Women of the ELCA staff received a total of 11 awards from two religion communicator organizations, including Category Winner and two Award of Excellence awards.
Staff received three DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards from the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) and eight Best of Church Press awards from the Associated Church Press (ACP).
The awards are for work completed in 2023.
Awards from Religion Communicators Council:
Newsletters Series category winner, Boldcafe HTML newsletter: June, August and November 2023, Elizabeth McBride, editor and designer.
Articles and Stories Series award of merit, Boldcafe, “The spirituality of transition,” August 2023, by the Rev. Jennifer Hackbarth, author; Elizabeth McBride, editor and designer.
Articles and Stories Series award of merit, Gather magazine, “Holy Places” Bible study,” September, October and November 2023, by the Rev. Dr. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni, author. Elizabeth Hunter, editor. Cindy Novak, managing editor.
Awards from Associated Church Press:
Newsletter award of excellence, Boldcafe.org, June 2023 issue. Elizabeth McBride, editor and designer. The Rev. Susan Schneider and the Rev. Ralen Robinson, contributors.
Bible Resource award of excellence, Gather magazine, “The Ten Commandments: Reviving the Soul” Bible study series, January, February, March and April 2023, by the Rev. Christa von Zychlin, author; Elizabeth Hunter, editor.
Event, Marketing or Brand Awareness (social media) award of merit, Just Lunch, promotion using Facebook Live for the Just Love Gathering, September 2023, by Elizabeth McBride, creator; Linda Post Bushkofsky, host.
Blog award of merit, Boldcafe.org, “The Spiritual work of transition,” July 2023, boldcafe.org. The Rev. Jennifer Hackbarth, writer; Elizabeth McBride, editor.
Biblical Interpretation or Lectionary Reflection (Short format) award of merit, Gather magazine, “I’m a Martha,” September/October 2023, by Elise Seyfried, author; Elizabeth Hunter, editor
Bible Resource award of merit, Gather magazine, “Holy places” Bible study series, September, October and November 2023, by the Rev. Dr. Meghan Johnston Aelabouni, author; Elizabeth Hunter, editor, Cindy Novak, managing editor.
Seasonal article award of merit, Gather magazine, “Grounded hope,” March/April 2023, by the Rev. Jennifer Ginn, author; Elizabeth Hunter, editor.
Service Journalism honorable mention, Gather magazine, “Hope and light,” November/December 2023, by Cindy Novak, author and managing editor.