1517 Media
David Schoenknecht serves as a Senior Account Executive at 1517 Media, where David provides concierge service to high-volume accounts. David also serves as a Senior Education Specialist and Customer Experience Team member, serving as a licensed Adobe Connect webinar producer. Previously, David was a Lutheran Parish Pastor, Lead Developer at Fortress Press, and Lead Developer at Sparkhouse. David also taught at Rockford University and Elgin Community College. David holds a MA in Environmental Ethics and Activism, MDiv in Religious Studies, and a BA in Religious Studies and Biology.
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1517 Media
For more than 200 years 1517 Media has been committed to helping Christian communities and individuals encounter a loving, gracious God and grow in faith, understanding, and response. We create resources for Christian worship and faith formation, for academic study and professional development, and for individual edification and spiritual growth. We have always embraced the media of the day to meet people where they are, in their lives and in their communities. 1517 Media has five publishing imprints: AUGSBURG FORTRESS, serves Lutheran churches with resources that support worship and music, faith formation, and congregational life. FORTRESS PRESS, publisher of scholarship that matters for the academy, for the classroom, and for the church across the categories of theology, biblical studies, history, religion, and ministry. SPARKHOUSE, develops resources that engage and inspire children, youth, and adults in Christian communities. BEAMING BOOKS, publisher of high-quality children’s books that help kids thrive emotionally, socially, and spiritually. BROADLEAF BOOKS, publisher of books on religion, culture, social justice, spirituality, and personal growth that inspire transformation in readers and their communities to foster a more open, just, and compassionate world.