2023 Awards Announced at Annual Convention

The 2023 Higher Goals awards and the Awards of Excellence were presented at the annual convention in Lancaster, PA, on April 13 and 14, 2023.

Click here to download a PDF of all the winners.

All award certificates and judging score/comment sheets are being emailed to the email address of the person who submitted the entries. If you do not receive your certificates or judge sheets by April 18, please email the executive director. Please allow 24 to 48 hours for a response.

2023 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

Campus (Print)

Award of Excellence: The Banner | Cal Baptist — Charissa Graves, Alexza Bahnmiller, Emily McGinn

Awards of Merit: The Chimes | Biola University — Hannah Larson, Emily Coffey, Amelia Schuhler, Haven Luper-Jasso, Hope Li, Valeria De Leon. Pursuit | Cal Baptist — Camille Grochowski, Kia Harlan, Caleb Chong. The Echo | Taylor University — Holly Gaskill, Ellie Tiemens, Kyla Russell, Markus Miller, Kay Rideout

Campus (Digital)

Award of Excellence: The Banner | Cal Baptist — Emily McGinn, Alexza Bahnmiller

Awards of Merit: ReadCedars.com | Cedarville University — Ben Hiett, Chris Karenbauer, Hunter Sweet, Chloe Smith. Chimes | Biola University — Hannah Larson, Emma Coffey, Amelia Schuhler, Haven Luper-Jasson, Hope Li, Valeria  De Leon

Christian Ministry (Print)

Award of Excellence: Bible & Society — Amanuel Mengistu, Harriet Compston, Mateja Miladinovic

Awards of Merit: Teachers of Vision — Doreen Madere, Dawn Molnar, Lara Busold, Dan Stelzer. Evangelicals — Sarah Kropp Brown, Ashley Edmonds. Influence Magazine — George P. Wood, Christina Quick, Steve Lopez, Ron Kopczick

Christian Ministry (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Leading Hearts — Linda Evans Shepherd, Amber Weigand-Buckley

Awards of Merit: Teachers of Vision — Doreen Madere, Dawn Molnar, Lara Busold, Dan Stelzer. Lifeway Research — Carol Pipes, Aaron Earls, Aaron Wilson, Scott McDonnell, Kevin Walker, Marissa Sullivan. The Better Samaritan — Jamie Aten, Kent Annan, Dena Dyer

Denominational (Print)

Award of Excellence: SAconnects — Warren L. Maye, Robert Mitchell, Hugo Bravo, Reginald Raines, Lea L. Greene, Lu Lu Rivera

Awards of Merit: War Cry — Major Jamie Satterlee, Lt. Colonel Lesa Davis, Ashley Schena, David Reardon, Maryam Outlaw-Martin. ONE Magazine — Eddie Moody, Eric K. Thomsen, Andrea Young, Marianne Stewart

Denominational (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Baptist Press — Jonathan Howe, Brandon Porter, Laura Erlanson, Diana Chandler, Scott Barkley, Timothy Cockes

Awards of Merit: The Baptist Standard — Eric Black, Ken Camp, Victoria McCrary, Lindsay Springer. The Banner — Shiao Chong, Kristen deRoo VanderBerg, Sarah Dehlia Heth, Alissa Vernon, Lorilee Craker, Pete Euwema. Light + Life — Brett Heintzman, Jeff Finley, Karen Cantu, Karen Kinnaman, Carl Brand, Douglas Britt

Devotional (Print)

Award of Excellence: Fusion Next — Carol Reid, Sondra Blackburn, Randy Ledbetter, David Jones, Andrea Young, Katie Greenwood

Awards of Merit: Fusion Family — Carol Reid, Sondra Blackburn, Andrea Young, David Jones, Katie Greenwood. The Brink — David Jones, Sondra Blackburn, Andrea Young, Katie Greenwood, Randy Ledbetter, Carol Reid. Forward — David Jones, Carol Reid, Sondra Blackburn, Andrea Young, Marrianne Stewart, Katie Greenwood

General (Print)

Award of Excellence: Common Good — Aaron Hanbury, Eric Jimenez, Sarah Haywood, Andrea Stember

Awards of Merit: Answers — Chris Neville, Sarah Eshleman, Kaitlyn Iocco. Christian History — Jennifer Woodruff Tait, Kaylena Radcliff, Doug Johnson, Max Pointner, Doug Johnson. Sojourners — Julie Polter, Jim Rice, Rose Marie Berger, Christina Colón, Candace Sanders, Liz Bierly

