2025 Awards of Excellence
The 2025 Awards of Excellence honor the best work done in specific categories during the 2025 calendar year. The awards were presented at the annual convention in Branson, MO, on May 5-6, 2025.
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Campus (Print)
Award of Excellence: Liberty Champion | Liberty University — Maria Davis, Paige Sturek, Jaida Barber, Anna Wheat, Olivia Hess, Isabella Scafidi.
Campus (Digital)
Award of Excellence: The Clarion | Bethel University — Taylor Hanson, Kathryn Kovalenko, Claire Peterson, Aiden Penner, Madi Kremer.
Award of Merit: Liberty Champion | Liberty University — Maria Davis, Paige Sturek, Kadence McKinnon, Jaida Barber, Kristina Smith, Jason Tong.
Christian Ministry (Print)
Award of Excellence: Teachers of Vision — Dawn Molnar, Lara Busold, Dan Stelzer, Jere Vandewalle.
Awards of Merit: Proclaim! — Charlotte Sanchez, Jay Fordice, Melissa Woods, Kevin Nordyke, Katie Bredemeier. Influence — George P. Wood, Christina Quick, Steve Lopez, Ron Kopczick. Evangelicals — Sarah Kropp Brown, Emma Patel.
Christian Ministry (Digital)
Award of Excellence: Lifeway Research — Scott McConnell, Carol Pipes, Marissa Postell Sullivan, Aaron Earls.
Award of Merit: Teachers of Vision — Dawn Molnar, Lara Busold, Dan Stelzer, Jere Vandewalle.
Denominational (Print)
Award of Excellence: The Covenant Companion — Cathy Norman Peterson, Kristi Schild, Linda Sladkey.
Awards of Merit: Alliance Life — Caylie Smith, Hannah Packard. SAConnects — Warren L. Maye, Robert Mitchell, Hugo Bravo, Reginald Raines, Lea L. Greene. Christian Leader — Connie Faber, Janae Shafer, Shelley Kallsen.
Denominational (Digital)
Award of Excellence: Light + Life Magazine — Brett Heintzman, Jeff Finley, Karen Cantu, Karen Kinnaman, Carl Brand, Douglas Britt.
Awards of Merit: The Banner — Alissa Vernon, Shiao Chong, Sarah Heth, Kristen Vanderberg, Lorilee Craker, Pete Euwema. Baptist Press — Brandon Porter, Laura Erlanson, Diana Chandler, Scott Barkley.
Devotional (Print)
Award of Excellence: The Brink — David Jones, Sondra Blackburn, Randy Ledbetter, Claire Ryan, Carol Reid, Andrea Young.
Awards of Merit: Forward — Claire Ryan, Andrea Young, Kathy Murphy, Carol Reid, Katie Greenwood. Fusion Family — David Jones, Marianne Stewart, Randy Ledbetter, Kathy Murphy, Janiece Waldrop, Andrea Young. FUSIONext — Kathy Murphy, Sondra Blackburn, David Jones, Carol Reid, Claire Ryan, Andrea Young. Honorable Mention: In Touch.
Devotional (Digital)
Award of Excellence: Arise Daily — Linda Evans Shepherd, Julie Zine Coleman, Mel Tavares, Tom Young, Maria Schwake, Amber Weigand-Buckley.
General (Print)
Award of Excellence: Christianity Today — Russell Moore, Ashley Hales, Erik Petrik, Sarah Gordon, Jared Boggess, Joy Allmond.
Awards of Merit: Common Good — Aaron Hanbury, Sarah Haywood, Eric Rivier Jiminez, Andrea Stember. Answers Magazine — Sarah Eshleman, Chris Neville, Schuyler Vander Wilt, Georgia Purdom, Stacy Evans. Captivate — Mark Dreistadt, Darrell Law.
General (Digital)
Award of Excellence: Answers Research Journal — Georgia Purdom, Andrew Snelling, Laurel Hemmings, Troy Lacey, Luke Brown, Joel Leineweber.
Awards of Merit: Christianity Today — Bonnie Kristian, Mia Staub, Valerie Brouchek, Sarah Gordon, Jake Walsh, Leanne Snavely. Plugged In — Paul Asay, Bret Eckelberry, Adam Holz, Emily Tsiao, Bob Hoose, Kennedy Unthank. Religion Unplugged — Clemente Lisi.
Higher Ed (Print)
Award of Excellence: Moody Alumni & Friends — Linda Piepenbrink, Jeff Smith, Doug Fleener, Jackson Hassler, Audrey (Gotcher) Fohr, Jeff Bope.
