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All Christian book readers are invited to vote for the 2012 Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award.

On Sunday February 5th, churchgoers will not have to wait until the evening to hear commentary from a Super Bowl winning coach. That is because church leaders will be able to play a free downloadable video message featuring Super Bowl winning coach Tony Dungy and his wife Lauren during the typical announcement time of a Sunday worship service.

Started as a natural extension of CCI Solutions’ 40-year relationship with churches, the new company’s aimed to provide the freshest Communion products with faster shipping easier shopping and better packaging than anyone else.

Sharefaith.com, the largest worship media and church website provider just announced that it passed the 1,000 church websites mark. In only eight months of service, Sharefaith now provides over 1,300 websites to ministries and churches in the U.S. The obvious fact is that Sharefaith’s website solution has become a favorite with budget minded churches.

Christian fiction author Julie Cave author’s website creates fictional storylines that can be used as powerful evangelistic tools. This is her intention with each novel she writes, to share a current event that could be found on the cover of any newspaper and the truth of God’s redemptive grace available to any who receive Him.

A book warning of God’s impending judgment on America has gone to a second reprint within days of release, to keep up with demand.

With digital readers and tablets expected to be popular Christmas gifts, accelerating the growth of non-print book sales, Christian suppliers and brick-and-mortar retailers have been launching e-book programs in time for the holidays.

Berean Christian Stores and some leading independents have already introduced services, with Mardel Christian & Education and The Parable Group due to follow soon.

Chuck Wallington’s Christian Supply in Spartanburg, S.C.—one of the industry’s top stores—unveiled its e-book initiative at Thanksgiving, with plans to roll it out to stores that are part of Wallington’s Covenant Group marketing network in the New Year.

E-books are available for purchase at the Christian Supply website, through Ingram Digital Content Services, with an in-store center to be introduced to answer customers’ questions. Wallington said that the e-books initiative was a significant shift in book selling. “I am convinced more than ever that if we are not where they are shopping, we are losing them for life.”

Digital marketing supplier Innovative Inc. has launched Christian e-books for more than 300 users of its Signature Websites, with in-store signage promoting the service. Among those using the service are members of the Association of Logos Bookstores, whose executive director Becky Gorczyca said it was “exactly what we had in mind when we began searching for an e-book solution a year and a half ago.”

Innovative’s program, which includes audiobooks and apps, has been developed in partnership with audiobook and digital publisher eChristian.

“We are committed to providing Christian retailers the products and promotions critical to their success, so they can give their customers information and access to new release, bestseller and sale titles in all formats,” said Innovative President Larry Haege. “By providing a quality physical store and a best-in-class e-book user experience, Christian retailers can meet customer needs across the spectrum.”

(Source: Charisma Media)

With digital readers and tablets expected to be popular Christmas gifts, accelerating the growth of non-print book sales, Christian suppliers and brick-and-mortar retailers have been launching e-book programs in time for the holidays.

Announcing new developments and sharing usage milestones, YouVersion, creators of the online Bible and the No. 1 Bible App, held a webcast Nov. 30, generating a trend worldwide on Twitter with the hashtag #YouVersion. The event featured a new infographic that details the extensive usage of YouVersion in the span of one minute.

LifeWay Christian Resources and ROAR, a mobile app development group, are giving mobile church apps to 1,000 churches throughout the month of December.

Sharefaith.com, a longtime heavyweight in the church media industry, just launched a powerful PowerPoint plugin that is likely to revolutionize the way churches uses PowerPoint in their worship service.

The 2012 edition of The Complete Guide to Christian Coach Training, has just been released by author and editor, Linda C. Hedberg. This unique resource streamlines and consolidates research for those considering coach training from a distinctly Christian perspective.

Millions of Christians are persecuted for their beliefs every day throughout the world. That’s why the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church focuses on intercessory prayer and citizen action on behalf of persecuted communities of the Christian faith. The day, known as IDOP, is a global day of intercession for persecuted Christians worldwide.

“Have you been FaithStruck?” This was the question as the FaithStruck Christian debut album, How I Need You, was officially released on October 23, 2011.

Green Egg Media, a company founded on the mission to educate, encourage and inspire young hearts and minds, is excited to announce the release of the Power Bible, a 10 book series that makes reading the Bible fun and engaging.

Announced today is the release of Author Chandel L. White’s highly anticipated new book titled Romans to Jude - Precise Christian Scripture Revealed (paperback, ISBN 9780615400419, $18.00 U.S.), which is now available to consumers online at Amazon.com and other select on and offline booksellers world-wide.

This week the Timothy Plan launched the newest member in its family of mutual funds, the Timothy Plan Israel Common Values Fund.

Marking a worldwide wave of Bible reading, YouVersion’s Bible App reached a milestone of 30 million unique installs this week. Offering 150 different versions in 45 languages, the Bible App is literally transforming the way people read and engage with the best-selling book of all time.

Less than two and half weeks after its September 15th launch, iTBN has inspired people in 137 different countries to click play.

Bullying and suicide are major issues that confront today’s teenagers every single day. According to statistics two out of every thirty people have attempted suicide during their high school years.