Christianity Today

==Publications==
[[Harold Myra]], who became president and chief executive of the magazine in 1975, believed that a "family" of magazines would disperse overhead expenses and give more stability to the organization.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=American Evangelicals and the Mass Media: Perspectives on the Relationship Between American Evangelicals and the Mass Media|last=Board|first=Stephen|date=1990|publisher=Zondervan Publishing Company|isbn=978-0-310-27261-8|editor=Quentin J. Schultze |location=Grand Rapids, Mich|pages=[https://archive.org/details/americanevangeli0000unse/page/119 119–142]|chapter=Moving the World with Magazines: A Survey of Evangelical Periodicals|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/americanevangeli0000unse/page/119}}</ref> ''Christianity Today'' both online and magazine is the flagship publication, fully effective in three basic areas: editorial, circulation, advertising; as such, many of the articles from their broader publications often get distributed through CT's flagship.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Myra|first=Harold L.|date=Winter 1980|title=A Message from the Publisher|journal=Leadership|volume=1:1|pages=138}}</ref> Christianity Today founded or acquired periodicals during the 1980s and 1990s, beginning with ''Leadership'', a quarterly journal for clergy, in 1980.

=== Active ===
At the ministry's web home, ChristianityToday.org, all other brands for Christian thought leaders and church leaders are featured, including publications such as the intellectual Christian review, ''Books & Culture'', and the website for pastors and church leaders, ''CT Pastors''. Additional web resources include ''Men of Integrity'' and ''Preaching Today''. Many of the sections published online under the ''Christianity Today'' banner are the online legacies of defunct print publications, even named after the aforementioned publications.

==== ''Ekstasis'' (2016–present) ====
''Ekstasis'' is a journal that was acquired by ''Christianity Today'' in 2021, originally founded in 2016 by Conor Sweetman in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]] it focuses on Christian [[Christian art|arts]] and [[Christian media|media]].<ref name="Bob Fryling 2021">{{cite web | title=What Is the Future of Evangelicalism? | website=Bob Fryling | date=July 23, 2021 | url=https://www.bobfryling.com/what-is-the-future-of-evangelicalism/ | access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref><ref name="ChristianityToday.org 2019">{{cite web | title=Why an English Professor Loves Ekstasis Magazine | website=ChristianityToday.org | date=October 28, 2019 | url=https://www.christianitytoday.org/stories/what-people-are-saying/2021/why-english-professor-loves-ekstasis-magazine.html | access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Tyndale University 2016">{{cite web | title=Conor Sweetman &#91;BA English&#93; Launches Magazine | website=Tyndale University | date=November 21, 2016 | url=https://www.tyndale.ca/news/conor-sweetman-ba-english-launches-magazine | access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref><ref name="ChristianityToday.org 2021">{{cite web | title=Christianity Today Announces New Publication That "Revives the Christian Imagination" | website=ChristianityToday.org | date=June 21, 2021 | url=https://www.christianitytoday.org/media-room/news/2021/christianity-today-announces-new-publication-that-revives-c.html | access-date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>

==== International editions (2007–present) ====
Besides English, it is available in 12 other languages: Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Filipino, French, Galician, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.<ref name="ChristianityToday.com">{{cite web | title=CT Translations | website=ChristianityToday.com | url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/languages/ | access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> Their publication can be found within those linguistic regions, as well as in Japan and Israel.<ref name="Chantry. 2010">{{cite web | last=Chantry. | first=pastor Walt | title=Records of Christianity Today International - - Collection 8 | website=www2.wheaton.edu | date=March 2, 2010 | url=https://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/guides/008.htm | access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref>

==== Online presence ====
The magazine's mission statement is to "provide evangelical thought leaders a sense of community, coherence, and direction through thoughtful, biblical commentary on issues and through careful, caring reporting of the news." Its presence on the Internet began in October 1994 when it became one of the top ten content providers on all of AOL. Then, in 1996, their website was launched. Originally, it was named ChristianityOnline.com before becoming ChristianityToday.com. Today ChristianityToday.com serves as the web home for ''Christianity Today'' magazine, which now has distinct sections for Local Church Pastors,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/local-church|title=The Local Church|work=christianitytoday.com|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> Reporting,
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/|title=Gleanings |work=ChristianityToday.com|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> Women,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/women|title=CT Women|work=christianitytoday.com|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> History,<ref name="christianitytoday.com" /> and Spanish<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/en-espanol/|title=En Español|work=christianitytoday.com|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> readers.