General (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Christianity Today — Russell Moore, Ted Olsen, Andy Olsen, Kate Shellnut, Andrea Palpant Dilley, Valerie Broucek

Awards of Merit: Fathom Magazine — Kelsey Hency, Jed Ostoich, Collin Huber, Sophie DeMuth, Rachel Welcher, Hannah Comerford. Just Between Us — Mary Ann Prasser, Shelly Esser, Ashley Schmidt. MinistryWatch — Warren Smith, Christina Darnell

Higher Ed (Print)

Award of Excellence: FULLER — Jerome Blanco, Joy Netanya Thompson, Nate Harrison, Katy Cook, Kathryn Sangsland

Awards of Merit: Ministry & Leadership — Ligon Duncan, Abby Wood, Stephen Griffin, Matthew McQuade. Westmont Magazine — Gayle D. Beebe, Irene Neller, Nancy Favor Phinney, Scott Craig, M. Bradley Elliott, Alyssa Beccue. DTS Magazine — Neil Coulter, Kraig McNutt, Jason Fox, Stephanie Johnston, Debbie Stevenson, Davis Mursalie

Higher Ed (Digital)

Award of Excellence: FULLER studio — Patrick Duff, Elijah Davidson, Nate Harrison, Lauren Meares, Lindsey Sheets

Awards of Merit: Evangel University — Erin Hedlun, Josh Kingham. Concordia Seminary Magazine — Vicki Biggs, Melanie Ave, Beth Hasek, Chris Miller

Missions (Print)

Award of Excellence: Network Magazine — Melanie Benedict, Amy Glass, Chelsea Rollman, Ruth Ebbs, Tom Mills, Daniel Simmons

Awards of Merit: Message Magazine — Alex Kocman, Katelyn Hawkins, Christine Morales. Missions — Sarah Dunlap, Cheryl Biswurm, Joel Hernandez

Missions (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Christar Stories — Natalie Mubita, Beverly Guy, Esther Carey, Nancy Maurer, Justin Moore, Karen Brightbill

Awards of Merit: MTW — Melanie Benedict, Daniel Simmons, Amy Glass, Ruth Ebbs, Chelsea Rollman, Tom Mills. Message Magazine — Alex Kocman, Katelyn Hawkins, Christine Morales

Newspaper (Print)

Award of Excellence: The Christian Chronicle — Erik Tryggestad, Bobby Ross Jr., Audrey Jackson, Christi Roméo, Lynda Sheehan, Calvin Cockrell

Awards of Merit: New Frontier Chronicle — Christin Thieme, Hillary Jackson, Karen Gleason, Kevin Dobruck, Lou Buhl. The Alabama Baptist. The Baptist Paper 

Newspaper-Online News (Digital)

Award of Excellence: The Lion — Josh Mann, Michael Ryan, Jillian Schneider

Awards of Merit: The Christian Chronicle — Erik Tryggestad, Bobby Ross Jr., Audrey Jackson, Christi Roméo, Lynda Sheehan, Calvin Cockrell. The Baptist Paper. The Alabama Baptist 

Organizational (Print)

Award of Excellence: World Vision Magazine — Kristy Glaspie, Jon Warren, Laura Reinhardt, Sevil Omer, Amy Van Drunen, Lauren Reed

Awards of Merit: Instigate — John Ashmen, Justin Boles, Helen Goody, Mike Hames, Alice Gifford, Deborah Helmers. Advance — Morgan Feddes Satre, Katryn Ferrance, Amanda Staggenborg, Alan Haven. Mutuality — Mimi Haddad, Sarabeth Ng, Margaret Lawrence

Organizational (Digital)

Award of Excellence: World Vision News & Stories — Kristy Glaspie, Amy Van Drunen, Laura Reinhardt, Sevil Omer, Lauren Reed, Jon Warren

Awards of Merit: Mutuality — Mimi Haddad, Sarabeth Ng, Margaret Lawrence. Cru Storylines — Melody Copenny, Rachel Geckle, Guy Gerrard, Melissa Long, Tim Bonteko, Rich Wiewiora, Mark Winz

Youth (Print)

