Content Usage Policy: Denison Ministries

We appreciate that youā€™d like to share the resources of Denison Ministries, whether those of Denison Forum, First15, Christian Parenting, Foundations with Janet, or any of our other content platforms.

Denison Ministries owns all right, title, and interest in and to the traditional print media and digital materials, content, websites, social media platforms, domain names, photography, intellectual property, artwork, and designs associated and used in connection with the brands and on the platforms identified above (ā€œmaterialsā€), and all common law rights, state and federal intellectual property rights, registrations, copyrights and trademark rights in and to such materials. At times, Denison Ministries has guest contributors who may have the same rights in their materials.

Since you are an end-user of the materials discussed above, your use is limited to your personal nonprofit use and such use may not be for any commercial or political purposes. 

In addition, please follow the content usage guidelines below.

Short Materials 

You are free to share and reproduce limited portions of our written articles, pamphlets, lessons, sermons, talks, lectures, etc. By ā€œlimitedā€ we mean only excerpts or quotes (and not the entirety) from these materials.   

In these instances, please include the following attributions appended to the shared content: 

By [Author]  (e.g., Dr. Jim Denison). Ā© Denison Ministries. Source: website (e.g., denisonforum.org, first15.org, foundationswithjanet.org, or christianparenting.org) or blog

We also request that the authorā€™s short biography be included, e.g.,:

Dr. Jim Denison is the author and founder of the Denison Forum.

Resources

So long as only excerpts or quotes from any Faith Question or Contributor Article are used when sharing that material online or in print, you are free to share and reproduce those portions of any Faith Question or Contributor Article. 

However, please remember that the respective authors of Contributed Articles maintain their legal rights as discussed above. Should you want to use their content beyond quoting material, you will need to contact the respective author for written permission.

Audio and Video Content

You may reproduce and publish any audio or video content from any distribution platform of Denison Ministries without our permission. Remember that your use is limited to personal nonprofit use and such use may not be for any commercial or political purposes. 

When providing any such materials, credit Denison Ministries as shown above, including a reference to the specific brand where the materials originated, e.g., denisonforum.org. You may not, however, reproduce and publish a guest contributorā€™s audio or video content without the written permission of the author. 

Books

So long as only excerpts or quotes from any book by Dr. Denison, Janet Denison, Ryan Denison, Craig Denison, or other Denison Ministries author(s) are used when sharing our materials online or in print, you as an end-user of the materials are free to share and reproduce limited portions of any book. By ā€œlimitedā€ we mean no more than 10 percent of the bookā€™s total page content. 

For books that contain study questions, you are free to reproduce those questions for distribution in small group gatherings. Please remember, such reproductions are only for personal nonprofit use and may not be used for any political or commercial purposes.

Request a Translation

Upon request, translations may be permitted for personal, non-commercial, non-political use. Translations may not be shared with others either in print or digital formats without permission from Denison Ministries. To request permission, please click here.

Want to Contribute Content?

To pitch your Contributor Article idea, click here with your suggested title and two to three sentences summarizing the article and why it would be compelling for our audience of culture-changing Christians.

Questions?

If this page has not answered your questions regarding using Denison Ministries content, ask your question here.