Awards of Merit: DTS Magazine — Neil Coulter, Kraig McNutt, Jason Fox, Stephanie Johnston, Debbie Stevenson. Fuller — Jerome Blanco, Chantelle Gibbs, Theresa Crooks, Nate Harrison, Aly Hawkins. Concordia Seminary Magazine — Vicki Biggs, Melanie Ave, Beth Hasek, Courtney Koll, Sarah Maney, Christie Hampton.
Higher Ed (Digital)
Award of Excellence: Fuller Studio — Elijah Davidson, Patrick Duff, Lauren Meares, Jerome Blanco, Nate Harrison, Lindsey Sheets.
Award of Merit: Concordia Seminary Magazine — Vicki Biggs, Melanie Ave, Christopher Miller, Beth Hasek.
Missions (Print)
Award of Excellence: Message Magazine — Alex Kocman, Katelyn Hawkins, Christine Morales.
Award of Merit: Intercede — James Eagles, Alan Doerksen, Eliud Herrera, Izabella Godin.
Missions (Digital)
Award of Excellence: Christar — Beverly Guy, Natalie Mubita, Esther Carey, Thai Martin, Sue Eenigenburg.
Award of Merit: Message Magazine — Alex Kocman, Katelyn Hawkins, Christine Morales.
Newspaper (Print)
Award of Excellence: The Pathway — Benjamin Hawkins.
Awards of Merit: The Baptist Paper — Shawn Hendricks, Lauren Grim. The Christian Chronicle — Erik Tryggestad, Bobby Ross Jr., Audrey Jackson, Calvin Cockrell, Cheryl Mann Bacon, Jeremie Beller. The Alabama Baptist — TAB Media Group staff.
Newspaper-Online News (Digital)
Award of Excellence: Rapt Interviews — Justin Camp.
Awards of Merit: Christian Daily International — Gordon Showell-Rogers, Christopher Chou, Timothy Goropevsek. The Christian Chronicle — Erik Tryggestad, Bobby Ross Jr., Audrey Jackson, Calvin Cockrell, Cheryl Mann Bacon, Jeremie Beller. The Lion — Joshua Mann,Michael Ryan.
Honorable Mention: The Christian Post
Organizational (Print)
Award of Excellence: Focus on the Family Magazine — Sheila Seifert, Andrea Gutierrez, Scott DeNicola, Sally Dunn, Julie Vieux.
Awards of Merit: World Vision Magazine — Kristy Glaspie, Jon Warren, Kari Costanza, Sevil Omer, Laura Reinhardt, Lauren Reed. Decision Magazine — Bob Paulson, Jerry Pierce, Jerri Menges, Lee Weeks, Dwayne Cogdill, Jamie Adamson. Family North Carolina — AnnaScott Cross, Leslie Boyd, John Rustin.
Organizational (Digital)
Award of Excellence: Answers in Genesis — Frost Smith, Jeremy Ham, Joel Leineweber, Linda Sauer, Tyler Evans, Luke Brown.
Awards of Merit: World Vision News & Stories — Kristy Glaspie, Amy Van Drunen, Sevil Omer, Laura Reinhardt, Kari Costanza, Jon Warren. Turning Points with David Jeremiah — David Jeremiah, Nathan Johnson, Steve Devlin, Mishell Hahn, Molly Mancuso, Kimee Randall.
Youth (Print)
Award of Excellence: Kids Answers Magazine — Sarah Eshleman, Chris Neville, Schuyler Vander Wilt, Georgia Purdom, Stacy Evans.
Awards of Merit: Explorer’s Guide — Janiece Waldrop, Sondra Blackburn, Kathy Murphy, Katie Greenwood. Focus on the Family Clubhouse Jr. — Jesse Florea, Lexie Rhodes, Grace Kelley, Rachel Pfeiffer, Jim Cail. Focus on the Family Clubhouse — Jesse Florea, Stephen O’Rear, Jenny Dillon, Ken Crane, Rachel Pfeiffer, Jim Cail.
Honorable Mention: Velocity.
Youth (Digital)
Award of Excellence: Peer — Elizabeth Hanley.
Award of Merit: Kids Answers — Linda Sauer, Troy Lacey, Tyler Evans.
Most Improved (Print)
Award of Excellence: Christianity Today — Russell Moore, Erik Petrik, Sarah Gordon, Jared Boggess, Jake Walsh, Joy Allmond.
Posted May 6, 2025