Award of Excellence: Brio — Sheila Seifert, Laura Pottkotter, Cary Bates, Scott DeNicola, Sarah Brickens, Faith Wismer

Awards of Merit: Velocity — Carol Reid, David Jones, Sondra Blackburn, Andrea Young, Katie Greenwood. Focus on the Family Clubhouse — Jesse Florea, Stephen O’Rear, Grace Kelley, Jenny Dillon, Jim Cail, Kenneth Crane. Adventure Guide — Janiece Waldrop, Andrea Young, Kathy Murphy, Katie Greenwood

Youth (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Peer — Major Jamie Satterlee, Elizabeth Hanley, Andrea Martin, Olivia Scherzer, David Reardon

Most Improved (Print)

Award of Excellence: Evangelical Missions Quarterly — Heather Pubols, Kurtis Amundson, David Dunaetz, Janelle Weller

Awards of Merit: DTS Magazine — Neil Coulter, Kraig McNutt, Jason Fox, Stephanie Johnston, Debbie Stevenson, Davis Mursalie. Christian Leader — Connie Faber, Janae Rempel, Shelley Plett

2023 HIGHER GOALS AWARDS

Article Series

First Place: The Christian Chronicle, The war in Ukraine — Erik Tryggestad, Audrey Jackson. Second Place: Alabama Baptist, Leading and Loving Children — Julie Donavan. Third Place: Christianity Today, Law & Mercy — Maria Baer, David Stubbs. Fourth Place: Kids Answers Magazine Online, Visit the Zoo with Karina — Karina Altman. Fifth Place: The Christian Chronicle Online, Roe v. Wade — Audrey Jackson

Biblical Exposition

First Place: Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Mobilizing Gen Z — A Biblical Theology — Kyle Benner. Second Place: Answers in Genesis, Jesus’ Genealogies in Matthew and Luke — Liz Abrams. Third Place: Christianity Today, Visit Me: What it really meant to do prison ministry in the first century — David Stubbs. Fourth Place: One Magazine, Are You the Weakest Link? — Eric K. Thomsen. Fifth Place: Christian Leader, The road to reconciliation — Wendell Loewen

Blog: Single post

First Place: Clarissa Moll, Oceans of Emotions. Second Place: Kids Answers Magazine Online, Ask a Bariminologist: Aftermath of the Fall  — Harry Sanders. Third Place: Plugged In, Rings of Power: How the Númenóreans Imitate the Kingdom of Judah — Kennedy Unthank. Fourth Place: Chris Maxwell, A Letter to My Parents. Fifth Place: The Better Samaritan, This Love of Guns: It’s Way Beyond Our Understanding — Matthew  Soerens

Blog: Website

First Place: The Better Samaritan — Jamie Aten, Kent  Annan, Dena Dyer. Second Place: Seana Scott, The Well Soul Podcast. Third Place: Plugged In — Adam Holz, Paul Asay, Emily Tsaio, Kennedy Unthank, Bob Hoose. Fourth Place: Kids Answers Magazine Online, Ask a Rocket Scientist — Rob Webb, Linda Sauer, Troy Lacey, Harry Sanders, Angela Carlisle

Cartoon

First Place: Teachers of Vision, No Introduction Needed — Steve Delmonte. Second Place: Focus on the Family Clubhouse Jr., Friends Out Back — Kevin Zimmer. Third Place: Focus on the Family Clubhouse, Sleuth Family Robinson — Dennis Edwards, Christopher P.N. Maselli, Jenny Dillon. Fourth Place: The Christian Chronicle, Brenton — Rick Gibson, W. Keith Brenton

Cause of the Year Article – UNITY

First Place: One Magazine, Are You the Weakest Link? — Eric K. Thomsen. Second Place: Influence, Leaderdrift: Toxic behaviors that can wreck your ministry — Chris Sonksen. Third Place: Brio Magazine, Can We Be Counter ‘Cancel Culture’?  — Jessie Minassian. Fourth Place: Luke Society News, Bonded by Crisis — Dan Breen. Fifth Place: Sojourners, We Belong to One Another — Isaac S. Villegas

Cause of the Year Illustration/Photo – UNITY

First Place: Peer, Come Together — Janie Hao, Andrea Martin. Second Place: Sojourners, We Belong to One Another — Jam Dong

