Pastor Rick Warren Featured in TIME
America’s Most Powerful Religious Leader Takes On the World
TIME’s David Van Biema profiles Rick Warren, the founding pastor of one of the country’s largest churches and the host of the nationally televised Civil Forum on the Presidency, which featured the two presumptive Presidential nominees on August 16.

In his profile of Warren, Van Biema writes that the pastor “is unquestionably the U.S.’s most influential and highest-profile churchman. He is a natural leader, a pathological schmoozer, insatiably curious and often the smartest person in the room. Like Graham, he projects an authenticity that has helped him forge an exquisite set of political connections—in the White House, on both sides of the legislative aisle and abroad...." Read More

Zondervan Introduces Industry’s First Digital Merchandising System: Symtio

Zondervan recently introduced Symtio, a proprietary digital merchandising system designed to respond to the changing needs of consumers and help CBA retailers compete in the fast-growing digital world... Read More

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Zondervan Sponsors Motor Racing Outreach

Zondervan announced it is an official sponsor of Motor Racing Outreach (MRO), a Christian organization serving the NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing Series.... Read More

Zondervan Simplifies Bible Training with Online Tools

For years Zondervan, the world’s largest Bible publisher, has offered a Bible training program for CBA frontliners to help them work with a customer to make Bible shopping easier.  Now the company provides a complete online revision of its popular program.... Read More

Independent Christian Stores Unite for Youth Worker Appreciation Day

Christian youth workers rarely get the recognition they deserve.  That is about to change on September 6, 2008 as more than 100 independently owned Christian stores come together for the first-ever Youth Worker Appreciation Day, organized by Youth Specialties.... Read More

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The Economist Praises Rick Warren and the Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency

The Economist, considered by many as the world's top business magazine, praised Dr. Rick Warren, author of the bestselling book The Purpose Driven Life, and the Saddleback Civil Forum on the presidency, which Dr. Warren moderated on August 16.

From article: “It is an interesting comment on the American media that Rick Warren—Pastor Rick to the faithful at his church, Saddleback, in California—put on such an impressive performance. He eschewed the gotcha-in-a-flip-flop questions beloved of professional journalists in favour of substantive questions about the candidates’ characters and beliefs. He should be asked to moderate the debates....”  Read More

Nancy Rue Featured on The Harvest Show

Nancy Rue appeared on The Harvest Show August 20 to talk about Dear Nancy and her Lucy novels coming out this fall: Lucy Doesn’t Wear Pink and Lucy Out of Bounds. She also discussed her upcoming Faithgirlz Tour.
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Brother Yun Book Tour Planned for This Fall

Brother Yun, author of the international bestseller Heavenly Man, will be touring the US this fall to promote his new book Living Water.... Read More

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