2017AwardsPresentation (PDF) Note corrections and order certificate copies by email to ACPcenter@gmail.com Winners List: Editorial/Opinion EDITORIAL OR OPINION PIECE: News Service/Website/Blog Honorable Mention The Baptist Standard Editorial: A welcoming way ahead for Texas Baptists By Marv… Read More »WINNERS: 2016 ACP Best of the Christian Press Award
Dr. Eboo Patel shared his “best idea in 15 years” in the April 27 keynote address to 80 religious journalists gathered in Chicago for the annual convention of the Associated Church Press. Referring to the… Read More »Dr. Eboo Patel: Interfaith work needs leadership
A panel of five young emerging interfaith leaders gave participants in this year’s Associated Church Press (ACP) convention a glimpse of the growing movement to build bridges of understanding. The panel followed an address by… Read More »Panel brings practical approach to bridging different faiths
The role of journalists as truth-tellers is “absolutely essential,” The Rev. John Buchanan told more than 70 Christian communicators gathered in Chicago April 26 for the opening of the 2017 annual convention of the Associated… Read More »Buchanan urges faith media to challenge false information
In the mid-1800s, when Marie Aliquot first arrived in New Orleans, she slipped and fell from her boat into the muddy Mississippi. When she recovered, she became a major catalyst in the building of an… Read More »Faith Digest: News and Views From the Religious Press
The 2017 ACP Convention will be held April 26-28 at Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E Chestnut St., Chicago, IL 60611. READ ABOUT SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS Wednesday, April 26 9 a.m. Display Setup — Exhibit Hall 3 p.m.… Read More »ACP 2017 CONVENTION SCHEDULE
What will the religious media focus on in 2017? We take a look in this week’s Faith Digest. From Christianity Today: I gathered a group of pastors for dinner, intending to discuss the changing landscape… Read More »Religious Press looks at year ahead
From the personal to the institutional, members of the religious press look back at the year that was. From Christian News Journal: They lived lives of preaching, ministry, writing, music and service — these are… Read More »Religious Press reflects on 2016
Violence against Christians is pervasive — It started at the beginning and it is unlikely to end in the near future. But recent in recent weeks, the sectarian hostility seems to have reached a fever… Read More »Religious violence continues at home and abroad
John Buchanan throwing out the first pitch at a Chicago Cubs game in 2011. It was a great night for a ballgame–and for honoring John Buchanan! Buchanan was the pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, Ill.,… Read More »John M. Buchanan to lead opening worship at ACP 2017