Cover

First Place: Christianity Today — Agata L., Jared Boggess, Sarah Gordon. Second Place: Focus on the Family Clubhouse Jr. — Maine Diaz, Lexie Rhodes. Third Place: Pursuit — Caleb Chong, Kia Harlan. Fourth Place: Answers Magazine — Chris Neville. Fifth Place: Alliance Life — Kenneth Crane, Caylie Smith

Critical Review

First Place: Christianity Today, We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know — Robert Tracy McKenzie. Second Place: Crux, Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms and Profits Are Hurting the Church — Julie Lane-Gay. Third Place: Plugged In, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio — Paul  Asay. Fourth Place: The Christian Post, Texas megachurch glorifies the incarnation in ‘Gift of Christmas’ extravaganza — Ian Giatti. Fifth Place: Word&Way Online, Invitations to Abundance — Juliet  Vedral

Department

First Place: Christianity Today, Testimony — Eduardo Rocha, Sida Lei, Monica Boothe. Second Place: Leading Hearts, Prayer Circle — Linda Evans Shepherd. Third Place: Sojourners, Culture Department — Jenna Barnett. Fourth Place: Teachers of Vision, Director’s Letter — David Schmus. Fifth Place: One Magazine, Leadership Whiteboard — Ron Hunter Jr.

Devotional

First Place: Cru Storylines, How You Can Find Rest in the Rhythms of Jesus — Melissa  Long. Second Place: Alliance Life, The Space In Between — Robb Childs. Third Place: One Magazine, God and a Good Cup of Joe — Mark McCraney (CH, US Army). Fourth Place: World Vision Magazine, Stir Your Faith: 6 Ways to Put Faith Into Action — Elisabeth Rickard. Fifth Place: Brio Magazine, An Advent of Hope — Jenny Nanninga

e-Newsletter

First Place: Fuller Studio, Film Friday — Elijah Davidson. Second Place: Caring Magazine, Do Good Digest — Cory Gaudaur, Christin Thieme. Third Place: World Vision News & Stories, World Vision eNews — Amy Van Drunen. Fourth Place: Word&Way Online, Word&Way News — Brian Kaylor, Beau Underwood, Jeremy Fuzy. Fifth Place: (tie) Lifeway Research, Daily Insights from Lifeway Research — Marissa Postell, Aaron Earls. TMS Global, TMS Global e-newsletter — Jenifer Jones, Ruth  Burgner, Kelsey Zeller

Editorial

First Place: Christianity Today, This is the Southern Baptist Apocalypse — Russell Moore. Second Place: The Christian Post, The Will Smith event: Why it matters — Richard Land. Third Place: Word&Way Online, How I Became a Marxist Pastor — Brian Kaylor. Fourth Place: The Baptist Standard, Editorial: Accountability requires more than four pastors — Eric Black. Fifth Place: Chimes, The dangers of toxic femininity — Lauren Good

Evangelism Article

First Place: Influence, A Heart for the Prisoner — Eric J.  Earhart. Second Place: Peer, What If? — Steve Carter. Third Place: Illinois Baptist, (Re) Building faith  — Eric Reed. Fourth Place: Leading Hearts, The Flashlight Revival — Linda  Evans Shepherd. Fifth Place: DTS Magazine, Why Trust Storytelling? — Mikel Del Rosario

Feature Article

First Place: Christianity Today, All Healing Is Local — Emily Belz. Second Place: The Voice of the Martyrs, The Hindu Hit Man Changed Through Prayer — VOM Publication Staff. Third Place: Sojourners, Bodies on the Line — Aleja  Hertzler-McCain, Rose Marie Berger, Candace Sanders. Fourth Place: Influence, WITH: You can’t impact your community if you ignore its pain — Walter Harvey. Fifth Place: The Christian Chronicle, Shame stops as Agape Flows — Audrey Jackson

Fiction

First Place: Brio Magazine, Oxy Bella — Nancy Rue. Second Place: Fathom Mag, Bad Theology — Janille  Stephens. Third Place: Focus on the Family Clubhouse, Raid of the Rabbits — Dee Emrick Blackstone. Fourth Place: One Magazine, Who Made the Trees? — Claire Ryan. Fifth Place: Focus on the Family Magazine, ‘God Sure Does Take Care of Us’ — Farrah Adkins

