Periodicals

Best in Class / Best of Show

Beeson Magazine
Neal Embry
Beeson Divinity School

Newspapers – Single Work

Category Winner
The Baptist Paper, February 29, 2024, edition
The Baptist Paper Staff
TAB Media Group

Award of Excellence
The Alabama Baptist, October 3, 2024, edition
The Alabama Baptist Staff
TAB Media Group

Award of Merit
The slow fade of denominational publishing
Rev. Dr. Anna Piela
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Certificate of Appreciation
South Carolina United Methodist Advocate
Staff
South Carolina United Methodist Advocate

Magazines – Series

Category Winner
fellowship! Magazine
Aaron Weaver, Jeff Langford, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Award of Merit
Brilliant Star 2024 (Volume 53, No. 2 – Volume 53, No. 4)
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star Magazine

DOME Magazine
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Certificate of Appreciation
Islamic Horizons
Omer Bin Abdullah
Islamic Horizons (magazine of The Islamic Society of North America)

Magazines – Single Work

Category Winner
Beeson Magazine
Neal Embry
Beeson Divinity School

Award of Excellence
The American Baha’i, May-June 2024
Richard Doering, Joyce Litoff, Nadia Mehretab, Neena Rouhani
US Baha’i National Center

May/June 2024 issue of Gather magazine
Elizabeth Hunter, editor; Cindy Novak, managing editor; Elise Seyfried, contributing editor
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA

Award of Merit
The Christian Citizen Volume 2, 2024
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas and Anna Piela
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Brilliant Star, “Hope for Our Future,” Volume 53, Number 2
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star Magazine

Newsletters – Series

Category Winner
The Christian Citizen Weekly
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Newsletters – Single Work

Category Winner
Grassroots Pressure to End the War in Gaza Grows
Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
Do I check the Lutheran box? Newsletter for the October 2024 issue
The Rev. Dr. Becca Ehrlich, author. Elizabeth McBride, editor and designer, Cafe (Boldcafe.org), Women of the ELCA
Women of the ELCA

Certificate of Appreciation
Disciple Making and the Heart of Jesus: Why we need God’s Heart,
Ed Gaskin
Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

Blogs – Single Work

Category Winner
Sabbath for this year and beyond (January 2024)
Dr. Crystal Hall, author. Elizabeth McBride, editor and designer, Cafe (Boldcafe.org), Women of the ELCA
Women of the ELCA

Articles and Stories – Single Work

Category Winner
Robert Smith Jr. story
Neal Embry and Evan Musgraves
Beeson Divinity School

Award of Merit
response Special General Conference Issue
Audrey Stanton-Smith and Maryann Verghese
United Women in Faith

“Oppenheimer” May Have Ignored Our Own Nuclear Victims. Congress Should Not.
Tim McHugh, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

The recording
Adrainne Gray, author; Elizabeth Hunter, editor; Cindy Novak, managing editor
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA

Certificate of Appreciation
Patterns of War: Tracing the ways women and children are most affected
Laura Gifford, author; Elizabeth Hunter, editor; Cindy Novak, managing editor
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA

Morgan Champion story
Neal Embry
Beeson Divinity School

Spiritual Leadership in Israel after October 7
Avi Dabush
Shalom Hartman Institute

Building a movement for dignity: A conversation with Tim Shriver
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas and Anna Piela
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

International Student Finds Grandmotherly Bond in Hartford
Lizbeth Ryan
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace

Josiah Trombley story
Neal Embry
Beeson Divinity School

In Search of Peace in the Holy Land
Tim McHugh, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Josh Hedrick story
Neal Embry
Beeson Divinity School

At Quaker World Plenary, Americans are Seen as a Key to Building Peace
Tim McHugh, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Books

Best in Class

Baptizing America
Brian Kaylor & Beau Underwood
Word&Way

Non-fiction: Adult – Single Work

Category Winner
Baptizing America
Brian Kaylor & Beau Underwood
Word&Way

Award of Excellence
Solidarity and Mercy: The Power of Christian Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine
Christopher D. Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter

You Are a Cosmic Tree: Baha’i-Inspired Art & Reflections on the Life of the Soul
Misha Maynerick Blaise
Bellwood Press / Baha’i Publishing Trust

Award of Merit
Our Hearts Were Strangely Lukewarm Small Group Study
Jeehye Kim
General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR)

Websites

Best in Class

The Christian Citizen
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas and Anna Piela
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Organizational – Single Work

Category Winner
Beeson Website
Neal Embry, Todd Cotton, Donna Fitch and Daniel White
Beeson Divinity School

Certificate of Appreciation
Brilliant Star Onine
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star Magazine

Rapt Interviews
Justin Camp, Editor-in-Chief & Publisher
Rapt Interviews

Website of the FCNL Education Fund, https://www.fcnledfund.org/
Greg Williams, Wesley Pinkham, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Topical – Single Work

Category Winner
The Christian Citizen
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas and Anna Piela
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Certificate of Appreciation
Advocacy Corps Toolkit, https://www.fcnl.org/act/young-adult-advocates/advocacy-corps/advocacy-corps-toolkit
Greg Williams
Friends Committee on National Legislation

BahaiBookstore website
Baha’i Publishing Trust
Baha’i Publishing Trust

Specialty Publications

Best in Class

Unchecked War
Wesley Pinkham, Brian Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Annual Reports – Single Work

Category Winner
2024 Impact Report
Jeff Langford, Jeff Huett, Aaron Weaver, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Award of Merit
Faithful Stewards
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas and Anna Piela
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Certificate of Appreciation
Clothed in Grace/Vestida de Gracia
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

United Women in Faith: Inspire, Influence, Impact
Praveena Balasundaram; Rae Grant
United Women in Faith

