A Life of Inspiration

Tribute to Alina Wieja, founder of Poland’s Inspiracje magazine By John Maust, MAI President Alina Wieja passed away in December after a brief battle with cancer. John wrote this article for the March issue of Inspiracje magazine, which gave tribute to Alina, its founder. I first met Alina Wieja a year before the start of
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Turkey’s Only Christian Magazine Dishes up Hope

In Turkey’s tumultuous times, its sole Christian magazine helps dispel despair. Since 2012 Miras magazine has been dishing up hope to a tiny Christian population—6,000 of its 70 million people. Before launching the bi-monthly magazine, Gökhan Talas and his wife were churchplanters until Islamist terrorists killed three teammates. Learn more about their unique ministry in
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Publishing despite risks in Pakistan

Interview with Peter Calvin, general manager of MIK publishing house As a child, Peter Calvin spent most of his pocket money on storybooks, encouraged by his father’s love for reading. Peter aspired to become an engineer, never fathoming he would one day devote his life to publishing. Now a father himself, Peter’s love of stories
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A Prayer for Writers & Publishers

Join us in this prayer for creating words of hope and healing in 2019: “Lord of all things, whose wondrous gifts to us Include the shining symbols known as words, Grant that we may use their mighty power Only for God. Help us pass on Small fragments of Your wisdom, truth and love, Teach us
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Your Jesus Is Strong

By John Maust, MAI President “Living in fear is a disgusting thing,” a young man we’ll call Rashad wrote to my publisher friend in the Middle East. Rashad’s abusive father regularly beat him, his mother and two sisters.  “I cried in my bed many nights and prayed that God would take away my fears,” he
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That fumbling publisher was me!

Will Christian publishing in the Majority World always require subsidies in order to survive? Or can publishers flourish on income generated from their publishing operations alone? This daunting goal may be difficult to achieve, but is possible, according to author Ramon Rocha III, MAI director of publisher development.  In our new book, Profit and Purpose:
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Japan: Christian publishing alive and vibrant

“The nail that sticks up gets whacked down,” warns the Japanese proverb. Cultural pressures to conform make it difficult for people to convert to Christianity and to live a Christian lifestyle. But publishers there are taking advantage of Japan’s 99% literacy rate and appreciation of books to create powerful tools to reach society and nurture
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I was tempted to cut it down…

By John Maust, MAI President About 15 years ago I gave my wife, Elsa, a pink dogwood tree for Mother’s Day. The kids and I planted the tiny tree in the front yard and waited impatiently for gorgeous flowers to bloom. One year passed, then two, then three. Still no flowers. We wondered if the
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Thailand: Coloring for Christ

A first Christian coloring book for adults is touching hearts in Thailand where believers number a scant one percent of the majority Buddhist population. The 40-page Love Is features text from 1 Corinthians 13 and original illustrations by OMF publisher Kanok Bannasan. A launch timed before Valentine’s Day resulted in 500 copies sold within the
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Scared of digital piracy?

By Ramon Rocha III Is the fear and real possibility of digital piracy stopping you from venturing further into digital publishing? Authors and publishers can protect copyrighted content through Digital Rights Management (DRM). But DRM has a downside. Valid customers may get annoyed by its features, plus DRM does not guarantee your ebook is 100
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