Attendees celebrated as The Church Bookstore magazine honored three stores for their "outstanding contributions in the development of Christian retail in the local church."

The awards were presented by The Church Bookstore Publisher Dave Condiff to:

Large store: Rockpile Bookstore, Rock Ministries, San Diego, Jayson Payne, manager.

Mid-sized store: Passages-The Gateway Bookstore, Gateway Church, Southlake, Texas, Bobby Williams, manager.

Small store: Next Step Resources, Granger Community Church, Granger, Ind., Susan Chipman, manager.

The Church Bookstore Vendor of the Year award, for "outstanding service in the development of Christian retail in the local church," went to Thomas Nelson.

Zondervan's Larry Avery, senior account executive, was named Salesman of the Year.

To see our Best Practice profile of the Rockpile operation, go to http://www.thechurchbookstore.com/a.php?ArticleID=14252.

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