First-Person Article

First Place: Fathom Mag, The Lost Lady of Krasnodar  — Patti Lee. Second Place: One Magazine, Uncle Bob — Eddie Moody, Eric K. Thomsen, Jennifer Thomsen. Third Place: Influence, Called… and Bipolar — Brittany  Jones. Fourth Place: Brio Magazine, Beyond the Fog — Dr. Rebecca E. Taylor, Pam Woody. Fifth Place: The Covenant Companion, Holding the Tension — Sanetta  Ponton

Freelance Article

First Place: Cheryl Bacon, Grandmother church of Dallas fights for its future. Second Place: Chris Maxwell, Do Pastors Care Too Much? Third Place: Kyle Huckins, What Does It Mean That There Is Nothing New Under the Sun? Fourth Place: Cynthia Thomas, The Miracle of Finding Gus. Fifth Place: Lori Arnold, Redeeming the Nightmare

General Article: Long

First Place: Influence, WITH: You can’t impact your community if you ignore its pain — Walter Harvey. Second Place: Sojourners, ‘Come and See’: Why our faith delegation went to Ukraine to pray for peace. — Rose Marie Berger. Third Place: DTS Magazine, Dr. Daniel Wallace: The Worshipful Call to Learning, Teaching, and Learning Again — Neil Coulter, Kraig McNutt. Fourth Place: Brio Magazine, Not Just a ‘Guy Problem’ — Jessie Minassian. Fifth Place: Evangelical Missions Quarterly, The Time for the Deaf is Now — Marisa Sorenson

General Article: Medium

First Place: Christianity Today, The Testimony of Plague Victims — Susan Mettes. Second Place: The Brink, “Living the Truth” vs. “Living My Truth” — Alisa Childers. Third Place: FlightWatch, The Bridge to Hope — Jennifer Wolf. Fourth Place: Concordia Seminary Magazine, The camp connection — Rebekah Lukas. Fifth Place: Answers Magazine, Teaching Kids the Dark Side of Genesis — Linda Lacour Hobar

General Article: Short

First Place: Kids Answers Magazine Online, Muddy Mystery — Harry Sanders. Second Place: Focus on the Family Magazine, The Value of Hiding From Alligators — Corey Stumne. Third Place: TMS Global, How do I make your God my own God? — Jenifer Jones. Fourth Place: Answers Magazine, Nose Know-How — Kaitlyn Iocco. Fifth Place: Concordia Seminary Magazine, Starting with a seed: Lehenbauer legacy — Michael Stainbrook

Humorous

First Place: The Covenant Companion, Wait Control — Dana Bowman. Second Place: Focus on the Family Clubhouse, Average Boy: A Good Egg — Bob Smiley. Third Place: Focus on the Family Magazine, Two Much of a Good Thing — Dave Meurer. Fourth Place: Forward, Forrest Fire: I Hate My Forehead — Jon  Forrest. Fifth Place: Pursuit, Dirty Casual’s Guide to Instant Ramen — Caleb Chong

Infographic

First Place: Answers Magazine, Born to Run — Chris Neville. Second Place: DTS Magazine, Manuscript Detective — Stephanie Johnston, Daniel Wallace, Jason Fox, Neil Coulter. Third Place: Lifeway Research, State of Theology — Dave Perkins. Fourth Place: Luke Society News, Financial report — Dan Breen. Fifth Place: Concordia Seminary Magazine, The camp connection — Courtney Koll

Interview Article

First Place: Sojourners, A Fight for God’s Creation: An interview with activist Vanessa Nakate — Christina Colón. Second Place: Moody Alumni & Friends Online, My Legacy Is My Students — Linda Piepenbrink. Third Place: Fuller, Hope on the Other Side, with Nikole Lim — Joy Netanya Thompson. Fourth Place: The Christian Post, NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom shares the cost of his human rights advocacy — Ryan Foley. Fifth Place: The Lion, University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was tossed into the transgender athlete debate. Come on in, she says, the water’s fine — Michael Ryan

Original Art: Digital/Mixed Media

First Place: Sojourners, Climate Activist Vanessa Nakate — Ca¡ssia Roriz, designer. Second Place: Christianity Today, The Best in Christian Thought — Jared Boggess. Third Place: War Cry, Flying Lessons  — Dave  Cuzzolina, Matt Chinworth. Fourth Place: Focus on the Family Clubhouse, Last Chance Detectives: Hunt for the Sedgewick Sewer Monster — Kirk Douponce, Jenny Dillon. Fifth Place: Pursuit, Urban Gardening — Kia Harlan

