Lee Jae-rok's books featured at Int'l Christian Show

Noh Kyung-tae, left, CEO of Urim Books USA and Urim Books (Korea), talks with Curtis Riskey, president and CEO of the Christian Booksellers Association, at the Urim Books USA booth during the International Christian Retail Show at Cincinnati, Ohio. / Courtesy of Urim Books

The International Christian Retail Show 2016, organized by Christian Booksellers Association (CBA), was held from June 26 to 29 at Duke Energy Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

New York-based Urim Books USA, an affiliated publisher with Seoul-based Urim Books, participated in the show and exhibited the books of bestselling Christian author Dr. Jaerock Lee. Lee is one of the most famous pastors according to ranker.com, and the senior pastor of 120,000 at Manmin Central Church, Seoul, South Korea.

Some of the books that were showcased at the company booth include “The Message of the Cross,” which has been translated into 60 languages and “Heaven,” which has been translated into 26 languages.

The company also displayed bestselling books from Kyobo Book Center, including “Professions,” “Heaven, Hell, Spirit Soul and Body,” and “Man of Flesh, Man of Spirit.”

Mrs. Alma Davis, director of Still Hope Publishing in Kentucky, said "I've watched Dr. Jaerock Lee's sermon on Enlace, which is an American Christian-based television network and provides inspirational Christian programming to the Hispanic community. His sermon is a life-changing message and I'm excited to encounter his books here in ICRS."

Curtis Riskey, president and CEO of CBA stopped by the Urim booth and celebrated the company’s book ministries in the U.S., Korea and around the world. Urim Books USA is a member company of CBA, and Urim Books Korea is an international member company of CBA.

During the show, Urim agreed to collaborate with Ingram Content Group (Spring Arbor), Whitaker House (Anchor Distributors), Harper Collins Brazil, etc.