The (predicted) highs of 2012

The question: what project are you working on now for release later in 2012, that you’re particularly excited about?

The answers:

Tim Thornborough, Editorial Director:
I've loved working with Tim Chester and Steve Timmis (and a few friends) on the titles in the Gospel Centred series. They are punchy, pithy and powerful resources that stimulate radical thinking and real change in the way people live their Christian lives.

That's why I'm extra excited at the new title we are working with Steve Timmis on Gospel Centred Leadership. Steve’s learned about leadership the hard way, and often at great personal cost to himself and his family. But out of it has grown a refreshing view of leadership that avoids the traps of the management-inspired "how to" books that seem to fill the bookshelves, and gets back to Gospel basics, and applies to all leaders, from Sunday school teachers to archbishops… I'm learning a huge amount in editing it.

Carl Laferton, Senior Editor:
Promises Kept is a nine-session race through the Bible story coming out in the Good Book Guide range in June. In each session, as well as focusing on a promise of God arising from a period of Old Testament history, we fast-forward to Jesus and to see how He fulfilled that promise. I’m hoping it’ll give small groups a handle on the story of the Bible—which is, after all, our story too; and excite Christians about their amazing, promise-keeping God and about living for His amazing, promise-fulfilling Son.

Alison Mitchell, Children’s Editor:
Christianity Explored Universal (May 2012) is designed to present the gospel message in clear, simple English. A series of Bible studies discovering the life of Jesus through Mark's Gospel, I’m excited about the course because it’s ideal for non-booky people or people with English as a second language, who might find other courses too wordy or complex.

Martin Cole, Youth Editor:
I am always most excited about the next issue of Engage. The issue I'm working on right now (due to come out in the summer) is ambitiously tackling Ezekiel at length, really encouraging readers to get stuck into a difficult but powerful book. There's also diverse and fascinating articles on church, self-harm and eating disorders and the meaning of life. Having said that, I'm now getting excited about writing stuff on Job and Proverbs for the following issue!

Anne Woodcock, Staff Editor:
Close Encounters—our next four-week, evangelistic DVD and Bible-study course (following Tales of the Unexpected), about Jesus and people who he met and helped—is coming out in the spring, and I'm really excited about it because it builds up into a brilliant portrait of the only One who can rescue us from sin, Satan, sickness and death. Plus, it's designed to help all sorts of people, not just well-educated, churchy ones who already know quite a lot of Bible.

Elizabeth Parsons, Translations Co-ordinator:
The Portuguese version of Christianity Explored, which will be the first translation based on the new and brilliant third edition of the course. It’s really exciting to see the course being used in so many different nations and countries, and a privilege to be involved in getting it to so many