Original Art: Traditional

First Place: Sojourners, Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaw — Jianan Liu. Second Place: Answers Magazine, Haute Couture Headwear — Ben Iocco. Third Place: Pursuit, Moments of Poetry — Elijah Martinez. Fourth Place: Alliance Life, The Impossible Made Possible — Kenneth Crane. Fifth Place: Focus on the Family Magazine, The Space to Create — Inna Gunter, Anneka Jack

Personality Article

First Place: Christianity Today, The Linguist — Jordan K. Monson. Second Place: Sojourners, A Model of Love and Liberation — Mitchell Atencio. Third Place: Focus on the Family Magazine, The Words He Longed to Hear — Benjamin Hawkins. Fourth Place: One Magazine, Uncle Bob — Jennifer Thomsen. Fifth Place: Priscilla Papers, Remembering Sarah Jane Lancaster without Forgetting Winifred Kiek: Just Who Was the First Female Minister in Australia? — Jim Reiher

Photo Feature

First Place: DTS Magazine, Engaging Wisely with Outsiders to the Faith — Jason Fox, Stephanie Johnston, Brand Innovation Group. Second Place: World Vision Magazine, Comfort in a Time of Crisis — Laura Reinhardt, Journey Group. Third Place: Pursuit, The CBU Bathrooms: A Photo Series — Caleb Chong, Brooke Donovan, Kia Harlan, Camille Grochowski. Fourth Place: Caring Magazine, How Coach Juan Barrera builds a better community one boxer at a time — John Docter, Karen Gleason. Fifth Place: Focus on the Family Magazine, Laugh Together — Brittany Cruse, Brian Mellema

Photography Use – Digital

First Place: Cru Storylines — Guy  Gerrard, Ted  Wilcox, Mick  Haupt, Tom  Mills, Conda  De Vries. Second Place: World Vision News & Stories — Kristy Glaspie, Jon Warren, Laura Reinhardt, Amy Van Drunen, Lauren Reed, Sevil Omer. Third Place: MTW — Amy Glass, Daniel Simmons, Melanie Benedict, Chelsea Rollman, Ruth  Ebbs, Tom  Mills. Fourth Place: Fuller Studio — Nate Harrison, Lindsey Sheets, Katy Cook. Fifth Place: The Lion — Josh Mann, Michael Ryan

Photography Use – Print

First Place: World Vision Magazine — Jon Warren, Laura Reinhardt, Agatha Mali, Tamiru Chewaka, World Vision Global Staff , Journey Group. Second Place: Pursuit — Camille Grochowski, Caleb Chong, Kia Harlan. Third Place: The Voice of the Martyrs — VOM Photographers. Fourth Place: Alliance Life — Olivia McCash, Rosie Xiong, Stephanie Reindel, Davis Evans, Emma Schell, Caylie Smith. Fifth Place: The Baptist Paper — Lauren Grim, TAB Staff 

Podcast

First Place: TMS Global, Stories from the Field: Sing to the Lord a New Song — Jenifer Jones, Ruth Burgner, Justin Patton. Second Place: The Christian Post, Generation Indoctrination: Inside the Transgender Battle — Chris  Chou, Brandon Showalter, Billy  Hallowell, Stephen Robles, Melissa Barnhart, Chloe Tao. Third Place: The Better Samaritan, How Churches Should–and Shouldn’t–Respond to Clergy Sexual Abuse — Jamie Aten, Kent  Annan, Danielle  Strickland, Laura Finch. Fourth Place: The Voice of the Martyrs Online, TURKMENISTAN: ‘Hearing Jesus Speak My Language, The Gospel Became Real’ — Todd Nettleton. Fifth Place: Fathom Mag, Christianese | Freedom — Drew Fitzgerald

Poetry

First Place: Fathom Mag, Below the Glen — Paul J. Pastor. Second Place: Crux, The Blessing — Heather Kaufmann. Third Place: Sojourners, The Prodigal Son Redux — Richard Wile. Fourth Place: Alliance Life, Take Heart — Sarah Crosby. Fifth Place: World Vision News & Stories, An Ode to Mothers — Amy Van Drunen