Persisting for Peace and Justice
Wesley Pinkham, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Ridvan 2024 Annual Report
J. Chris Carpenter, Richard Doering
US Baha’i National Center

TPMS Gratitude Report
Inés San Martín, Juan Della Torre, Monse Campora, Matias Colombres
La Machi Communication for Good Causes

Flyers – Single Work

Category Winner
Prayer in the Spirit of Taizé postcard
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Booklets – Single Work

Category Winner
Prayers of the People 2024-2025
Meg Lacy, Aaron Weaver, Jeff Langford, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Certificate of Appreciation
Beeson Divinity School Viewbook
Neal Embry, Sarah Waller and Scott Camp
Beeson Divinity School

Other – Single Work

Category Winner
Unchecked War
Wesley Pinkham, Brian Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Certificate of Appreciation
Ursuline Sisters Chapel Court Display
Kathy Williams, Laurel Wilson
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Shorts and Feature Presentations

Best in Class

“Faith in Democracy” YouTube Series
Bee Moorhead and David Vassallo
Texas Impact

Video: Commercial or PSA – Single Work

Category Winner
Bradley Whitford and FCNL
Wesley Pinkham, Brian Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Video: Promotional/Informational – Single Work

Category Winner
Experience the Beeson Difference
Neal Embry and Nathan Troost
Beeson Divinity School

Award of Excellence
Virtual Tour of the Ursuline Chapel of the Immaculate Conception
Kathy Williams, Connie Offutt, Patrick Lewis
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Award of Merit
Poverty & Advocacy – Greater Atlanta, Georgia
Richard Copley, Alex Simon, Melody Smith, Beth Waltemath
Presbyterian Church USA

Video: Entertainment/Inspirational – Single Work

Category Winner
Letter from Home: Khrimian Hayrig’s Encyclical of 1898
Christopher H. Zakian
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern)

Award of Merit
The Jewish Life Foundation, JLTV and Congregation Micah Present A Music City USA Shabbat
The Jewish Life Foundation, JLTV and Congregation Micah Present A Music City USA Shabbat, Cantor Josh Goldberg, Rabbi Mark Blazer, Nioshi Jackson, Matt Jefferson, Mike Smith, Jordan Shirks
Jewish Life Television/JLTV

Video: Documentary/Educational – Series

Category Winner
“Faith in Democracy” YouTube Series
Bee Moorhead and David Vassallo
Texas Impact

Award of Excellence
“Let’s Talk About the Texas Abortion Ban” YouTube series
Bee Moorhead and Eric Graham
Texas Impact

Award of Merit
Sisters in Ministry
Kathy Williams, Connie Offutt
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Certificate of Appreciation
Women Standing for Religious Freedom, Parts 1, 2 & 3
Ray Lipowcan
Universal Peace Federation

Video: Documentary/Educational – Single Work

Category Winner
JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience
Jewish Life Television, The Center for Jewish History, TurnKey Pictures, Tony Kim, Simon Wheelon, Tal Kissos, Austin Krier, Roy Schwartz, Dr. Miriam Eve Mora, Danny Fingeroth, Ilana Rosenbluth
Jewish Life Television/JLTV

Award of Merit
People of the Cook
Yehuda Kurtzer, Nissimmi Naim-Naor, Daniel Goodman
Shalom Hartman Institute

Certificate of Appreciation
War in Ukraine
Wesley Pinkham, Brian Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Specialty Programming

Best in Class

The Forgotten Exodus
American Jewish Committee Podcast Team
American Jewish Committee

Best in Class

S5, Ep. 21: But … is it Christian nationalism?
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Podcasts – Series

Category Winner
The Forgotten Exodus
American Jewish Committee Podcast Team
American Jewish Committee

Award of Merit
Rabbinic Identities/Rabbinic Crises
Yehuda Kurtzer, Tessa Zitter
Shalom Hartman Institute

Certificate of Appreciation
“Weekly Witness” Podcast
Bee Moorhead, David Vassallo, and Scott Atnip
Texas Impact

Dangerous Dogma
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Beeson Divinity School Podcast
Neal Embry, Rob Willis and Doug Sweeney
Beeson Divinity School

Podcasts – Single Work

Category Winner
S5, Ep. 21: But … is it Christian nationalism?
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Award of Merit
Conversations Matter: Terence and Zion Lester, Zion to See
Andy Hale
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Certificate of Appreciation
Israel At War – The Paradox of Religious Zionism
Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, M. Louis Gordon
Shalom Hartman Institute

Dangerous Dogma: Tara Culp-Ressler of Mennonite Action
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Writing for Periodicals

Best in Class

2024 reporting from Central and Eastern Europe by Chris Herlinger
Christopher D. Herlinger
Global Sisters Report – National Catholic Reporter

Newspaper: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
2024 reporting from Central and Eastern Europe by Chris Herlinger
Christopher D. Herlinger
Global Sisters Report – National Catholic Reporter

Newspaper: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
What Happened at General Conference
Jessica Brodie
South Carolina United Methodist Advocate

Award of Merit
Reporting on land justice
Christopher D. Herlinger
Global Sisters Report – National Catholic Reporter

The slow fade of denominational publishing
Rev. Dr. Anna PIela
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Newspaper: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work

Category Winner
A Church and Then Some
Jessica Brodie
South Carolina United Methodist Advocate

Magazine: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
War impacts a Lutheran-run hospital in the Holy Land
Cornelia Kaestner-Meyer, author; Elizabeth Hunter, editor; Cindy Novak, managing editor
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA

Award of Excellence
Baha’i Alphabet Soup
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
Strengthening the Church-State Wall to Protect Democracy
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Trenches and flowers: The power of hope in Kharkiv, Ukraine
Cornelia Kaestner-Meyer, author; Elizabeth Hunter, editor; Cindy Novak, managing editor
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA

