Beloved Bible teacher honored for over five decades of impact on Christian publishing and discipleship
EUGENE, Ore. (April 29, 2025) – Renowned Bible teacher and prolific author Kay Arthur was honored with the Pinnacle Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) during ECPA’s annual Christian Book Award® celebration, which was held on April 29, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. This distinguished award recognizes Arthur’s outstanding contributions to Christian publishing, the church, and society at large over a period of more than five decades of ministry.
Bob Hawkins, president of Harvest House Publishers, was asked to say a few words about this special recognition on Arthur’s behalf, as she was unable to attend the awards banquet. Hawkins first met Arthur in 1991 when Harvest House contracted to publish The International Inductive Study Bible.
“Kay Arthur has deeply impacted believers around the world through her compelling teaching and carefully crafted books focused on inductive study of the Bible,” Hawkins said. “Her passion for Scripture and commitment to sound doctrine have resulted not only in a lay-level explosion of understanding God’s Word for oneself, but also in countless readers around the globe being drawn closer to their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
Arthur has long proclaimed that personal Bible study is the key to a transformed life and a deep, abiding relationship with Jesus Christ. For decades, she has taught Christians how to nourish themselves spiritually through God’s Word—absorbing its message, engraving its truths on their hearts, and living transformed lives.
Her enthusiasm for understanding and applying God’s Word led her to champion the inductive method of Bible study, a technique with proven results. What began as a small teaching ministry in the living room of her home grew to help millions worldwide learn to let Scripture speak for itself—through observation, interpretation, and application.
That singular passion gave rise to a global movement: Precept Ministries International. Today, the ministry known simply as Precept has trained more than 250,000 Bible study leaders and guided millions of participants through Precept Bible studies, which take readers through Scripture “precept upon precept.”
Arthur’s publishing legacy is equally impressive. She has authored more than 100 books and Bible studies—including the development of what is now The New Inductive Study Bible (NASB and ESV)—with over 18.5 million copies sold globally, primarily through partnerships with Harvest House and WaterBrook & Multnomah. The New Inductive Study Bible alone has sold over 1 million copies in English, Spanish, and several other languages.
As Arthur has said, “No matter how much you know about God’s Word, if you don’t apply what you learn, Scripture will never benefit your life…This is why application is so vital. Observation and interpretation are the ‘hearing’ of God’s Word. Application is the embracing of the truth, the ‘doing’ of God’s Word.” She adds, “The glorious end result is transformation. You’re made more like your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
About Harvest House Publishers
Harvest House Publishers, a Christian publishing company based in Eugene, Oregon, publishes nearly 100 books per year and carries a strong backlist offering more than 1,700 titles. Nearly 200 million Harvest House books have been sold worldwide through diverse distribution channels, and additional millions have sold in over 75 different languages.
About the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA)
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association is an international nonprofit trade organization comprised of member companies that are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide. Since 1974, ECPA has strengthened Christian publishing by building networking, information, and advocacy opportunities within the industry and throughout multiple channels so that our members can more effectively produce and deliver transformational Christian content.