Together, all Christianity Today brands reach more than 2.5 million people every month when print and digital views are combined, plus more than 5 million pageviews per month on the Internet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.org/ourbrands/|title=ChristianityToday.org|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> The ministry offers access, both premium and free, to more than 100,000 articles and other content on their various websites. They operate several stand-alone websites from ChristianityToday including SmallGroups.com, Preaching Today, Church Law & Tax and many other sites.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ChristianityToday.org|url=https://www.christianitytoday.org/what-we-do/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=ChristianityToday.org|language=en}}</ref>

=== Defunct ===
In 2005, Christianity Today International published 12 magazines,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.speroforum.com/site/print.asp?idarticle=2144|title=Campus Life magazine to change name in January|date=November 14, 2005|website=Spero News|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418164836/http://www.speroforum.com/site/print.asp?idarticle=2144|url-status=dead}}</ref> but following the [[Great Recession|financial downturn of 2008]] it was forced to shutter several publications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://goodnewsfl.org/christianity_today_international_closes_four_publications/|title=Christianity Today International closes four publications|date=June 18, 2009|website=Good News Florida|access-date=May 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055527/https://www.goodnewsfl.org/christianity_today_international_closes_four_publications/|archive-date=December 3, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> By 2017 that had further diminished to three, as many of them became sections of Christianity Today proper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.christianitytodayads.com/print-media/|title=CT Advertising: Print Media|website=CT Advertising|access-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref>

==== ''Leadership Journal'' (1980–2016) ====
The first "sister publication" added to the Christianity Today publishing group was ''Leadership: A Practical Journal for Church Leaders'', launched in 1980. The subtitle clearly defined the journal's mission: it was a quarterly publication, aimed primarily at clergy and focusing on the practical concerns of ministry and church leadership. The first issue of ''Leadership'' sold out its initial press run of 50,000 copies and the publication was in the black after a single issue.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Myra|first=Harold L.|date=Spring 1980|title=A Message from the Publisher|journal=Leadership|volume=1:2|pages=138}}</ref> The journal continued in print for 36 years. After volume 37, issue 1 (winter 2016), Christianity Today discontinued the print publication, replacing it with expanded content in ''Christianity Today'' for pastors and church leaders and occasional print supplements, as well as a new website, CTPastors.com.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Shelley|first=Marshall|date=Winter 2016|title=The Next Life of Leadership|journal=Leadership Journal|volume=37|pages=8}}</ref>

==== ''Campus Life/Ignite Your Faith'' (1982–2009) ====
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In 1982, Christianity Today purchased the magazine ''Campus Life,'' aimed at a high school audience, from, Campus Life Publications, Inc., a nonprofit organization, which had purchased Campus Life magazine from Youth For Christ in 1980. The name of the magazine was changed to ''Ignite Your Faith'' in 2006. It ceased publication in 2009.<ref name=CT-2009>{{cite web|url=https://religionnews.com/2009/05/26/christianity-today-international-is-shutting-down-four-publications-and-lay|title=Christianity Today to close four publications, lay off 31|last=Gordon|first=Tracy|work=[[Religion News Service]]|date=May 26, 2009|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919075222/https://religionnews.com/2009/05/26/christianity-today-international-is-shutting-down-four-publications-and-lay|archive-date=September 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== ''Partnership/Marriage Partnership'' (1984–2009) ====
''Partnership'' was launched in 1984<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/GUIDES/008.htm|title=Records of Christianity Today International – Collection 8 (Archival Finding Aid)|date=March 2, 2010|website=Billy Graham Center Archives}}</ref> as a magazine for wives of clergy.<ref name=":0" /> In 1987<ref name=":1" /> it was renamed ''Marriage Partnership'' and expanded its focus to marriage in general, not just clergy marriages. The magazine ceased publication in 2009.<ref name=CT-2009/>

==== ''Today's Christian Woman'' (1985–2009) ====
''Today's Christian Woman'' was founded in 1978 and acquired by Christianity Today from the [[Baker Publishing Group|Fleming H. Revell Co.]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Women's Periodicals in the United States: Consumer Magazines|last=Paddon|first=Anna R.|date=1995|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-28631-5|editor=Kathleen L. Endres |editor2=Therese L. Lueck |chapter=Today's Christian Woman}}</ref> It discontinued print publication in 2009 and was replaced with a "digizine" entitled ''Kyria'', which was online only, but still required a paid subscription to access, although at a lower price than the print magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/have-days-christian-media-come-and-gone-80487|title=Have the Days of Christian Media Come and Gone?|date=June 3, 2009|website=Newsweek}}</ref> In 2012 the name of the digital publication was changed back to ''Today's Christian Woman'', and in 2016 it stopped being issued as a regularly scheduled digital periodical.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.todayschristianwoman.com/articles/2016/may-25/next-chapter-for-tcw-ct-women.html|title=The Next Chapter for TCW|last=Trujillo|first=Kelli B.|date=May 25, 2016|website=Today's Christian Woman}}</ref>