Magazine: Cover or Feature Item – Series

Category Winner
Mona’s Stoy / #OurStoryIsOne
Richard Doering, Neena Rouhani, Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Magazine: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work

Category Winner
Faithful eating: Where all have a place at the table
Ryan P. Cumming, writer; Elizabeth Hunter, editor; Cindy Novak, managing editor
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA

Award of Merit
Patterns of war: Tracing the ways women and children are most affected
Laura Gifford, author; Elizabeth Hunter, editor; Cindy Novak, managing editor
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA

What Congress Reveals About the Methodist Schism
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Specialized Writing

Best in Class

When ‘Jesus’ Becomes a MAGA Rally Chant
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Series

Category Winner
Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Single Work

Category Winner
When ‘Jesus’ Becomes a MAGA Rally Chant
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Award of Merit
Tying it All Together
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

On National Day of Mourning, Cooperative Baptist leaders remember President Jimmy Carter
Aaron Weaver
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Certificate of Appreciation
Guidance for Baha’i non-involvement in Politics
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Artwork

Best in Class

Our Lord in the Attic
Brian Kaylor & Jennifer Kaylor
Word&Way

Photography: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Protesters Demonstrate for Gaza
Wesley Pinkham, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
Good Friday Way of the Cross
Kathy Williams, Connie Offutt
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Certificate of Appreciation
Advocating for Native Americans
Wesley Pinkham, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Photography: Cover or Feature – Series

Category Winner
Our Lord in the Attic
Brian Kaylor & Jennifer Kaylor
Word&Way

Photography: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Praying for peace in Palestine
Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Certificate of Appreciation
Advocating for Violence Interrupter Programs
Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Illustration: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
“Faith in Democracy” Publication Series (Illustrations)
Bee Moorhead and Katie Wang
Texas Impact

Illustration: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Corinne true Center Illustration
Richard Doering
US Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
Cover, The American Baha’i, September-October 2024
Richard Doering, Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Certificate of Appreciation
“Free, Safe, and Flourishing: A Faithful Vision for Texas” (Illustrations)
Bee Moorhead and Katie Wang
Texas Impact

Illustration: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star, “Hope for Our Future,” Volume 53, Number 2
C. Aaron Kreader
Brilliant Star Magazine

Award of Merit
Brilliant Star, “Power of Your Soul,” Volume 53, Number 3
C. Aaron Kreader
Brilliant Star Magazine

Design

Best in Class

“Preparing for Ridvan Elections” The American Baha’i, March-April 2024
Richard Doering, Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Publication Design: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Are We There Yet? Laudato Si’ and Our Path to Integral Ecology
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Certificate of Appreciation
ree, Safe, and Flourishing: A Faithful Vision for Texas
Bee Moorhead and Katie Wang
Texas Impact

Publication Design: Cover or Feature – Series

Category Winner
“Preparing for Ridvan Elections” The American Baha’i, March-April 2024
Richard Doering, Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Website Design – Single Work

Category Winner
Rapt Interviews
Justin Camp
Rapt Interviews

Logos and Branding – Single Work

Category Winner
Ursuline Associate logo
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Certificate of Appreciation
“Vidas Robadas / Stolen Lives” Campaign Logo
Bee Moorhead and Katie Wang
Texas Impact

Campaigns

Best in Class

Behold…A New Thing
Aaron Weaver, Jeff Langford, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Public Affairs

Category Winner
Vidas Robadas / Stolen Lives” Campaign
Bee Moorhead and Bobby Watson
Texas Impact

Fundraising

Category Winner
Behold…A New Thing
Aaron Weaver, Jeff Langford, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Certificate of Appreciation
2122: A Campaign for Katie’s Fund
Dr. Jennifer Hockenbery, author. Elizabeth Hunter, editor. Cindy Novak, editor. Elizabeth McBride, designer.
Women of the ELCA

Specialized Campaigns

Category Winner
How to End Christian Nationalism: Promoting a book, explaining the ideology, and sharing action steps for people to take
Cherilyn Guy, Karlee Marshall, and David Rice
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Certificate of Appreciation
Lesser Known Figures in Asian American Pacific Islander Month
Jeehye Kim
General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR)

Periodicals

Best in Class

Global Sisters Report series “Hope Amid Turmoil.
Chris Herlinger and the staff of Global Sisters Report (a project of National Catholic Reporter)
Global Sisters Report (A project of National Catholic Reporter)

Newspapers – Series

Category Winner
The Fig Tree – Four Issues September to December 2023
Mary Stamp – editor of The Fig Tree
The Fig Tree

Newspapers – Single Work

Category Winner
The Baptist Paper
Jennifer Davis Rash
The Baptist Paper/TAB Media Group

Magazines – Series

Category Winner
Brilliant Star 2023 (Volume 52, No. 3 – Volume 53, No. 1)
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star Magazine

Award of Merit
The DOME magazine, 2023 spring and winter issues
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Magazines – Single Work

Category Winner
The Christian Citizen Volume 2, 2023
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Award of Merit
Brilliant Star, “Wings of Equality,” Volume 53, Number 1
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star Magazine

Newsletters – Series

Category Winner
Boldcafe HTML newsletter: June 2023, August 2023, November 2023
Elizabeth McBride, editor and designer
Women of the ELCA

Newsletters – Single Work

Category Winner
If There Is No Justice, There Will Be No Peace
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Blogs – Single Work

Category Winner
What Are the Roles of Chaplain, Minister, Pastor, or Priest
Lizbeth Ryan
Hartford International University

