It’s a book!
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
I received my pre-release copy of my new book, Deacon Wives, today! It’s still not released until June, but what a great feeling to have it in hand! Here’s a photo.
Archive for the ‘Book News’ Category
Facts & Trends
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Take a look at this month’s Facts & Trends magazine. It has a very nice feature of my new book, Deacon Wives, in it! Nice.
Cool Beans!
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009One of my favorite pastors’ wives says that — Cool Beans! — when something really exciting happens.
I was thrilled to see that the On Mission magazine (pastor’s edition) that arrived yesterday featured my article on the back cover. What an honor!!
“On Mission” is the magazine of our North American Mission Board (NAMB). Your pastor should have received the Spring issue of the pastor’s edition yesterday. This is a really great issue because it features daily articles about missions in North America for this week’s Annie Armstrong week of prayer for North American missions. Take a look at the website and read some of these amazing stories.
If you’re in a Southern Baptist Church, take a look at www.namb.net for some wonderful, valuable resources for your church, such as video clips, research statistics–I even found where they’ll provide baptism invitations for emailing.
Pray for God’s continued blessings on our North American Mission Board as they lead the way in sharing the saving love of Jesus with the lost in our country, and take advantage of all the resources NAMB provides for our churches.
Gotta say it one more time. Cool beans!
See the Book Cover… Deacon Wives
Thursday, February 26th, 2009I thought you might enjoy seeing the entire book cover for the upcoming Deacon Wives book! B&H just designed the back cover, and here’s how the entire jacket will look:
The book is available for pre-order on Amazon, but won’t release at bookstores until June. Pray with me that God will use this to encourage many deacon wives across our nation!
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Published Articles this month:
The South Carolina Baptist Courier
Women’s Ministry Encouragement
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Here’s a note I received about Fresh Ideas for Women’s Ministry book:
Dear Diana – Many thanks for the many ideas in your book on women’s ministry.
I’m so excited to get the women in my church connected in a united effort to bless others in our community and further. A little over a year ago, my husband and I were called to help a good friend and his wife plant a new church. My husband just went full time as the executive pastor and we’re busy with community outreach efforts as well as our first team mission trip to Haiti. My dream for our church is to get small groups of women bonded in their passions to do something for others, and to support each other in the process.
Your book gave me lots of ideas for practical ways to get them involved.Thank you.
Pray for this and other women’s ministries who are adding “ministry” into their “Women’s Ministry!”
Author/Artist Review – Christianbook.com
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009Thought you might like reading this “Author/Artist Review” that’s printed in Christianbook.com about the upcoming Deacon Wives book:
(or click here to read it on their website.)
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Author/Artist Review
Author: Diana Davis
Located in: Indianapolis IN
Submitted: January 27, 2009
Tell us a little about yourself. I’m an author, a minister’s wife, a speaker, a columnist, and a mom. – I write a regular column in Deacon Magazine for deacon wives (and regular articles for several Christian publications.) – I’ve led national training conferences for deacon wives. – I’ve led many state-wide and association-wide and local church conferences for deacon wives–usually alongside my husband as he trains the deacons. – Most importantly, I’ve served alongside hundreds of deacon wives in our local church, and I have personally observed how a deacon’s wife can influence the personality and ministry of a local church family. My previous books, Fresh Ideas (B&H ’07) and Fresh Ideas for Women’s Ministry (B&H ’08) are full of ideas that would help a deacon wife, but this book is targeted directly to her! I’m a Texas native, living and serve God in Indianapolis. I’m married to a wonderful guy, and we have three adult children.
Located in: Indianapolis IN
Submitted: January 27, 2009
Tell us a little about yourself. I’m an author, a minister’s wife, a speaker, a columnist, and a mom. – I write a regular column in Deacon Magazine for deacon wives (and regular articles for several Christian publications.) – I’ve led national training conferences for deacon wives. – I’ve led many state-wide and association-wide and local church conferences for deacon wives–usually alongside my husband as he trains the deacons. – Most importantly, I’ve served alongside hundreds of deacon wives in our local church, and I have personally observed how a deacon’s wife can influence the personality and ministry of a local church family. My previous books, Fresh Ideas (B&H ’07) and Fresh Ideas for Women’s Ministry (B&H ’08) are full of ideas that would help a deacon wife, but this book is targeted directly to her! I’m a Texas native, living and serve God in Indianapolis. I’m married to a wonderful guy, and we have three adult children.
