Jennifer A. Schuchmann
Author / Speaker
BOOKS
Authored or co-authored:
~Nine Ways God Always Speaks, co-authored with Mark Herringshaw, Tyndale, April 2009 ~What's Shakin' Your Ladder? 15 Challenges All Leaders Face by Samuel Chand (ghostwritten), Mall Publishing, August 2005 ~Couples’ Devotional Bible (Zondervan, 2007) I contributed multiple devotionals and over 50 weekend activities.
~Six Prayers God Always Answers, co-authored with Mark Herringshaw, Tyndale, April 2008
~Your Unforgettable Life: Only You Can Choose the Legacy You Leave, co-authored with Craig Chapin, Beacon Hill Press, Summer 2005
Ghostwritten:
Contributions to:
~The Church Leader's Answer Book, edited by Phyllis TenElshof, (Tyndale, Nov. 2006) I contributed a dozen articles on various topics.
~ Whispering in God's Ear, compiled by Wayne Holmes, (WaterBrook Press, Aug. 2005) I contributed two stories.
ARTICLES
~ "A Work in Progress," Today's Christian, (formerly Christian Reader), Sept/Oct 2007
~ "A Woman Called Job," Today's Christian, July/August 2007
~"Who's the Next Billy Graham?" Today's Christian, May/June 2007
~ "The Holy Ghostwriter," Today's Christian, (formerly Christian Reader), May/June 2007
~"Check Your Contract," Advanced Christian Writer, May/June 2007
~"'It's Never Too Late to Turn Your Life Around,'" Today's Christian, Sept/Oct 2006
~“Does God Care What We Eat?,'" Today's Christian, Jan/Feb 2006
~"Five Mood-Changing Compliments" Marriage Partnership, Spring 2006
~"Full-time Opportunities for Part-time Students," Your Church, (a publication of Christianity Today, Inc.), Sept/Oct 2005
~ “'I Felt God Fill Me Up,'" Today's Christian, Jul/Aug 2005
~“Streaming Sermons,” Your Church, Jul/Aug 2005 ~ “What Jordan Taught,” Christian Parenting, Spring 2005 ~ “Soul Food,” Atlanta Magazine, January 2005 ~ “American Heritage Academy: Attitude – Heart – Achievement,” Sixes Living, January 2005 ~ “The Price of Success,” Christian Communicator, January 2005 ~ “American Heritage Academy: Attitude – Heart – Achievement,” The Townelaker, January 2005 ~ “How to Sell Your Manuscripts by Jennifer Schuchmann (who did!)” www.writetopublish.com January 2005 ~ “Space Restrictions,” Your Church, Nov/Dec 2004 ~ "Bank of the West Case Study," Your Church, Sept/Oct 2004 ~ "Shepherd Ministries Guides New River Technical Flock," Your Church, Sept/Oct 2004 ~ "MyTeam OneCall Rescues Youth Pastor," Your Church, Sept/Oct 2004 ~ "Cutting Down on Confusion," Your Church, Jul/Aug 2004 ~ "Steel Dynamics Depends on Ceco," Your Church, Sept/Oct 2004 ~ “Mobile Ministries,” Your Church, May/Jun 2004 ~ “Ghost of Tucker,” Atlanta Magazine, May 2004 ~ "Capital Concerns," Your Church, Mar/Apr 2004 ~ "No More ‘Geek Speak,’" Your Church, Jan/Feb 2004 ~ “American Heritage Academy: A Unique Partnership,” Sixes Living, Jan 2004 ~ "No More Excuses," Your Church, (a division of Christianity Today, Inc.), Sept/Oct 2003 ~ "Lester's Last Stand," Atlanta Magazine, October 2003 ~ “Challenge,” One in a Million weekly e-mail, North American Mission Board, August 2003 ~ "In Search of Good Advice," Your Church, Mar/Apr 2003 ~ "Sentence Sermons," Your Church, Jan/Feb 2003 ~ "Looking Good!" Your Church, Nov/Dec 2002 ~ "From Floor to Ceiling," Your Church, Sept/Oct 2002 ~ "The Best Seats in the House," Your Church, Jul/Aug 2002 ~ "Cheaper by the Dozens," Your Church, May/Jun 2002 ~ "Manageable Church Management," Your Church, Mar/Apr 2002 ~ "The Sign of Success," Your Church, Jan/Feb 2002 ~ "The Community-Centered Church," Your Church, Nov/Dec 2001 ~ "Alone on Stage," Drama Ministry Magazine, Dec 2001 ~ "Furnish it and They Will Come," Your Church, July/Aug 2001 ~ "Getting the Money You Need," Your Church, Mar/Apr 2001 ~ "Office Solutions," Your Church, Sept/Oct 2000 ~ "Quick-Click Church Data," Your Church, Jul/Aug 2000