Articles and Stories – Series

Category Winner
Global Sisters Report series “Hope Amid Turmoil.
Chris Herlinger and the staff of Global Sisters Report (a project of National Catholic Reporter)
Global Sisters Report (A project of National Catholic Reporter)

Award of Merit
Holy Places” Bible study
The Rev. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni, author. Elizabeth Hunter, editor. Cindy Novak, managing editor, Gather Magazine
Women of the ELCA

The spirituality of transition (August 2023)
The Rev. Jennifer Hackbarth, author. Elizabeth McBride, editor and designer, Cafe (Boldcafe.org)
Women of the ELCA

Articles and Stories – Single Work

Category Winner
The real story behind ‘Good King Wenceslas’
Heather Hahn
United Methodist Communications

Award of Merit
Can an exhausted majority find hope in a campaign for dignity?
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

PC(USA)-related camp fosters healing for survivors of school violence
Darla Carter
Presbyterian Mission Agency

Books

Best in Class

The Word Made Fresh: Preaching God’s Love for Every Body
Rev. Dr. George A. Mason
Faith Commons

Non-fiction: Adult – Single Work

Category Winner
The Word Made Fresh: Preaching God’s Love for Every Body
Rev. Dr. George A. Mason
Faith Commons

Websites

Best in Class

The War in Israel-Palestine
Jessie Palatucci, Bryan Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Organizational – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, Amy Renshaw, C. Aaron Kreader, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star Magazine

Topical – Single Work

Category Winner
The War in Israel-Palestine
Jessie Palatucci, Bryan Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Specialty Publications

Best in Class

Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation Official Poster
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Annual Reports – Single Work

Category Winner
80 Years of Impact: FY 2023 Annual Report
Adlai Amor, Stephen Donahoe, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
2023 Impact Report
Jeff Huett, Aaron Weaver, Jeff Langford, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

2022-23 Annual Report, “Walk in Faith, ¡Camina Con Fe!
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Posters – Single Work

Category Winner
Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation Official Poster
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Flyers – Single Work

Category Winner
Latter-day Saint Charities Annual Report One Pager
Ryan John Koch
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Booklets – Single Work

Category Winner
Prayers of the People
Meg Lacy Vega, Jeff Langford, Aaron Weaver, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Award of Merit
Maison Mère
Juan della Torre, Florencia Falcone, Manolo Portabella, Matias Colombres, Óscar Parajon
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Other – Series

Category Winner
Pathlight
Aaron Weaver, Jeff Langford, Lauren Lamb
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Other – Single Work

Category Winner
Our Voices in Washington. Our Stories in Congress.
Wesley Pinkham, Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
Chapel Donor Mass invitation, program and bookmark
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

News and Magazine Broadcasts

Best in Class

The Jewish History of Istanbul, Türkiye
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien, Kevin Wegener, Jonny Bernstein, Michael Hoffman
Jewish Life Television

TV – Single Work

Category Winner
The Jewish History of Istanbul, Türkiye
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien, Kevin Wegener, Jonny Bernstein, Michael Hoffman
Jewish Life Television

Shorts and Feature Presentations

Best in Class

Legacy Series: J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Video: Promotional/Informational – Single Work

Category Winner
Let The Oppressed Go Free
Juan della Torre,Florencia Falcone, Manolo Portabella, Matias Colombres, Óscar Parajon
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Award of Merit
What is Quaker Lobbying?
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Video: Entertainment/Inspirational – Single Work

Category Winner
Rebbe Tales/The Staff of Elijah
Rabbi Mark Blazer, Bennie Woodell, Bruce Burger, Howard Schwartz
Jewish Life Foundation

Video: Documentary/Educational – Series

Category Winner
Legacy Series: J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Video: Documentary/Educational – Single Work

Category Winner
An Insistent Voice for Peace: FCNL at 80
Kristin Archer, Wesley Pinkham, Adlai Amor, Bryan Bowman, Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Excellence
A Chaplain’s Journey
Steven Havira
Hartford International University

Award of Merit
CST: Innovative from its Inception
Steve Horswill-Johnston
Claremont School of Theology

Specialty Programming

Best in Class / Best of Show

Remembering Pittsburgh
American Jewish Committee
American Jewish Committee

Podcasts – Series

Category Winner
Remembering Pittsburgh
American Jewish Committee
American Jewish Committee

Award of Excellence
Season 5 of Respecting Religion
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC-Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

All About Hinduism
Mat McDermott
Hindu American Foundation

Award of Merit
Why I Joined Podcast
Sungmi Holdhus, Nancy Jubb, Sunhwa Reiner
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification

Dangerous Dogma
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Podcasts – Single Work

Category Winner
Adonia Hentrich: I Almost Walked Away
Sungmi Holdhus, Nancy Jubb, Sunhwa Reiner
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification

Award of Merit
S4, Ep. 22: Inside the ReAwaken America tour
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC-Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Dangerous Dogma: Jeremy Duncan on Upside-Down Apocalypse
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Social Media – Series

Category Winner
@EndChristianNationalism on TikTok and Instagram
Karlee Marshall and Georgia McKee
BJC- Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Award of Merit
Campaña Salud Mental 2023
Juan della Torre, Llanos Meseguer, Cecilia Palmieri, Manolo Portabella, Matias Colombres, Óscar Parajon
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

‘Meet a Unificationist’ social media series
Yoshie Manaka and Sungmi Holdhus
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA

Social Media – Single Work

Category Winner
Ceasefire Now!
Kristin Archer, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Writing for Periodicals

Best in Class

Bruce Willis diagnosed with FTD: How churches can respond pastorally to people with dementia
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Newspaper: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Metropolitan Opera premiere of “Dead Man Walking.
Chris Herlinger
Global Sisters Report (A project of National Catholic Reporter)

