‘Word of Promise’ nabs platinum award Print
Written by Eric Tiansay   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 03:25 PM America/New_York
The Word of Promise Audio Bible (Thomas Nelson) has won a Platinum MarCom Creative Award for Best Audio Program in recognition of excellence in creativity.

Released in October, the follow-up to The Word of Promise New Testament Audio Bible includes the full text of the Bible with dramatic performances by well-known Hollywood actors such as Richard Dreyfuss, Gary Sinise, Jason Alexander and Jon Voight.

The MarCom Awards is an international competition for marketing and communication professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing and communication programs of print, visual and audio materials. Each year there are 5,000-plus entries received from around the world.

"It is an extreme honor to have the project honored by the creative industry," said JoBe Cerny, who served as director for The Word of Promise Audio Bible. "What's the most exciting thing for me personally is that with this audio Bible, we have found a new and exciting way to introduce people to the Bible, and an award of this nature helps draw attention to the Word."