2004 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners










Christian Book Award®
Winners Archive




Jordon Christian Book of the Year®*
The Purpose-Driven® Life
Rick Warren
Zondervan

Bibles
Revolve: The Complete New Testament (NCV)
Laurie Whaley and Kate Etue, Editors
Nelson Bibles, Transit Books, Thomas Nelson Publishers

Reference Works/Commentaries
Philosophical Foundations For A Christian Worldview
J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig
InterVarsity Press

Fiction
Thr3e
Ted Dekker
WestBow Press

Biography/Autobiography
In the Presence of My Enemies
Gracia Burnham and Dean Merrill
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Theology/Doctrine
Old Testament Theology
John Goldingay
InterVarsity Press

Devotional
Pierced by the Word
John Piper
Multnomah Publishers, Inc.

Inspirational
Next Door Savior
Max Lucado
W Publishing Group

Christian Living
The Trouble with Jesus
Joseph M. Stowell
Moody Publishers

Christianity and Society
Being the Body
Charles Colson and Ellen Vaughn
W Publishing Group

Missions/Evangelism
Permission Evangelism
Michael L. Simpson
NexGen, an Imprint of Cook Communications Ministries

Christian Ministry
The Emotionally Healthy Church
Peter Scazzero, with Warren Bird
Zondervan

Christian Education
Foundations
Kay Warren & Tom Holladay
Zondervan

Preschool Children
The Mess Detectives: The Slobfather
Big Idea Books
Zonderkidz, Children's Group of Zondervan

Elementary Children
Hymns for a Kid's Heart
Joni Eareckson Tada, Bobbie Wolgemuth
Crossway

Youth
Boom: A Guy's Guide to Growing Up
Michael Ross
Focus on the Family / Tyndale House Publishers

Marriage
Covenant Marriage
Gary Chapman
Broadman & Holman Publishers

Family and Parenting
Preparing Your Son for Every Man's Battle
Stephen Arterburn, and Fred Stoeker, with Mike Yorkey
WaterBrook Press

Gift Book/Poetry
Think About These Things
Ric Ergenbright
Crossway

Bible Study
Experiencing the Heart of Jesus
Max Lucado
Nelson Reference & Electronic, Thomas Nelson

Spanish
El Cristiano en la Aldea Global
Dr. Antonio Cruz
Vida Publishers


Since 2006, the Christian Book of the Year® is based on judging scores for quality and excellence and chosen among the Christian Book Award® finalists, and includes a sales component to represent the impact of the book on consumers.

* From 1992 to 2005, the Christian Book of the Year® was chosen by Christian retailers as the book they most appreciated selling. It was known as the Gold Medallion Christian Book of the Year® from 1992-1997 and the Charles 'Kip' Jordon Christian Book of the Year® from 1998-2005.