Award of Merit
Lawsuits pertaining to Patterson, Pressler making headlines
Jennifer Davis Rash
TAB Media Group/The Baptist Paper

Abuser database plan announced; choice of administrator receives pushback
Jennifer Davis Rash
The Alabama Baptist/TAB Media Group

Magazine: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Bruce Willis diagnosed with FTD: How churches can respond pastorally to people with dementia
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Award of Excellence
Progressive Baptists Say It’s Time for More Advocacy
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Missionary of grief
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Award of Merit
#OurStoryIsOne: Temple event honors 10 Iranian Baha’i women executed in 1983
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Portrait Project looks at Asian American through lens of nobility
Leslie Farrell
US Baha’i National Center

Magazine: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work

Category Winner
Praying in a Death Chamber
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Specialized Writing

Best in Class

Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Series

Category Winner
Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Single Work

Category Winner
Reading Genesis Literally … in Texas
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Award of Merit
Tragedy reminds us that sin-darkened world needs light of Christ
Jennifer Davis Rash
The Alabama Baptist/TAB Media Group

Broadcast Script – Single Work

Category Winner
Script for the video, An Insistent Voice for Peace: FCNL at 80
Kristin Archer, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Technical – Single Work

Category Winner
80 Years of Impact: FY 2023 Annual Report
Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Artwork

Best in Class

Brilliant Star, “Wings of Equality,” Volume 53, Number 1
C. Aaron Kreader
Brilliant Star Magazine

Photography: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
A Capitalizing Kingdom
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Photography: Cover or Feature – Series

Category Winner
Visiting the World’s Oldest Colony
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Photography: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Three FCNL Leaders Celebrating 80 Years
Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Videography: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Bob Abrams: Celebrating the first 100 years
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Award of Merit
A Word from the Stated Clerk: United Nations Commission on the Status of WOmen 2023
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Illustration: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Ten Hungriest and Poorest States
Tim McHugh, Bryan Bowman, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Illustration: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star, “Wings of Equality,” Volume 53, Number 1
C. Aaron Kreader
Brilliant Star Magazine

Award of Excellence
Brilliant Star, “Thirst to Learn,” Volume 52, Number 3
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw
Brilliant Star Magazine

Design

Best in Class

One Body, One Spirit, One Hope: The logo of Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Publication Design: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Chapel Renovation is Complete! Thank you, Chapel Fund Donors
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Publication Design: Cover or Feature – Series

Category Winner
Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation Publications
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Logos and Branding – Single Work

Category Winner
One Body, One Spirit, One Hope: The logo of Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation
Kristen L. Opalinski
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Campaigns

Best in Class

Equally Called
Aaron Weaver, Jeff Huett
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Public Awareness

Category Winner
OGA In Focus
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly

Award of Merit
Social Media Promotional Campaign for Season 2 of the “Why I Joined” podcast
Yoshie Manaka and Sungmi Holdhus
Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA

Media Relations

Category Winner
LTE Writing Campaign on the Israel-Gaza War
Tim McHugh, Bryan Bowman
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Fundraising

Category Winner
Offering for Global Missions campaign 2023-2024
Aaron Weaver, Lauren Lamb, Jeff Langford
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Specialized Campaigns

Category Winner
Equally Called
Aaron Weaver, Jeff Huett
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Periodicals

Best in Class

Singing the Faith: Beeson Magazine
Kristen Padilla
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Newspapers – Single Work

Category Winner
The Baptist Paper
Jennifer Davis Rash
The Baptist Paper

Award of Merit
The Alabama Baptist
Jennifer Rash
TAB Media Group

Magazines – Series

Category Winner
Brilliant Star 2022 (Volume 51, No. 6 – Volume 52, No. 2)
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons, and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Award of Merit
fellowship! magazine
Aaron Weaver, Carrie Harris, Jeff Langford
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Magazines – Single Work

Category Winner
Singing the Faith: Beeson Magazine
Kristen Padilla
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Award of Merit
Brilliant Star, “One Garden,” Volume 52, Number 1
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons, and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Newsletters – Series

Category Winner
GA News Digest
Office of the General Assembly Communications
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of the General Assembly

Newsletters – Single Work

Category Winner
Century-old Art Works Finds a Home on Capitol Hill
Kristen Archer
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
Forward Plan Resulted in a More Effective FCNL
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Blogs – Series

Category Winner
Women of the ELCA blog entries in 2022: “Quilts and shawls for peace” March 3, 2022; “Love is transformational” June 13, 2022
Linda Post Bushkofsky and Elizabeth McBride
Women of the ELCA

Blogs – Single Work

Category Winner
The Importance of Interreligious Exposure: Blessing Someone’s Religious Practice from a Place of Knowledge and Empathy
Liz Ryan
Hartford International University

Articles and Stories – Series

Category Winner
Nine Year Plan Launch Conference Coverage
James Humphrey, Richard Doering, Kayla Taylor, Joyce Litoff
Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
Boldcafe.org: August 2022, October 2022, and November 2022
Elizabeth McBride
Women of the ELCA

Articles and Stories – Single Work

Category Winner
‘Support and empower’: Seminar in DC brings Black Baha’i youth together in joy
Nadia Mehretab, Kayla Taylor, Richard Doering
Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
Love and baseball
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Books

Best in Class

Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation
Liz Bucar
Northeastern University

Non-fiction: Adult – Single Work

Category Winner
Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation
Liz Bucar
Northeastern University

Websites

Best in Class

Addressing the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
Jessie Palatucci, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Organizational – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons, and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Topical – Single Work

Category Winner
Addressing the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
Jessie Palatucci, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
Elections 2022: How to Engage
Jessie Palatucci, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Specialty Publications

Best in Class

Faithfully Persisting
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Annual Reports – Single Work

