody), Gordon Smith (Ambrose)
• Reaching the Next Generation of Christian Readers with Tina Constable (PRH, Crown, WaterBrook)
• The New Face of Consumer Engagement with Kristen McLean (NPD Book)
• Engagement through Christian Retail with Greg Squires (The Parable Group)
• Breaking Borders Beyond Mission with Jackie Hill Perry (artist/writer)
• Plus, experts and panels on topics including the Global Market, Retail, Audio, Podcasting, and more!

Schedule, Program, and Registration at ECPALeadership.org

Bible Gateway interviews Ruth Schwenk, co-author of “Settle My Soul”

Need a break from the daily grind? Need extra encouragement to carve out daily moments with Jesus? Need to hit the pause button and embrace tranquility? What is a good way to invest quiet moments in Scripture, thought, and prayer to help you center your mind and heart on the Source of peace? Bible Gateway interviewed Ruth Schwenk (@thebettermom), who, along with Karen Ehman (@karen_ehman) wrote the devotional book, Settle My Soul: 100 Quiet Moments to Meet with Jesus (Zondervan, 2019).

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Author Dr. Jim Burns discusses new book on podcast: How to parent your adult children

Dr. Jim Burns recently joined the Jesus Calling podcast to discuss his new book and share the real meaning of tough love as we stand by, work to understand, and care for our children traveling the various seasons of life. Jim’s latest book, Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out is available from Zondervan.

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Dave and Ann Wilson on Jesus Calling podcast: The one secret that’ll change your marriage

This week on the Jesus Calling podcast, Dave and Ann Wilson discuss their new book and how they once appeared to be living a life of their dreams; that is, until Ann made a revelation that would rock their marriage and would forever change their relationship. Dave and Ann Wilson’s latest book, Vertical Marriage: The One Secret That Will Change Your Marriage is available from Zondervan.

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