The year was 1931, and in a farmhouse in Grandville, Michigan, brothers Pat and Bernie Zondervan were quietly making publishing history. They started by purchasing and reselling some “remaindered” book from Harper & Brothers, then quickly moved into a publishing operation of their own, which, thanks to faith, industriousness, business savvy, and the right people, prospered in the midst of the Depression.

It has been flourishing ever since. What began as Pat and Bernie’s vision has become today’s premier Christian communications company, meeting the needs of people across the world with resources that glorify Jesus Christ and promote biblical principles. This is the story of how it all happened.

The House of Zondervan is a fascinating, richly human look at the people and the relationships, the faith and the labor, the struggles and heartbreaks as well as the triumphs, the accomplishments of yesterday and the challenges and opportunities of today, that both make up our heritage and point toward our future. Here are authors who have shaped the face of evangelicalism and helped people across the world experience the power and grace of God’s kingdom. Here too are editors and marketers who have brought to light some of Christianity’s most gifted and important voices. And here are leaders who have not only defined the course of our company but embodied its character and instilled it in those they have led.

The story of Zondervan is also the story of its enterprises past and present—a story of retail stores; record and music publishing; bestselling Bibles and Bible translations such as the New International Version; rich and diverse partnerships; constantly shifting relationships in the publishing and bookselling industry; and innovations in marketing, research, product development, and author care that have earned us our place at the vanguard of Christian communications.

Above all, the history of Zondervan is the story of lives reached and transformed by the grace and power of God. And it is a testimony to Jesus Christ, the Lord we love and serve, who has been faithful to us as we have strived to be faithful to him.

Click here for more details on The House of Zondervan by Jim Ruark. We will be posting up excerpts from the book on our blog in the coming days. Welcome to The House of Zondervan. We hope you enjoy your stay!

Faith, Friends, and Festival Queens
By: Brooklyn Lindsey
Coming March 2008

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Teenage girls are no strangers to feelings of inadequacy and insecurity. In Confessions of a Not-So-Supermodel readers will find camaraderie and encouragement as they join the faith journey that Brooklyn Lindsey traveled as a teenage beauty queen trying to find herself and follow God. Former model and festival queen, Brooklyn Alvis Lindsey, discovered a new path to supermodel status eight years ago.

The book aims to inspire girls as they uncover and live their own God-given dreams. Serving as a leader in Nazarene Youth International, Brooklyn began her work as a youth pastor in central Florida. Lindsey is a member of the YMWomen leadership team, and currently ministers to middle school students at Highland Park Church of the Nazarene in Lakeland, Florida. She and her husband, Coy, live in Lakeland with their new daughter, Kirra.

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