Category Winner
Faithfully Persisting
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
2022 Look Book: Igniting a Movement with Energy, Intelligence, Imagination and Love
Emily Enders Odom
Presbyterian Mission Agency [of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)]

Posters – Single Work

Category Winner
Cosas de curas
La Machi Comunicación para Buenas Causas
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Flyers – Single Work

Category Winner
Advocacy Teams
Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Booklets – Single Work

Category Winner
Prayers of the People (2022-2023)
Meg Lacy Vega, Jeff Langford, Aaron Weaver
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Other – Single Work

Category Winner
Heritage Room Timeline
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

News and Magazine Broadcasts

Best in Class

Air Land & Sea: The Jewish History of Magnificent Malta & The Jewish History of Izmir, Turkey
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien, Jon McCandless, Kevin Wegener, Jonny Bernstein & Michael Hoffman, Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Jewish Life Television/JLTV

TV – Series

Category Winner
Air Land & Sea: The Jewish History of Magnificent Malta & The Jewish History of Izmir, Turkey
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien, Jon McCandless, Kevin Wegener, Jonny Bernstein & Michael Hoffman, Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Jewish Life Television/JLTV

Shorts and Feature Presentations

Best in Class

A Maine Discourse on Systemic Oneness
Alan Hatchett
US Baha’i National Center

Audio: Commercial or PSA – Single Work

Category Winner
Quaker Lobby to End Violence Against Women
Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Video: Promotional/Informational – Series

Category Winner
Frequently Asked Questions
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty
BJC

Video: Promotional/Informational – Single Work

Category Winner
Video App Carmelitarum
La Machi Comunicación para Buenas Causas
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Award of Merit
Spirit of the Stacks
Steven Havira
Hartford International University

Video: Entertainment/Inspirational – Series

Category Winner
A Word from the Stated Clerk
Randy Hobson, Rick Jones, Office of the General Assembly
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of the General Assembly

Video: Documentary/Educational – Series

Category Winner
A Maine Discourse on Systemic Oneness
Alan Hatchett
US Baha’i National Center

Video: Documentary/Educational – Single Work

Category Winner
Parents respond to new spiritual program in Federalsburg
Alan Hatchett
US Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
General Assembly Agencies: A Quick Introduction
Randy Hobson, Office of the General Assembly
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of the General Assembly

Hodges Chapel: A Special Beeson Podcast
Kristen Padilla, Doug Sweeney, Rob Willis, Joshua Hedrick
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Specialty Programming

Best in Class / Best in Show

The Forgotten Exodus
Team MarComm
American Jewish Committee

Podcasts – Series

Category Winner
The Forgotten Exodus
Team MarComm
American Jewish Committee

Award of Excellence
Future of The United Methodist Church
Todd Seifert
Great Plains Conference of The United Methodist Church

Award of Merit
Respecting Religion: Season 4
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC

Dangerous Dogma
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Podcasts – Single Work

Category Winner
Not solving a problem, but creating one: Dissecting the Kennedy v. Bremerton decision
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC

Award of Excellence
Composer reflects on creating a concert for the Twin Holy Birthdays
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
Beeson Magazine: Conversation with DeVonta Anderson
Kristen Padilla
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

CBF Conversations Podcast | Episode: Anthea Butler: Roe v. Wade, Toxic Patriarchy & White Evangelicals
Andy Hale, Aaron Weaver
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Writing for Periodicals

Best in Class

Reporting on Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Christopher Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter

Newspaper: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
Reporting on Ukrainian Refugee Crisis
Christopher Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter

Newspaper: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
A Reckoning Over Native Boarding Schools is Long Overdue
Tim McHugh, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Excellence
Retired Mobile pastor falsely tied to SBC abuser list by local news outlet
Jennifer Rash
The Alabama Baptist

Will Congress Support God’s Children?
Tim McHugh, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
The US Remains the Exception on Land Mines
Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation

State convention, other defendants seek dismissal in lawsuit related to Judson College bonds
Jennifer Rash
The Alabama Baptist

Magazine: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
The Iraq War Authorization Turns 20
Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
In person once again: Choral concerts at Temple become balm for ‘hurting’ Chicago suburbs
James Humphrey
Baha’i National Center

Rooted and Reaching, Part Two: The Teaching Ministry of the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville from 1938–1965, Branching Out
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Magazine: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work

Category Winner
The ReAwaken America Worship Service in Branson
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Specialized Writing

Best in Class

Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Series

Category Winner
Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Single Work

Category Winner
Sing On
Kristen Padilla
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Technical – Single Work

Category Winner
FY 2018-2022 Forward Plan: Years of Resilient Growth
Adlai Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Artwork

Best in Class

Brilliant Star, “Better Together,” Volume 51, Number 6
C. Aaron Kreader and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Photography: Cover or Feature – Series

Category Winner
Scenes from a MAGA Revival
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Videography: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
TikTok Minister
Randy Hobson, Office of the General Assembly
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of the General Assembly

Illustration: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
Novena Blessed Pauline Jaricot
La Machi Comunicación para Buenas Causas
La Machi, Comunicación para Buenas Causas

Illustration: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star, “Better Together,” Volume 51, Number 6
C. Aaron Kreader and Lisa Blecker
Brilliant Star Magazine / Baha’i National Office

Design

Best in Class

The First Trailblazing Women of HIU
Steven Havira
Hartford International University

Publication Design: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
The Story of the Ursuline Chapel of the Immaculate Conception
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Publication Design: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
The First Trailblazing Women of HIU
Steven Havira
Hartford International University

Award of Merit
The American Baha’i front cover, Vol. 53 No. 6, November/December 2022
Richard Doering
Baha’i National Center

Faithfully Persisting
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Logos and Branding – Series

