Evangelicalism is in the midst of a crisis, a crisis that is largely a crisis of authority. The largest churches in the nation are no longer part of denominations. Christian publishers are owned by Wall Street. Historical systems and processes for clergy accountability have become irrelevant. That’s why independent Christian journalism is so vital today. […]
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During the annual business meeting of EPA held Tuesday, April 12, 2022, as part of the Colorado Springs convention, Ann-Margret Hovsepian was elected to the board as an advisor and Leah Pickard was re-elected as secretary. Ann-Margret, a native of Montreal, Quebec, joined EPA as an associate member about 20 years ago and has been […]
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DigitalMediaCon was created a year ago in response to the cancelation of the 2020 annual convention. In light of its success, EPA will bring it back this fall. DigitalMediaCon 2.0 will take place on October 19 to 21 and, as last year, will be an online conference utilizing the Whova virtual event platform. Produced by […]
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When the 2020 convention was canceled a year ago, two nominees for board positions—Danny Conn, for treasurer, and Warren Maye, for adviser—could not be voted in as planned. Instead, they will be voted on this spring. They will be joined on the ballot by 2021 nominees for president-elect and secretary. The 2021 nominating committee made […]
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On Thursday, February 25, the EPA board of directors voted to pivot from an in-person convention in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to a virtual event. Despite efforts to keep the annual meeting in-person, it became increasingly clear that it was both impractical and impossible to do so. Pennsylvania restrictions related to COVID-19 are among the tightest in […]
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The EPA board of directors has unanimously approved a change to the organization’s bylaws that will bestow full membership on associate members, giving them voting privileges and eligibility to serve on the board. The change came about as the board recognized a changing industry with publications reducing staff and relying more on freelancers. EPA has […]
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Trillia Newbell, Walter Kim, and Kay Warren will be the keynote speakers for the 2021 convention returning to Lancaster, PA, in April. Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God Is For Us, Fear and Faith, and the children’s books, Creative God, Colorful Us and […]
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EPA will be hosting a virtual conference in October, in partnership with the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), and six other Christian media associations. Digital Media Con will focus exclusively on digital communications and e-marketing for Christian media professionals. The three-day online event, scheduled for October 27 to 29, 2020, […]
Continue ReadingLike every other organization in the U.S. and, for that matter, in the entire world, the Evangelical Press Association has been impacted by COVID-19 in unprecedented ways. For the first time in more than 70 years, EPA has not held its annual convention, the April event being cancelled after the nationwide shutdown went into effect […]
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The Evangelical Press Association will host six weekly professional development webinars on Tuesdays, beginning April 28 and going through June 2, 2020. The sessions will feature three speakers and topics from this year’s canceled convention as well as two popular sessions from recent conventions and one new session. A bonus free session on legal issues, […]
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