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B&H, LifeWay take home six SEPA Awards Print Email
Written by Jeremy Burns   
Thursday, 21 May 2015 04:44 PM America/New_York

CraigFeatherstone credit-Kristen-E.-SteeleB&H Español and LifeWay Español won a combined six awards at the Spanish Evangelical Publishers Association (SEPA) Awards held April 30-May 3 in Miami during Expolit 2015, the largest annual conference and expo designed to promote the growth of ministry and resources within Spanish-speaking markets. These awards follow B&H Español being named Publisher of the Year the past two years.

"It has been an exciting year to see what we at B&H and LifeWay can do to impact the gospel through our Spanish resources,” said Craig Featherstone, vice president of LifeWay Global. “We are looking ahead [to] continue providing Spanish speakers Bible and Christian resources that will transform lives and equip and strengthen the church.”

B&H's winning titles this year include: Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary for Best Reference Book; RVR 1960 Gift & Award Bible for Best Text Bible; RVR 1960 Rainbow Study Bible for Best Study Bible With Commentary Notes; and RVR 1960 Holman Study Bible for Best Cover and Interior Design Bible.

LifeWay Español received a Gold Honor Gallery Award, signifying in excess of 250,000 copies sold, for the Spanish edition of Henry Blackaby's Experiencing God. The organization also received a Silver Honor Gallery Award, marking more than 100,000 copies sold, for the Spanish version of MasterLife: Book 1 by Avery T. Willis Jr.