VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 1/19/12)—Judson Press is kicking off the new year with a series of free webinars during the months of January and February. The diverse topics being presented include immigration, preaching on the economy, and discipleship during the season of Lent. Each will be presented by a Judson Press author.

The Winter Webinar Series includes:

“Preaching with the Economy in Mind” with Matthew Tennant, author of the new Judson Press release Preaching in Plenty and in Want, Tuesday, January 24, 2:00 p.m. ET

 “A Virtual Dialogue on the Topic of Immigration” with Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, author of Listen to the Children: Conversations with Immigrant Families, Wednesday, February 1, 10:00 a.m. ET

“What Wondrous Love is This: Mary as a Guide for the Season of Lent” with John Burns, author of Modeling Mary in Christian Discipleship, Tuesday, February 28, 2:00 p.m.

Registration for each of these webinars is available online at www.judsonpress.com/free_download_webinars.cfm.

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Founded in 1824, Judson Press—a publishing ministry of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies, American Baptist Churches USA—produces Christ-centered leadership resources for the transformation of persons, congregations, communities and cultures.

American Baptist Churches USA is one of the most diverse Christian denominations today, with 5,500 local congregations comprised of 1.3 million members, across the United States and Puerto Rico, all engaged in God’s mission around the world.