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<\/a>The week of big announcements for CBMW continues apace. Grip your seat tightly; please make sure your seatbelt is securely fastened.\u00a0Today we cover more new territory: two new book projects from two new authors.<\/p>\nMonday\u2013New website This is a big announcement for us. CBMW is going to start a publishing wing.<\/strong><\/p>\n Former Executive Director Randy Stinson published a book with Dan Dumas two years back entitled\u00a0A Guide to Biblical Manhood<\/em><\/a>. The short and very popular text (with a fantastic chapter by Stinson on training sons through baseball) was published under the auspices of SBTS Press with CBMW\u2019s involvement. We\u2019re going to advance in that vein and start our own line.<\/p>\n The name is being finalized at this time, but we already have two projects lined up by talented young writers. The first book will be authored by Courtney Reissig<\/a> and will be entitled\u00a0Confessions of a Recovering Feminist<\/em><\/strong>. Some will recall Courtney\u2019s blockbuster blog series by the same name several years back; that series was some of the best-read online content CBMW has ever produced (in over a decade online). I\u2019m not a recovering feminist, but I read Courtney\u2019s series and thought it was narrativally fresh, theologically rich, and refreshingly honest (with a convicted but gracious tone).<\/p>\n In short, the series was exactly the kind of material the complementarian movement needs. We\u2019ve done well at producing didactic, even appealingly didactic, material; while such resources are very much needed, we could use a bit more of the \u201cstory\u201d behind complementarianism (and evangelical Christianity!), more of the personal touch. That\u2019s what Courtney\u2019s book will offer, albeit from a godly woman who has a very sharp mind (read her blog here<\/a>).<\/p>\n It will also be meaningful to hear more of what the Lord has done in Courtney\u2019s life in recent years, as God has blessed her with a godly husband and two sweet children. We want to hear about the whole story, the high parts and the low, because ultimately we want to celebrate how the Bible\u2019s wisdom blesses women in varying seasons. Courtney will share that wisdom and relate how the Lord has worked in her heart over the years through his Word and his Spirit.<\/p>\n At CBMW, we\u2019re reminded that honesty is good. Story is needed. Narratives encourage us.<\/p>\n The gospel is working, and transforming, and strengthening.<\/p>\n The second book we\u2019re going to publish is by a young man named Alex Duke<\/a>\u00a0and will be entitled\u00a0Confessions of a Recovering Goofball <\/em><\/strong>(who says CBMW can\u2019t have a bit of fun?). Alex is a recent graduate of Western Kentucky University and an MDiv student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Married to Melanie, he\u2019s currently a pastoral intern<\/a> at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D. C., completing the fantastic program that I myself went through nearly a decade ago.<\/p>\n Alex is one of the sharpest young writers I\u2019ve seen, and I think his narrative fits a present need. This is true of both books.\u00a0With Courtney\u2019s project, we\u2019re tackling one of the most common challenges young Christian women of all kinds face\u2013how to handle and work through feminism. With Alex\u2019s project, we\u2019re tackling a less directly ideological but still\u00a0hugely<\/em>\u00a0problematic challenge to young men\u2013how to reject a culture of low expectations, embrace maturity, and go on mission with Christ.<\/p>\n Alex will walk us through the common experience of many young men today, giving us a narratival sense of what it\u2019s like to be a godly young man in a culture that all too often considers men to be idiots, losers, lust addicts, and worse. He\u2019ll share how biblical wisdom is impacting his life and can transform the lives of others. The best thing about this book? It doesn\u2019t need cliffhangers and artificial drama. Alex is a godly young man, and we\u2019ll see firsthand how Scripture is shaping and driving his life, day by day.<\/p>\n **********<\/p>\n So there you have it. CBMW is starting a publishing house (look out, Madison Avenue); we\u2019ve lined up two short, accessible, and winsome projects; and we\u2019re excited to debut two great young writers and introduce them to the wider evangelical world. Look for these projects in 2014.<\/p>\n As time goes on, we\u2019ll have our eyes open for more authors and other projects that can lend gospel strength to Christ\u2019s church.\u00a0Thanks for your interest in CBMW, and please join with us in praying for these ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n Like us on Facebook\u00a0<\/a> The week of big announcements for CBMW continues apace. Grip your seat tightly; please make sure your seatbelt is securely fastened.\u00a0Today we cover more new territory: two new book projects from two new authors. Monday\u2013New website Tuesday\u2013New channels Wednesday\u2013New book projects Thursday\u2013New staff Friday\u2013New media This is a big announcement for us. 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