Contact: Kevin Wayne Johnson, 410-340-8633

MEDIA ADVISORY, May 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Estimates reveal that small press entrepreneurs and/or self-published authors account for 95% of the 190,000 books published in the United States annually, but only reflect 10% of total sales. Many of these entrepreneurs and authors have stated that limited access to information, capital, and resources restricts their ability to embark upon successful and wide-reaching marketing campaigns. Tapping into the consumer, trade, retail and wholesale marketplaces are pivotal to long-term success in the publishing field.

Photo: Kevin Wayne Johnson

May is National Book Month. In response to the explosive growth of Christian, inspirational, and spiritual titles over the past three years, Writing for the Lord Ministries' founder Kevin Wayne Johnson will launch a resource-driven website to service this growing phenomenon in Christian publishing. As a resource and service, Johnson's ministry will offer free and low-cost, detailed information to help small press entrepreneurs and self-published authors effectively communicate their message to their base of customers. With 384,600+ churches in America alone, large quantities of good Christian literature is not being read by a core audience of book lovers who are in need of daily inspiration and hope.

Johnson's ministry, through the website, will offer needed services, at a fraction of today's rising costs, through three primary ways for churches, authors, small press, booklovers, and publishing industry professionals to enjoy: (1) Teaching and instruction - free and low-cost seminars / workshops that focus on how to write, package, market, promote and sell Christian books, (2) Publications - features the multiple-award winning Give God the Glory! series of books and devotionals that are reasonably priced from $7.95 to $14.95. Also, access to the free Give God the Glory! e-newsletters that are distributed twice per month. Each issue contains free information on how to get published and includes the latest information / updates in the publishing industry, and (3) Media - access to Johnson's Give God the Glory! show where he interviews people from all walks of life about the goodness of God in their lives, coming soon to StreamingFaith.com and selected archived shows from VoiceAmerica.com and BlackTVOnLine.com.

About the Founder & Author:

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Johnson currently lives in Clarksville, Maryland, with his wife and three young sons. He founded Writing for the Lord Ministries in 2000 and is the author of the nine-book series - Give God the Glory! - having earned ten (10) literary awards, including 2006 Gospel Publisher of the Year, Book Expo America, African - American Pavilion, Washington, DC. Johnson's radio and television show - Give God the Glory! - has aired on VoiceAmerica.com and BlackTVOnLine.com, respectively, from 2004 to 2007, reaching a global audience. In June 2007, his show transitions to StreamingFaith.com. When he is not writing, Johnson and his family are active members of Celebration Church, Columbia, Maryland, where he serves as President of the WIN (Bible) Institute, on the ministerial and maturity leadership teams, in the children's church ministry, and as adjunct professor at the National Bible College and Seminary, Fort Washington, Maryland. He attests everyday that God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things!

The Give God the Glory! books and devotionals are distributed throughout the U.S., Canada, and internationally by Send The Light / Faithworks, 522 Princeton Road, Johnson City, TN 37601 USA, 1 (877) 323-4550 (phone orders), www.faithworksonline.com.