March 28, 2022 Edition

Last call for Fiction nominations to The Christy Award:  Deadline is Thursday

Nominations are accepted until this Thursday, March 31 in nine fiction categories for The Christy Award® program. All Christy Award submissions are open to works of fiction written from a Christian worldview, published traditionally or independently from March 2021 to March 2022. Submitters may also opt to nominate a title to be considered for the Christy Amplify Award on the application for no extra fee. The additional award, only considered from Christy Award nominees who select the option to be considered, seeks to amplify stories from under-represented ethnic perspectives.

Leadership Summit to feature Paul David Tripp, Stan Jantz, and Dr. Nicole Martin on day two

The ECPA Leadership Summit, held May 3-4 in Philadelphia, will feature author, pastor, and speaker Paul David Tripp presenting a session to the industry’s leaders on “Elevating Gospel Principles for Leadership.” Tripp is the author of “Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church” (Crossway) and will join Stan Jantz (former ECPA president and co-founder of Global Discipleship Alliance with Byron Williamson and David Moberg) and Dr. Nicole Martin (American Bible Society) for the morning’s sessions on current work in international discipleship.

The second day of sessions will be held in the headquarters of the American Bible Society, in the heart of historic Philadelphia, and only a walk away for attendees.  It’s not too late to register!

ECPA welcomes new industry affiliate

The ECPA board of directors recently approved RR Donnelley as an industry affiliate of ECPA.  RR Donnelley,  a global company with 33,000 employees across 28 countries, has over 150 years of experience creating innovative solutions to serve customers in the publishing, packaging and business communications industries.

Bible Gateway interviews Derwin Gray, author of “Ephesians: Life in God’s Diverse Family”

The church in Ephesus had the same problems we face today: it was a multiethnic group of believers who found it difficult to come together as one and put aside their differences. In this Q&A, pastor Derwin Gray talks about his 6-session streaming video Bible study in the 40 Days Through the Book series, “Ephesians: Life in God’s Diverse Family” (HarperChristian Resources, 2022).

Read this interview.

Author and minister Hosanna Wong on Jesus Calling Podcast

Minister Hosanna Wong recently joined the Jesus Calling Podcast to share how she lost her father at eighteen and longed to follow his legacy and help others learn of God’s love, but realized that it would take being present for others and really showing up in their lives to be able to live out her faith in a way that was authentic and compelling. Wong’s book, “How Not To Save The World,” is available from Thomas Nelson.