~ "Looking Good!" Creator, July 2004
~ "What to Pay the Pastor," Your Church, May/Jun 2000
~ "Builders Speak Out on Church Construction," Your Church, Mar/Apr 2000
~ "Church in a Box," Your Church, Jan/Feb 2000
~ "Dramatize Your Worship: Resources to help you start a drama ministry," Your Church, Nov/Dec 1999
~ "Let's Talk Money," Your Church, Sept/Oct 1999
~ “How to Avoid Calendar Collisions,” Your Church, May/Jun 1999
~ "Church Curb Appeal," Your Church, Mar/Apr 1999
~ "Key into Church Software," Your Church, Jan/Feb 1999
~ "Church Exteriors," Your Church, Nov/Dec 1998
~ "The Bright Future for Video Projectors," Your Church, Sept/Oct 1998
~ "Ten Tips for Big Ticket Transactions," Your Church, May/Jun 1998
~ "Spring Clean Your Computer," Your Church, Mar/Apr 1998
~ "Seven Secrets Your Software Seller Won't Share," Your Church, Nov/Dec 1997
~ "Dean Sting," The Balance Sheet, November 20, 1996
~ Iowa Students of Psychology Association Newsletter. Writer 1985-86, co-editor 1986-87
~ "Jay Cassill Tows the Line..." The Cedar Rapids Gazette, May 7, 1986
~ "Noël l'étoile" Journal Français d'Amérique, December 1983
THEATER
~ I Don't Listen to Geeks, Book. An original musical presented by American Heritage Academy, May 2004
~ Odyssey of the Island ,Book. An original musical presented by American Heritage Academy, May 2003
~ Medieval Daze, Book. An original musical presented by American Heritage Academy, April 2002
~ Special Delivery, Book, a multi-cultural Christmas musical for American Heritage Academy, Dec. 2000
BUSINESS AND OTHER WRITING
~ July 2000 - April 2001: Wrote 8 press releases for Art Within, a Christian theater company, resulting in over 25 stories and reviews placed in The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta Magazine, The Marietta Daily News, Cherokee Tribune, Southern Voice, Creative Loafing, and a feature WGCL-TV.
~ Annual Fundraising Letter, Art Within November 1998, 1999, (Netted over $15,000, mailing list of 1000)
~ Business Plan Training, The Kyrgyzstan Series, Central Asian Partners, 1998:
Workbook One: Choosing Your Business
Workbook Two: Planning Your Business
Workbook Three: Communicating Your Business
Coach's Version: Choosing Your Business
Coach's Version: Planning Your Business
Coach's Version: Communicating Your Business
This curriculum was used to teach Kyrgyzstan entrepreneurs how to formulate a successful business idea, think through the details of their business, and write a plan that could be used to obtain capital. The workbooks were translated into Kyrgyze and Russian to be used by the students. The American business professionals used the corresponding coach's version (in English) to teach the students. The curriculum has been revised by various missions organizations and is currently being used worldwide.
~ Country Office Review and Evaluation Manual, CARE, Consultant and co-author of manual for 63 country office restructuring project, 1997
~ Marketing and correspondence materials for American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure, 1994, 1995
AWARDS
~ Writer of the Year 2005, American Christian Writers
~ Honorable Mention, Writer's Digest 2004 Competition for "I Don't Listen to Geeks" (Playwriting Category) October 2004
~ Honorable Mention, Writer's Digest 2001 Competition "Unwrapped" (Top 3% Inspirational Category)
EDUCATION
~ MBA, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1997 Beta Gamma Sigma - Business Honor Society
~ BA, Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN,1992
~ Attended University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1985-1989