TORONTO, Canada

Authors Tim Sotos, Paul Copan, and Larry N. Willard offer a distinct look at a Scripture-shaped Christian leadership model aimed at emerging leaders in every generation.

Leadership depends not only on skills but on the virtues and qualities beneath them. 

We live in a time when influence has never been easier to gain—and easier to lose. As a culture increasingly marked by confusion, division, and a growing crisis of trust, many have come to recognize that our world does not need more influential personalities, but leaders of character—leaders formed from the inside out.

It is not only leadership skills, but leadership formation that has never been more needed. Christian Leadership Values for a New Generation equips the next generation of leaders to cultivate those exact virtues that will sustain lasting influence. Drawing from Scripture, history, and decades of personal leadership experience, Tim Sotos, Paul Copan, and Larry N. Willard reveal how God forms leaders through courage, integrity, wisdom, and faith.

Readers will discover how God shapes leaders from the inside out—prioritizing character before competence, calling before influence, and faithfulness before success. This book offers practical insight, biblical examples, and timeless principles to help emerging leaders apply Scripture to modern challenges, cultivate a character-first approach, and grow in trust and influence.

Whether you are stepping into leadership for the first time or seeking to deepen your impact, this book will help you become not only a better leader but the kind of leader others trust—the kind God desires to use. The world needs leaders of character, not just talented personalities.

About the Authors

Tim Sotos is an author, speaker, Bible teacher, and former Chairman of the Board at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is the author of four books, including The Shepherd and His Staff, Walking Through the Storms of Life with God’s Word, Under His Wings, and Surrounded by Angels. He also serves as chairman of a life sciences company. 

Paul Copan, PhD is a professor and Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. A recognized Christian philosopher, speaker, and author, he has written or edited more than forty-five books including Is God a Moral Monster?, Is God a Vindictive Bully?, A Little Book for New Philosophers, and What Would Jesus Really Eat?.  He has served as president of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, and is currently Chair of Tyndale Fellowship’s Philosophy of Religion Group in England, and has twice been Visiting Scholar at Oxford University. 

Larry N. Willard, MDiv is an author, the founding publisher of Castle Quay Books, and former Fortune 100 executive. He also served in various senior leadership roles at Tyndale University in Toronto, and has spent decades leading in business, publishing, and Christian higher education. Larry’s other Books include God’s Man in the Whitehouse, and Is That True? Discerning Truth in an Age of Deception.

Christian Leadership Values for a New Generation: Calling, Courage and Character for Emerging Leaders is available on-line and at most bookstores, or on the Castle Quay Books web site www.castlequaybooks.com.

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160 pages, size 6″ x 9″  

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NEW YORK, USA

New service lets anyone create a fully produced, vocal song as a heartfelt gift — no musical skills required, available in 20 languages, with a hear-it-first guarantee

Songive.com today announced the public launch of its AI-powered song gifting platform. The service turns a few personal details about a loved one into a complete, three-minute original song — complete with vocals, instruments, and studio-quality production — in roughly two minutes. Since launch, the platform has already generated more than 42,800 songs and maintains a 4.9 out of 5 average customer rating.

Songive solves a long-standing gap: personalized songs have always felt meaningful, but traditionally they’ve been slow, expensive, and inaccessible. The platform removes those barriers. Users simply answer a few quick questions about the recipient and the occasion. The AI then crafts an original track, weaving the recipient’s name and unique details into the lyrics.

“A personalized song used to require a studio, a big budget, and days or weeks of waiting,” said Andrei K., Songive Marketing Manager. “We wanted to make that same emotional impact something anyone could create on a Tuesday afternoon. You share the story — and two minutes later, you have a song they’ll never forget.”

How It Works

The process is intentionally simple and requires no musical experience:

• Share their story — Answer a short set of questions about the recipient and the occasion.
• Receive the song — Songive writes and produces a full track with vocals in about two minutes.
• Deliver the gift — The recipient gets a private, shareable page featuring the sender’s photo and a single play button for a personal, cinematic reveal.

Users can choose from a range of styles — acoustic, ballad, upbeat pop, heartfelt, slow ballad, soft soul, and more — to match the recipient’s personality.

Built for Real Moments

Songive is designed first and foremost as a gifting tool. It offers tailored flows for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings (including first-dance or reception surprises), tributes to parents, memory-based songs, and “just because” gestures. Each pathway guides users to include the intimate details that make the song truly personal.

A Risk-Free Experience

What sets Songive apart is its customer-friendly model: create and preview the song for free, then pay only if you love it. If it’s not quite right, the team rewrites it at no extra charge. A full money-back guarantee provides additional peace of mind. At just $4.90 for a one-time purchase (no subscription), it’s a fraction of the cost of traditional custom songs, which often start at $199, require lengthy briefings, and take days or weeks with no refunds.

A Global Gift in 20 Languages

Songive supports creation and delivery in 20 languages, including English, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian and European Portuguese, German, Turkish,  Japanese, Korean, and Arabic. This allows users to gift a song in the recipient’s native language and cultural context — a capability few competitors can match.

Emotional Stories from Early Users

Early feedback has focused on the emotional resonance rather than the technology. One user created a 25th anniversary song from just four sentences that captured an entire shared life. Another surprised their retiring father after 38 years of work, bringing the family to tears. A third gifted a song for a parent’s 70th birthday to someone who rarely shows emotion — who then played it three times in a row.

Availability

Songive is available now at songive.com. Songs are ready in about two minutes, can be previewed for free, and come with a free rewrite and full money-back guarantee. Recipients receive a lasting, private link they can revisit anytime.

About Songive

Songive is an AI-powered song gifting platform that transforms personal stories into fully produced original songs with vocals. Ready in about two minutes and available in 20 languages, it’s designed for anyone — no musical experience needed. Focused on birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and everyday moments of appreciation, Songive makes heartfelt custom music accessible with an affordable one-time price and a hear-it-before-you-pay guarantee.

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NEW YORK, USA

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