(Nashville, Tenn.) Last December, Thomas Nelson President, CEO, and avid runner Michael S. Hyatt issued a challenge to his 630-person workforce to run Nashville’s Country Music Half Marathon or Dallas’ Big-D Texas Half Marathon with him. His goal was to recruit one hundred and fifty-eight employees, roughly a quarter of the workforce, to participate in one of the two races. As of last Thursday at the Thomas Nelson Half Marathon Kick-Off Meeting, one hundred and sixty Thomas Nelson employees, thirty-two spouses, and fourteen authors, agents, and vendors were registered on the Thomas Nelson team.

“I ran the Country Music Half Marathon last year with about sixty-five employees and it was an awesome experience,” said Hyatt. “I was so proud of what we accomplished during the race. Also, I witnessed extraordinary personal and professional growth in each of the runners. The experience left them with an amazing sense of empowerment. As soon as I crossed the finish line, I began planning how we could recruit more Thomas Nelson team members – this was an experience I wanted to share.” READ MORE »

Jason Jones Joins Non-Fiction Trade Group as General Interest & Lifestyle Publicist

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that Jason Jones will be joining the Non-Fiction Trade Book Group as the Publicist for General Interest and Lifestyle. Jason will be responsible for developing the overall publicity strategy for all general interest and lifestyle titles including media relations, event planning, author relations, and creative writing.

“The General Interest and Lifestyle category is a strong growth opportunity for Thomas Nelson. We believe we can produce great books on general topics from a Christian worldview,” said Larry Carpenter, Vice President of Marketing for the Thomas Nelson Non-Fiction Trade Group. “We are thrilled to have Jason join us and publicize these books to the trade media and consumers.” READ MORE »

(Nashville, TN) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that they have been nominated for five Outreach Awards. The awards are given annually by Outreach magazine in recognition of the products which best enable churches to reach their communities with the message of Jesus Christ.

Outreach subscribers will select winners for each category. The Fifth Annual Outreach Award winners will be announced in the May/June issue of the magazine. READ MORE »

(Nashville, TN) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today that they have won five 2008 Addy Awards from the Nashville Advertising Federation. The winners will be formally announced and recognized on Saturday, March 1, 2008, at the 2008 NAF Addy Show in the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. READ MORE »

Thomas Nelson Announces Plan for Going Green

(Nashville, TN) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today their new environmental plan and paper policy that will dramatically improve environmental impacts. The company’s environmental initiative was developed in consultation with the Green Press Initiative and outlines aggressive measures including reducing paper consumption, increasing the use of recycled paper, supporting best practices in forest management, and creating awareness and educational programs for employees, customers, and suppliers.

“As the world’s largest Christian publisher, it is our responsibility to protect the resources God has bestowed upon us,” stated Michael S. Hyatt, President & CEO of Thomas Nelson. “Our vision is to dramatically reduce our carbon footprint over the next five years and lead the publishing industry in creating revolutionary ways to be both environmentally sustainable and profitable.” READ MORE »