Category Winner
Sabbath Moments
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Logos and Branding – Single Work

Category Winner
Native Lands Acknowledgement
Adlai Amor, Wesley Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
2122: A $1 million campaign for Katie’s Fund
Elizabeth McBride
Women of the ELCA

Campaigns

Best in Class

Offering for Global Missions Campaign (2022)
Aaron Weaver, Carrie Harris, Jeff Langford, Jeff Huett
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Public Affairs

Category Winner
Will Congress Move on Voting Rights Before Elections 2022?
Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Fundraising

Category Winner
Offering for Global Missions Campaign (2022)
Aaron Weaver, Carrie Harris, Jeff Langford, Jeff Huett
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Periodicals

Best in Class

Bishop Asbury still shapes church today
Heather Hahn
United Methodist News

Newspapers – Single Work

Category Winner
The Alabama Baptist
Jennifer Davis Rash and Carrie McWhorter
TAB Media Group

Magazines – Series

Category Winner
Brilliant Star 2021 (Vol. 51, No. 2 – Vol. 51, No. 5)
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office

Magazines – Single Work

Category Winner
The Christian Citizen: 25th Anniversary Issue
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas & Danny Ellison
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Award of Merit
Brilliant Star, “Transforming Our Spirits,” Vol. 51, No. 5
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office

Beeson magazine: Persevering Through Challenging Times
Kristen Padilla and Scott Camp
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Newsletters – Series

Category Winner
US Baha’i News, October, November, December 2021
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Newsletters – Single Work

Category Winner
US Baha’i News, June-July 2021 Issue
Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Blogs – Series

Category Winner
CBFblog
Aaron Weaver, Carrie Harris
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Articles and Stories – Series

Category Winner
Boldcafe.org 2021: March 2021, April 2021 and August 2021
Articles written by Becca Ehrlich, Sarah S. Scherschligt, and Emily Carson
Women of the ELCA

Articles and Stories – Single Work

Category Winner
Bishop Asbury still shapes church today
Heather Hahn
United Methodist News

Award of Excellence
The wounds that cut too deep–Remembering 9/11
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Is it time to separate church and social media like we have separated church and state?
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Award of Merit
From our writers–First thoughts on the attack on the Capitol
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Where do we go from here? A response to the attack on the Capitol
Curtis Ramsey-Lucas
American Baptist Home Mission Societies

Caught in the Money Gap
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing

Books

Best in Class

Friends Place on Capitol Hill: Promoting Civic Engagement
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)

Non-fiction: Adult – Single Work

Category Winner
Friends Place on Capitol Hill: Promoting Civic Engagement
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)

Non-fiction: Youth – Single Work

Category Winner
Hazel Scott: A Woman, a Piano, and a Commitment to Justice
Susan Engle
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States

Websites

Best in Class

Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office

Organizational – Single Work

Category Winner
Brilliant Star Online
Amethel Parel-Sewell, C. Aaron Kreader, Amy Renshaw, Heidi Parsons
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office

Topical – Single Work

Category Winner
Dismantling Racism
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham, Jessie Palatucci, Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Specialty Publications

Best in Class

General Secretary Position Profile
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Annual Reports – Single Work

Category Winner
FCNL FY 21 Annual Report: Hope & Gratitude
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church 2020 Annual Report
Elena Perri Cheryl Ju
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

2021 Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States
John Christopher Carpenter, Richard Doering, James Humphrey, Katie Malberg
US Baha’i National Center

Booklets – Single Work

Category Winner
We Are Covenant Community
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing

Other – Single Work

Category Winner
General Secretary Position Profile
Adlai J. Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Award of Merit
A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: The Baha’i Faith in America
US Baha’i Communications Team
US Baha’i National Center

News and Magazine Broadcasts

Best in Class

Air Land & Sea: Gifu, Japan’s Native Son – Chiune Sugihara
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien & Kevin Wegener, Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Jewish Life Television

Radio – Single Work

Category Winner
What to Expect from the New Congress
Tim McHugh
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)

TV – Single Work

Category Winner
Air Land & Sea: Gifu, Japan’s Native Son – Chiune Sugihara
Brad Pomerance, Danny O’Brien & Kevin Wegener, Jewish Life Television/JLTV
Jewish Life Television

Webcasts – Series

Category Winner
Between Two Pulpits
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Mission Agency

Webcasts – Single Work

Category Winner
Special Report: Crisis in Afghanistan
Jennifer Davis Rash
TAB Media Group

Shorts and Feature Presentations

Best in Class

Beeson Divinity School’s Community, In-Person Education a ‘Gift’
Kristen Padilla and Nathan Troost
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Audio: Commercial or PSA – Single Work

Category Winner
War Has Never Been, and Will Never Be, the Answer
Adlai J. Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Video: Commercial or PSA – Single Work

Category Winner
Join Us at Spring Lobby Weekend
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Video: Promotional/Informational – Single Work

Category Winner
Beeson Divinity School’s Community, In-Person Education a ‘Gift’
Kristen Padilla and Nathan Troost
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Award of Merit
Spring Lobby Weekend 2021: That.Was.Powerful.
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Video: Entertainment/Inspirational – Single Work

Category Winner
Creation Prayer Service
Kathy Williams, Bernie Mudd-White
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Video: Documentary/Educational – Series

Category Winner
Rich Tapestry Series/ Minneapolis: Playing a Humble Part
Alan Hatchett
US Baha’i National Center

Video: Documentary/Educational – Single Work

Category Winner
How to Build a Relationship with your Members of Congress
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Specialty Programming

Best in Class

Respecting Religion: Season 3
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Podcasts – Series

Category Winner
Respecting Religion: Season 3
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Podcasts – Single Work

