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A Western Trainer’s Take on Global Christian Publishing

Thursday, 12 July 2018 by Dawn Jewell
By Tony Collins, MAI trainer and editor at large for SPCK/IVP, based in London. It’s all too easy for Westerners to assume that the twin focal points of Christian publishing, the USA and Britain, define what is happening worldwide in Christian books. Look a little closer, and you would be amazed at the diversity, energy
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  • Published in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, training
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Philippines: Project Author equips for evangelism

Thursday, 06 July 2017 by Dawn Jewell
Author Ardy Roberto used to get frequent calls for advice on how to get published. Five years ago the Filipino entrepreneur conceived the idea for Project Author, a workshop to equip aspiring writers. Today the workshop encourages Christians to evangelize via their writing. Ardy has led seven Project Author workshops that have helped dozens of
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  • Published in Asia, Christian writer, training, Uncategorized
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Italy: Simple Visit Opens Door

Thursday, 15 June 2017 by Dawn Jewell
By John Maust We don’t get many international visitors at our office near Chicago.  So, I was surprised and pleased when Italian publishing manager Daniela Benevelli stopped by one day. As Daniela talked about the work of The Bible House/Geneva Bible Society in Turin, it became apparent that our two ministries shared a similar vision
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  • Published in Europe, MAI, publishing, training
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Writing goes places where we cannot

Tuesday, 30 May 2017 by Dawn Jewell
“We now see that writing is a way to serve the Lord,” said a young man after MAI training. “Writing can reach people in places where we ourselves cannot go.” Last year he and friends in a closed country of Southeast Asia formed the first Christian publisher in their nation, an exciting outcome of our
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  • Published in Africa, Asia, Europe, John Maust, Latin America, MAI, Middle East, training
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Meet Our Traveling “Physician”

Tuesday, 01 November 2016 by Dawn Jewell
Like a doctor who pays house calls to patients upon request in many parts of the world, our “Dr.” Ramon Rocha treks the globe to offer a confidential listening ear and advice for various publishing ailments. Since 2012, he has extended MAI’s consulting services to Christian publishing leaders and writers in 25 countries as Director
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  • Published in MAI, publishing, training
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Gems in the Making: How to find and cultivate local authors

Friday, 16 September 2016 by Dawn Jewell
Manuscripts by local authors are considered “gems in the making” by Joy Solina, editorial manager of CSM Publishing in the Philippines. Since its founding, CSM has aimed to feature Filipino authors. This year’s line-up includes 27 original titles by Filipinos. We asked Joy to tell us about their vision. Watch her 3-minute video and read
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  • Published in Asia, Christian writer, editorial, MAI, training
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Three messages for nurturing local writers

Wednesday, 20 July 2016 by Dawn Jewell
Kara Lassen Oliver shares three key messages for nurturing local writers in the 2-minute video below. As a published author and a former missionary in Malawi, she is passionate about equipping and empowering writers in Africa to write and publish the materials they need to strengthen the Church. Developing local writers is about encouraging them
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  • Published in MAI, training, writing
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Stewarding Novel Ideas

Tuesday, 12 July 2016 by Dawn Jewell
MAI President John Maust was featured in the new book, The Calling of the Knowledge Steward, authored by Jon Hirst, GMI President and a former MAI Board member. We’re delighted to share this excerpt with you.  If I were looking for an exciting one-on-one study opportunity in Wheaton today, I would love to learn from
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  • Published in MAI, personal development, training
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Chile: Writers Gain Strong Foundation

Saturday, 16 January 2016 by Dawn Jewell
Omar Cisneros had been a skeptic from an anti-Christian background.  But now he serves in his first pastorate, shepherding a small Baptist church. Pastor Omar  dreams of writing his own story to reach skeptics. (See front row in photo below.) In January he joined six other new writers for MAI’s creative writing workshop in Santiago,
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A Legacy of Equipping Malaysian Writers

Wednesday, 30 December 2015 by Dawn Jewell
Stemmah Sariau from Sabah, East Malaysia, was a tireless trainer of writers, translators and editors in Malaysia. Even though she was nursing a bad cough, in early November she came to LittWorld 2015 in Singapore, because she was passionate about her calling and wanted every opportunity to hone her skills. Less than a week after
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  • Published in Asia, Christian writer, LittWorld, MAI, training, writing
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