VALLEY FORGE, PA – Judson Press announced three new resources in November: Jordan's Hair, African American Church Management Handbook, and, for the first time in paperback, Together for Good: Lessons from Fifty-Five Years of Marriage.

"We simply fell in love with Jordan," said publisher Laura Alden. Jordan's Hair by Ed and Sonya Spruill, tells the story of little Jordan who thinks God doesn't love him because he looks different from his friends at school. Through the help of his parents and teacher, Jordan learns that he is beautifully and wonderfully made just as he is – because this is how God made him. For ages 4-8, the book teaches an invaluable lesson on self-love and self-esteem.

Jordan's Hair has received outstanding reviews and publicity, with Aspiring Retailing writing: "The bold, bright, and colorful illustrations fill entire pages and should keep kids visually interested while absorbing the book's message. An excellent addition to homeschool or Christian school libraries." Precious Times praised the book, saying, "Jordan's Hair is beautifully drawn, and the story line is timeless."

African American Church Management Handbook is another high profile publication for Judson Press. This resource covers crucial management and administrative topics to help the black church thrive. Co-authored by highly regarded pastor Floyd Flake; his wife, co-pastor and author Elaine Flake; and church chief financial officer Edwin Reed, the book offers a design based on key needs in the black church, and shares the authors' experience at one of the nation's most respected and largest black churches, Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral in New York City.

Finally, Judson Press has published for the first time in paperback, Together for Good by Ella P. and Henry H. Mitchell. This moving memoir chronicles the Mitchells' fifty-eight year relationship; it begins with their meeting at Union Theological Seminary and follows them throughout their lives. Filled with anecdotes and the couple's down-to-earth candor, Together for Good shares the secret to lasting love and friendship. National Ministries Executive Director Dr. Aidsand Wright-Riggins III describes the book as a "tender dialogue between them spanning a half century of changes, crises and challenges; it reminds us that all of life is indeed dialogue and that something mystical and magical happens in relationships when we truly see, hear and tenaciously embrace the other."

Founded in 1824, Judson Press is a publishing ministry of National Ministries, American Baptist Churches USA.

To order any of these resources, call 800-458-3766, or visit the website at http://www.judsonpress.com/.

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