Here’s a twist on the usual formula. “Fireproof” is a movie set for release at the end of the month about a firefighter asked by his father to take a 40-day marriage challenge before divorcing his wife of seven years. The challenge involves reading and following an invented book THE LOVE DARE, “which eventually transforms him and his view of love, marriage, and faith.” So test audiences for the movie asked how they could get the book–which didn’t exist. Brothers Alex Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick, pastors at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia and creators of Sherwood Pictures, who directed […]
Christian Publishers
NavPress's Growth By Pulling Back
Michael D. Miller, who took over as executive publisher a year ago at Christian publisher NavPress, tells the local paper the company is changing its focus: “We drifted too far toward seeking best-sellers,” Miller said. “When you follow the trade model, you have to put a lot of material out to satisfy the needs of customers. We decided that is not in our best interest.”He adds, “I am trying to pull us back to remember that we are distributors of spiritual messages that God has given to people through the body of Christ to share.” They say the company had […]