Category Winner
S3, Ep. 06: Challenging misinformation: How to have productive conversations with friends and family
Cherilyn Crowe Guy
BJC – Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty

Webinars – Segment

Category Winner
Faith and Society Episode 4: Interfaith Dialogue: The Key to Peace and Pluralism
Jonathan K. Ammons and Ryan J. Koch
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Webinars – Series

Category Winner
ELCA Advocacy Summer School sessions
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Webinars – Single Work

Category Winner
What Is Faith-Based Advocacy?
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Writing for Periodicals

Best in Class

Led By a Star Word
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Newspaper: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
International reporting for National Catholic Reporter’s Global Sisters Report in 2021.
Christopher Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter

Award of Merit
Environmental reporting for NCR / GSR
Christopher Herlinger
Global Sisters Report / National Catholic Reporter

Religion columns in a daily, general circulation newspaper, the Southeast Missourian
Dr. Jeff Long
Southeast Missourian newspaper

Newspaper: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
At the end of a mixed political year: Love, hope and faith abide
Tim McHugh; Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers)

Award of Excellence
Bob Terry shares personal journey, practical help in new book on grief
Carrie Brown McWhorter
TAB Media Group

We’re no superheroes
Mike Ferguson
Presbyterian News Service

Award of Merit
Biden promised to end ‘forever wars.’ Then he bombed Syria
Tim McHugh; Alex Frandsen
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Newspaper: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work

Category Winner
FCNL’s Growth Anchored in Faith
Adlai J. Amor
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Magazine: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Led By a Star Word
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Award of Excellence
Spirit Guides the Hand
Gayle White
Green Gate Marketing/Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

Creating a Truth-Telling Thanksgiving
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Award of Merit
Called to Be Prophetic women of Hope, Part Three: Asian Advocacy
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Out of House and Home
Gayle White
Green Gate Marketing/First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta

Magazine: Cover or Feature Item – Single Work

Category Winner
Has the Christian Flag Become a Lost Cause?
Brian Kaylor & Beau Underwood
Word&Way

Award of Merit
Anti-racism work is heart work
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Accompanying Those At The Border
Kathy Williams
Ursuline Sisters of Louisville

Specialized Writing

Best in Class

Listening for Those Silent Nights
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
PC-USA

Editorial – Series

Category Winner
Unsettling Advent
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Editorial – Single Work

Category Winner
Listening for Those Silent Nights
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
PC-USA

Award of Merit
What I’ve Learned from John Perkins about Resilience in Ministry
Douglas A. Sweeney
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: The Baha’i Faith in America
Joyce Litoff, Henry Warren
US Baha’i National Center

Non-Broadcast Script – Single Work

Category Winner
Supporting young women of color through the Pentecost Offering
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Mission Agency

Artwork

Best in Class

Islamic Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and Future
Steven Havira
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace

Photography: Article or Story – Series

Category Winner
Smoke & Fire
Brian Kaylor
Word&Way

Photography: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Persevering in Ministry During Challenging Times
Kristen Padilla, Stephanie Patterson, and Scott Camp
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Photography: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Persevering Through Challenging Times Beeson Magazine Cover
Kristen Padilla, Stephanie Douglas, and Scott Camp
Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

Videography: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Beyond the Pages
Donna Frischknecht Jackson
PC-USA

Illustration: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Illustration: “Study, Consultation, Action, Reflection
Jonathan Amen, Henry Warren
US Baha’i National Center

Illustration: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
Islamic Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and Future
Steven Havira
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace

Award of Excellence
Brilliant Star, “Transforming Our Spirits,” Vol. 51, No. 5
C. Aaron Kreader
Brilliant Star / Bahá’í National Office

Award of Merit
Illustration: “Walking a Spiritual Path
Jonathan Neiger, Joyce Litoff
US Baha’i National Center

Design

Best in Class

2021 Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States
Richard Doering
US Baha’i National Center

Publication Design: Article or Story – Single Work

Category Winner
Sharing Food and a Future
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing

Award of Excellence
A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: The Baha’i Faith in America
Carol Neiger, Jonathan Amen
US Baha’i National Center

Timeline from “A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: The Baha’i Faith in America
Carol Neiger, Jonathan Amen, Henry Warren
US Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
Holding Tight and Looking Up
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing

We’re Not Okay
Green Gate Marketing
Green Gate Marketing

Publication Design: Cover or Feature – Single Work

Category Winner
2021 Annual Report of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States
Richard Doering
US Baha’i National Center

Award of Merit
A Spiritual Path to Unity & Social Justice: the Baha’i Faith in America
Neiger Design: Carol Neiger, Jonathan Amen
US Baha’i National Center

Cover of the FCNL FY 21 Annual Report: Hope & Gratitude
Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Logos and Branding – Single Work

Category Winner
FCNL Brand Standards 2021
Adlai Amor; Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham
Friends Committee on National Legislation

Campaigns

Best in Class

National Aging Out of Foster Care Awareness Day
Buckner International
Buckner International

Public Awareness

Category Winner
National Aging Out of Foster Care Awareness Day
Buckner International
Buckner International

Community Relations

Category Winner
International Day of Human Fraternity 2021
Juan Della Torre
La Machi, comunicación para Buenas Causas

Award of Merit
Buckner International: Children Sleeping in CPS Offices
Christopher Ruth, Kayla Salzman, Aimee Freston, Tim Miller, Christie Gibson
Buckner International

Fundraising

Category Winner
Giving Tuesday 2021 for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Mission Agency

Award of Merit
Covenant Community End of Year Holiday Campaign
Katherine Branch
Green Gate Marketing

Specialized Campaigns

Category Winner
Summer of Song
Lauren W. Rogers
Presbyterian Mission Agency