Relevant (magazine)

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Relevant
ISSN
1543-317X

Relevant (often styled as RELEVANT) is a bi-monthly Christian

lifestyle magazine published by Relevant Media Group, since 2003. It is now fully-digital, but the print magazine once claimed an average circulation of 70,000.[1]

History

In June 2001, Cameron Strang, son of

outreach in the skate park."[2] As of 2006, it was distributed nationally at Barnes & Noble and other retailers, including the Family Christian bookstore chain.[2]

In its early years, contributors to the print magazine included John Fischer,

Donald Miller, Bob Goff, The Avett Brothers, Rob Bell, and The Civil Wars
.

In 2005, Relevant Media Group created a women's magazine, Radiant, which published 12 issues from 2005–2007.

In 2008, Relevant Media Group launched a magazine for church leaders, Neue.

In 2011, Relevant launched a free semi-annual social justice magazine, Reject Apathy. It was included with Relevant subscriptions.

Relevant launched its interactive iPad edition in September 2011.

According to a demographic study in 2012, 86% of Relevant's subscribers were between the ages of 18 and 39 (the average subscriber's age was 27).[citation needed]

In September 2020, Relevant announced the suspension of its print edition, shifting to an all-digital format and maintaining its bi-monthly release schedule.[3]

RelevantMagazine.com

The magazine's companion web presence, relevantmagazine.com, launched in 2002 with the email newsletter, "850 Words of Relevant" (now called "Relevant This Week").

The website is updated daily and is a counterpart to the magazine. It includes daily features, news ("slices"), columns, reviews, and features such as "The Drop"[4] and "RELEVANT.tv".[5]

Relevant podcast

Relevant releases a new podcast every Monday and Thursday. The podcast won the 2015 Academy of Podcasters Awards in the Spirituality & Religion category.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "RELEVANT - Issue 48 - November/December 2010 by RELEVANT Media Group - Issuu". Archived from the original on August 10, 2011.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-670-03791-5
    .
  3. ^ Strang, Cameron (September 2, 2020). "Welcome to the New Era of RELEVANT". RELEVANT. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "RELEVANT Media Group". RELEVANT Media Group.
  5. ^ "RELEVANT MAGAZINE :: Covering God, Life and Progressive Culture".
  6. ^ "Academy of Podcasters: Past Winners". Academy of Podcasters. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017.

External links

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