What was your motivation behind this project? When the leadership from my denomination asked me to write a new, current, relevant book for wives of deacons, I pounced on it. This is a topic I can champion with great joy. As I’ve served alongside my pastor/husband,I’ve learned the value of deacon wives. We now work with several hundred churches in state denominational work, and the value of deacons and their wives is even more obvious from this view! I’ve concentrated on challenging deacon wives to fulfill 1 Timothy 3:11, and provided lots of simple ideas about how they can accomplish it.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? I’m praying that every deacon’s wife will be encouraged and enriched by this reading. I’m hoping she’ll learn the importance and value of her ministry alongside her husband, and that she will be ignited to a greater commitment to serve God. And I’m praying that churches across our world will be enriched because of those deacon wives.
How were you personally impacted by working on this project? As I prepared for this book, I did an informal post-card survey of several dozen pastors about deacon wives. I was blown away at their responses! Pastors treasure the ministry of both deacons and their wives, and value their wisdom and support. There was one statement, made by every single pastor surveyed, that will greatly impact deacon wives. Read the book.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? I love to read Randy Singer’s fiction, Ed Stetzer’s statistical brilliance, and Thom Rainer’s newest how-to books.
Anything else you’d like readers / listeners to know: Small church. Large church. And any size in between — deacons and deacon wives are a strategic, important part of ministry. I have served as a pastor’s wife in a church with two deacons and a church with one hundred deacons, and I can assure you that true ministry in a church family necessitates your involvement. You’re important, deacon wives!
Take a look at the book
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
I thought you might like to see the cover of the upcoming new book for Deacon Wives. What do you think?
It will be released at bookstores on June 1st! You can pre-order the book now at Amazon.com and LifeWay.com .
Here’s what I like about the book. It’s positive and encouraging. It has a six-week study curriculum that can be used by deacon wives in a church. It’s full of practical, usable tips for ongoing opportunities for deacon wives to make a difference in the church. I take 1 Timothy 3:11 and challenge the deacon wife to love the ministry that God has set aside for her.
As a pastor’s wife, I served alongside deacon wives–in a church with two deacons, forty deacons and a church with one hundred deacons. It doesn’t matter the size church; the value of deacons and their wives as servants and pacesetters in the church is immense. I think this book will encourage any deacon’s wife to love her life, her husband, her church and her God even more.
Pray with me that God will use this book to encourage these great leaders.
Deacon Wives book update
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009My new book, Deacon Wives, is still scheduled for release at bookstores June 1st (preorders at Amazon.com), but I thought you might like seeing this promo for it.
This is the summer release catalogue for Broadman & Holman (B&H) Publishing. The book is on page 12. Doesn’t this look great!
And look at this nice feature for Fresh Ideas for Women’s Ministry in the Crossings Book Club’s Best Christian books issue!
I guess you noticed my blog’s download is working now — Yippee! Thanks for sharing these promotional items with me. dd
Pastors’ Wives book proposal
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009Several of you have asked about my next book project, after the Deacon Wives book comes out this June.
I’ve got a great one! Just today I finalized the formal proposal for a book for “Pastors’ Wives.” It will go through the process of approval soon, so I’ll let you know if it’s accepted.
Of course, it’s not just your regular-old pastors’ wives book. It has a great twist. I’ll save the details for later, but please pray with me for God’s wisdom and guidance. This is going to be a fun one!
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Hope to chat with some of you tonight on that Women’s Ministry teleconference: http://www.speakersconference.com/teleconfs_dianadavis.php
Ever participated in a teleconference?
Saturday, January 17th, 2009Ever been in on a teleconference? I haven’t either, but it should be fun!
I’ll be doing a free teleconference, hosted by Marnie Swedberg, next Tuesday, January 20th, with questions and discussions about women’s ministry.
If you’re interested in participating in this free teleconference, register at this site. They’ll send your passcode by email. Click here:
http://www.speakersconference.com/teleconfs_dianadavis.php
Pray with me that God will use it to encourage many of his followers.
Should be fun!