Publication Design

First Place: Peer — Andrea Martin. Second Place: World Vision Magazine — Naomi Cox, Journey Group. Third Place: Christianity Today — Sarah Gordon, Jared Boggess, Mallory Tlapek, Abigail Erickson, Rick Szuecs. Fourth Place: Bible & Society — Amanuel  Mengistu, Harriet Compston, Mateja  Miladinovic. Fifth Place: Pursuit — Camille Grochowski, Caleb Chong, Kia Harlan

Publication Redesign

First Place: Kids Answers Magazine — Chris Neville, Sarah Eshleman, Kaitlyn Iocco. Second Place: Evangelical Missions Quarterly — Heather Pubols, Kurtis Amundson, David  Dunaetz, Janelle Weller. Third Place: The Southern Spirit — Allen Satterlee, Brad Rowland, Marianne Stewart, Cheryl  Werner

Reporting

First Place: SAConnects, Hope, Pearls, and Programs — Retta Blaney. Second Place: Christianity Today, The Kenyan Presidential Election Is Over. The Conversation About Christians and Politics Has Just Begun. — Morgan Lee. Third Place: World Vision Magazine, Comfort in a Time of Crisis — Laura  Reinhardt. Fourth Place: The Baptist Standard, Kachin Baptist leader detained in Myanmar — Ken Camp. Fifth Place: World Vision News & Stories, Fallout: When Hunger Has No Borders — Amy Van Drunen

Single Photo: Candid

First Place: World Vision News & Stories, Mother and Newborn — Jon Warren. Second Place: Alliance Life, Feed the Birds — Olivia McCash. Third Place: Cru Storylines, Reimagining Work God’s Way — Mick  Haupt. Fourth Place: World Vision Magazine, Hunger in the Land — World Vision Staff in Afghanistan. Fifth Place: The Voice of the Martyrs

Single Photo: Controlled

First Place: World Vision Magazine, Honduran Father and Son — Jon Warren. Second Place: SAConnects, Gus Sleiman — Lu Lu Rivera. Third Place: World Vision News & Stories, Jordy — Jon Warren. Fourth Place: Cru Storylines, The sting of loneliness — Guy  Gerrard. Fifth Place: The Voice of the Martyrs, From Every Tribe

Single-Theme Section or Issue

First Place: Brio Magazine, Hormones 101 — David Davis, Carolyn  MacInnes, Laura Pottkotter. Second Place: Focus on the Family Magazine, Faces of Foster Care — Dr. Sharen Ford, Jim Daly, Helen Richardson, Christopher Moore, Genevieve Traversy, Aruna Moore. Third Place: The Great Commission Magazine, That All May Know — Ryan Thomas, Francesca Smyly, Rebecca Pate. Fourth Place: Christian History, Touching the hem of his garment — Jennifer Woodruff Tait, Candy Gunther Brown, Kaylena Radcliff, Doug Johnson, Max Pointner, Dan Graves. Fifth Place: The Voice of the Martyrs, Going At Any Cost

Standing Column

First Place: One Magazine, First Glimpse — Eric K. Thomsen. Second Place: Sojourners, From the Dust — Liuan Huska. Third Place: Luke Society News, Dan Breen column — Dan Breen. Fourth Place: Christian Leader, Frontlines — Stuart Curry, Jeremy Jordan. Fifth Place: Influence, Leadership | Self — Brittany Jones, John Davidson

Student Writer of the Year

First Place: Concordia Seminary Magazine, Field education: Offering hands-on ministry experience — Jacob Moore. Second Place: The Christian Chronicle, Faith and mass shootings — Gabriel Grant Huff. Third Place: Pursuit, Magic Man: Jason Shum builds community with spontaneous close-up magic around campus — Emily McGinn. Fourth Place: The Lion, Opponents fall short in effort to block landmark Arizona school choice law — Karsten Harrison. Fifth Place: Chimes, Chapman professor sues students over copyright issue — Caleb Jonker

Table of Contents

First Place: Peer — Andrea Martin. Second Place: Alliance Life — Caylie Smith. Third Place: Fuller — Katy Cook, Jerome Blanco. Fourth Place: The Great Commission Magazine — Chad Burchett, Rebecca Pate, Ryan Thomas. Fifth Place: Pursuit — Caleb Chong, Camille Grochowski