====''Christian History'' (1989–2008)====
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''Christian History'' was a journal of the history of Christianity, first issued in January 1982 by the Christian History Institute. Each issue had multiple articles covering a single theme. Initially published annually, it became a quarterly publication. Christianity Today took over ownership of the magazine beginning with issue 22 in 1989. It was discontinued after the publication of issue 99 in 2008. In 2011 the Christian History Institute resumed quarterly publication of the magazine. ''Christian History'' archives still may be found on ChristianityToday.com under its special section.<ref name="christianitytoday.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/history|title=Christian History – Learn the History of Christianity & the Church|work=christianitytoday.com|access-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref>

==== ''Christian Reader/Today's Christian'' (1992–2008) ====
''Christian Reader'', a digest magazine in the vein of ''[[Reader's Digest]],'' was founded in 1963 by the founder of [[Tyndale House|Tyndale House Publishers]], [[Kenneth N. Taylor|Ken Taylor]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gilreath|first=Edward|date=November–December 2003|title=Turning 40|journal=Christian Reader|pages=5}}</ref> Christianity Today purchased the magazine in 1992.<ref name=":1" /> The name was changed to ''Today's Christian'' in 2004.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gilbreath|first=Edward|date=January–February 2004|title=What's in a Name?|journal=Christian Reader|pages=6}}</ref> In 2008, Christianity Today sold the magazine to the ministry Significant Living.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/543268287.html|title=Significant Living Acquires 'Today's Christian' Magazine|date=October 16, 2008|website=Christian Newswire|access-date=May 25, 2017}}</ref>

====''Books & Culture'' (1995–2016)====
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''Books & Culture'' was a bimonthly book review and intellectual journal modeled after the ''[[New York Review of Books]]'' and ''[[The New York Times Book Review]]'' and was published by Christianity Today International from 1995 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.booksandculture.com/help/about.html|title=About B&C|website=Booksandculture.com|access-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> At the end of its publication life in 2016, the magazine's circulation was 11,000 and its readership was 20,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytodayads.com/print/books-culture/|title=BooksAndCulture.com – Christianity Today Advertising|work=christianitytodayads.com|access-date=November 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518025148/http://www.christianitytodayads.com/print/books-culture/|archive-date=May 18, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was edited by John Wilson, and notable contributors included [[Mark Noll]], [[Lauren Winner]], [[Alan Jacobs (academic)|Alan Jacobs]], [[Jean Bethke Elshtain]], and [[Miroslav Volf]].

==== ''Virtue'' (1998–2000) ====
''Virtue,'' a magazine for Christian women, was founded in 1978.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1999/october25/9tc15c.html|title=Virtue Folds|date=October 25, 1999|work=Christianity Today|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref> Christianity Today purchased the publication from [[David C. Cook|Cook Communications Ministries]] in 1998 after that publisher abruptly closed the magazine.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|date=May 18, 1998|title=Two Cook Magazines Join CTi|journal=Christianity Today|volume=42|issue=6|pages=15}}</ref> Christianity Today revived the magazine and continued publishing it for two more years before discontinuing publication following the December/January 2000 issue.<ref name=":2" />

==== ''Christian Parenting Today'' (1998–2005) ====
''Christian Parenting Today'' (originally entitled ''Christian Parenting'') was founded in 1989.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://cpi.acl.org/cpititles.html|title=Christian Periodical Index (CPI) – All Titles|website=cpi.acl.org|access-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref> Christianity Today purchased the magazine from Cook Communications Ministries in 1998 in the same deal in which it acquired ''Virtue''.<ref name=":3" /> It ceased publication in 2005.<ref name=":4" /> 

==== ''Men of Integrity'' (1998–2017) ====
''Men of Integrity'' was a bi-monthly magazine for Christian men published by Christianity Today. It was created in 1998, in partnership with the evangelical men's organization [[Promise Keepers]].<ref name=":3" /> It ceased publication with the November–December 2017 issue.