FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, please note that all posts on this site which refer to the Nationwide Christian Trust refer specifically to that Nationwide Christian Trust (Company No. 04479539, Reg Charity No. 1096840) which traded as Living Oasis and ceased to exist following the company’s insolvency in 2011. They have no bearing upon or relevance … Continue reading
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#CRT2015: Shout out to Christian Retailers – have you booked your place yet?
THIS YEAR’S Christian Resources Together retreat takes place over two days in September, Tues 15th – Weds 16th, but don’t let the fact that it’s later than in previous years catch you out: bookings are already approaching two-thirds of last year’s attendance — leaving it to the last minute could leave you out in the … Continue reading
2013: The UK Christian Bookshop Stats
HERE’S A BRIEF SNAPSHOT of how things panned out amongst the UK’s Christian bookshops in 2013: New UKCBD Entries: 34 Ceased Trading: 17 Closures Announced: 7 At first glance, this looks encouraging: exactly twice as many UKCBD entries added as archived; a closer examination, however, reveals that most new entries were for shops that already existed … Continue reading
How to support your local school or library and your local Christian bookshop – and only pay half-price!
YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT: you can support your local school or library — or even your local hospital or prison — and your local Christian bookshop and only pay half-price. The scheme I’m referring to is called Speaking Volumes and here’s what you need to do: Watch the video below to find out all … Continue reading
Day of Prayer for the Christian Book/Retail Trade #dayofprayer
TODAY, MONDAY 19TH AUGUST, has been designated as a Day of Prayer for the Christian Book/Retail Trade, with a call issued via Together magazine to agents, authors, booksellers, publishers, retailers, suppliers and anyone else interested or involved in the trade to set aside time to pray: for wisdom for the trade’s future: for some specific areas … Continue reading
Day of Prayer Update
MY THANKS to Steve Briars for kind permission to reproduce the following excerpt from the forthcoming August/September edition of Together magazine: Day of Prayer Monday 19th August 2013 has been designated as a Day of Prayer for all those connected with the Christian Resources Trade – publishers, distributors, printers, marketeers, agents, retailers (B&M and online), … Continue reading
Jobs Page Update: Cathedral Shop Vacancies in Durham and Guildford
TWO NEW VACANCIES have been brought to my attention in the shops at Durham and Guildford Cathedrals: more details on the UKCBD Jobs Page or, of course, via the Cathedrals’ own websites… Continue reading
Equipping to Succeed: Business Networking with Christian Resources Together
MY THANKS to Steve Briars for alerting me to the forthcoming Equipping to Succeed conference, another resource and business networking initiative from Christian Resources Together. Scheduled for the end of March 2013 — just one month ahead of the CRT main event — its aim is “to bring together like-minded Christian business people for encouragement, training … Continue reading
Jobs Page Update: Vacancies with BRF, CLC, IVP and St Pauls Bookshops (Updated 13/4/2012)
UPDATE 13/4/2012: IVP have the following vacancies available: Sales Executive Project and Administrative Support to the Chief Executive Web/Marketing Interns x2 Full details on the IVP Vacancies page.
UKCBD Updates: An Update…
THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in bookshop updates over the last few weeks: this post is simply to confirm that those updates are in progress. As with any voluntary project, however, these things take time: depending upon other commitments (such as church, family and earning a crust to keep the wolves from the … Continue reading