Titles

First Place: Focus on the Family Clubhouse, Lose the Mustard, Boy Oh Buoyancy, Earth’s Wind and Fire — Jesse Florea, Stephen O’Rear, Jenny Dillon, Kenneth Crane. Second Place: Sojourners, Noah’s Silence at the End of the World, The Great Resignation Goes to Church, Every Move You Make — Jim Rice, Rose Marie Berger, Christina Colón. Third Place: Answers Magazine, The Fight for 53 Rocks; Healthy, Wealthy, and Lies; Extremophiles-Staying Alive — Dr. Andrew Snelling, Costi Hinn, Mark Wainwright, Sarah Eshleman. Fourth Place: Kids Answers Magazine, The Great Indoors; Poison, Spikes, and Goo!; The Magnificent Marvels of Space — Mark Wainwright, Karina Altman, Sarah Eshleman, Kaitlyn Iocco. Fifth Place: World Vision Magazine, Hunger in the Land, Comfort in a Time of Crisis, A Good Life with Goats

Two-Page Spread Design

First Place: SAConnects, Taking Vinyl for a Spin — Reginald Raines, Lea L. Greene. Second Place: Teachers of Vision, A Healthy Balance in an Unbalanced World — Lara Busold, Dawn Molnar, Doreen Madere, Dan Stelzer. Third Place: Influence, Ministry to the Lonely — Prixel Creative. Fourth Place: Focus on the Family Magazine, Hacks & Facts: Easter — Anneka Jack. Fifth Place: The Baptist Paper, Know what apps your kids are using — Lauren Grim, Caleb Yarbrough

Typography and Lettering

First Place: Sojourners, Every Move You Make — Candace Sanders, art director, Jim Rice, editor. Second Place: Focus on the Family Magazine, Train Your Kids to Manage Technology Wisely — Brian Mellema. Third Place: Peer, Scripture Art — Saskia Bueno, Andrea Martin. Fourth Place: Alliance Life, The Lord’s Prayer — Caylie Smith. Fifth Place: Pursuit, Print Making is Punk — Caleb Chong

Video Social Media Short

First Place: The Lion, Sunrise on a Mission — Josh Mann, Chris Sheridan. Second Place: Answers in Genesis, Designed by God — Ken Ham, Sarah Bryhn. Third Place: Fuller Studio, Conversing Podcast Trailer — Lindsey Sheets, Nate Harrison, Patrick Duff. Fourth Place: Christianity Today, Christians Caring for Creation — Abigail Erickson, Kate Lucky. Fifth Place: Concordia Seminary Magazine, Call Day 2022 — John Clifton

Video Long-form

First Place: Turning Points with David Jeremiah, Why the Nativity? The Message and Mission Behind Why the Nativity? — Nico  Bellarde, David  Jeremiah, Paul  Joiner. Second Place: Fuller Studio, Showing Up: A Conversation with Jeanelle Austin — Nate Harrison, Patrick Duff, Lindsey Sheets, Lauren Meares. Third Place: Answers in Genesis, The Lost Path to the Roman Road — Calvin Smith, Joshua McKenna, Daniel  Bayssassew

Video Short-form

First Place: Turning Points with David Jeremiah, Christmas Story Video — Nico  Bellarde, David  Jeremiah, Paul Joiner, Chris  Patterson, Nathan Johnson. Second Place: The Voice of the Martyrs Online, John Chau: Day of the Christian Martyr. Third Place: Fuller Studio, Living Water — Nate Harrison, Patrick Duff, Lindsey Sheets, Lauren Meares. Fourth Place: SAConnects Online, Know Your Neighbor — Johnny Shyr, Jacob Douglass, Kevin Diaz, Alex Darcey. Fifth Place: Illinois Baptist Online, Mission Illinois Chicagoland  — Ben Jones, Paul Wynn, Doug Keesey, Kris Kell

Website Design

First Place: Fuller Studio — Katy Cook, Elijah Davidson. Second Place: The Baptist Standard — Eric Black, Ken Camp, Victoria  McCrary, Robert Brown, Lonnie Bradley. Third Place: The Lion — Josh Mann, Chris Vas, Michael Ryan. Fourth Place: World Vision News & Stories — Kristy Glaspie, Laura Reinhardt, Sevil Omer, Lauren Reed, Amy Van Drunen, Jon Warren. Fifth Place: Peer — Elizabeth Hanley

Posted April 14, 2023