Relevant Magazine

Infobox Magazine
title = RELEVANT


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image_caption = "Relevant" #7, March/April 2004
editor = Cameron Strang, Adam Smith
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company = RELEVANT Media Group
firstdate = March/April 2003
country = flag|United States
language = English
circulation = 75,963 bimonthly
website = [http://www.relevantmagazine.com relevantmagazine.com]
issn = 1543-317X

"RELEVANT Magazine" is a bimonthly Christian magazine first published in 2003. It claims a subscriber base of more than 75,000 readers [ [http://www.relevantmagazine.com/misc_who_we_are.php RELEVANT MAGAZINE :: Covering God, Life and Progressive Culture ] ] . Its companion web presence, RelevantMagazine.com, was launched before the print publication and continues to feature exclusive content. Both are products of the RELEVANT Media Group, founded by Cameron Strang, son of Charisma Magazine publisher and Strang Communications CEO Stephen Strang. RELEVANT explores the intersection of faith and pop culture with the tagline "God. Life. Progressive Culture." Regular contributors to the print magazine include John Fischer, Dan Haseltine (Jars of Clay), Don Chaffer (Waterdeep), and Dan Buck. Regular contributors to the web magazine include Dawn Xiana Moon, Brett McCracken, CA Muncey, Rick Warren, and Eric Hurtgen. Articles feature fresh spiritual voices, often profiling young musicians, authors and entrepreneurs such as Paper Route, Donald Miller, Rob Bell, Margaret Feinberg and Sarah Cunningham. Relevant also offers political spotlights, social issues, and reviews of recently released media selections.

In its third year, the magazine created a new women's magazine, Radiant. The first issue was released in April 2006 and its last was Fall 2007.

RelevantMagazine.com

Led by 16 section editors and featuring hundreds of writers, the website is updated daily and is a user-driven counterpart to the magazine. The website receives 4 million page views each month. The biggest difference between the magazine and the website is that none of the magazine content is found on the website, and "vice versa". Some of the newest additions to the website are "The Drop" [ [http://relevantmediagroup.com/ Relevant Media Group ] ] and "RELEVANT.tv" both are exclusive broadband music video channels. [ [http://www.relevantmagazine.com/misc_who_we_are.php RELEVANT MAGAZINE :: Covering God, Life and Progressive Culture ] ]

Relevant Podcast

Relevant magazine posts a weekly podcast cast on iTunes every Friday. The cast on the podcast consists of Cameron Strang, CEO of Relevant Media Group; Adam Smith, Maya Strang (Cameron's wife), and Lloyd Kinsley. The podcast can be found on the Relevant website or on iTunes.

Cover stories

# (Issue 1) (March/April 2003)
# War, Terror And The End Times. How Should We Respond?: Between Iraq And A Hard Place. How should Christians respond to recent world events? (May/June 2003)
# The Movie Issue (July/Aug. 2003)
# The Quest For Contentment: Finding Fulfillment in a Restless Society (Sept/Oct 2003)
# P.O.D.: Life After Death (Nov/Dec 2003)
# Mel Gibson's Passion (Jan/Feb 2004)
# Opening Eyes: Bono Awakens the Church to Social Activism (March/April 2004)
# Can Dwight Howard Save the NBA? Why the Prep Phenom Is Taking on the League (May/June 2004)
# The Search for Purpose: Why God's Will Isn't Found in this Magazine (July/Aug 2004)
# Bush & Kerry Face Off: How This Generation's Vote Will Change The Course Of History (Sept/Oct 2004)
# The Rebirth of Mase: What He’s Not Telling MTV (Nov/Dec 2004)
# Keanu Reeves' Constantine: Goes Where The Matrix Didn’t (Jan/Feb 2005)
# The Relevant Music Issue: Introducing Mute Math: Their Story of Surrender and Redemption (March/April 2005)
# The Two Sides of Moby: Why He Loves Jesus But Not the Church (May/June 2005)
# Common: Defining Hip Hop's New Breed (July/Aug 2005)
# The Vision Issue: 12 Visionaries Who Are Impacting Culture Through Faith (Sept/Oct 2005)
# New Hope For Africa: A Front Lines Look At A Solvable Crisis (Nov/Dec 2005)
# The Movie Issue: Welcome To Hollywood (Jan/Feb 2006)
# 2006 Spring Music Guide; Leigh Nash: What Happened to Sixpence and What is She Doing Now? (Mar/Apr 2006)
# Friend or Foe: Love Him or Hate Him, Thomas Kinkade is the Voice of a New Direction(May/June 2006)
# Thrice One on One: On Their Music, Faith And Why Their Giving Their Money Away (July/Aug 2006)
# The Fray Better Late Then Never (Why They're Just Now Starting To Pay Their Dues) (Sept/Oct 2006)
# Muse (band) Explores Eternity and the Unknown (Nov/Dec 2006)
# Ben Folds Defends Jesus, His Lyrics, and a Dog (Jan/Feb 2007)
# Anberlin New Music Issue (March/April 2007)
# How Our Generation Can Break Its Addiction to Money(May/Jun 2007)
# Matisyahu Looking for the Messiah: Jewish Reggae Artist (July/Aug 2007)
# Inside the Deep Convictions of Ben Harper (Sep/Oct 2007)
# By The Book: What Would it Look Like to Live One Year Following the Bible Exactly (Nov/Dec 2007)
# Rob Bell on a New Social & Spiritual Direction (Jan/Feb 2008)College Edition: Switchfoot - What Drives This San Diego Surf Band (Fall 2005)

Relevant Magazine.com: Paper Route (band) - Artist Spotlight

References

External links

* [http://www.relevantmagazine.com Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/relevantmagazine MySpace Site]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2004-06-23-christian-mag_x.htm USA Today article from 2004]
* [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0407/14/lt.02.html Transcript of a CNN interview with Cameron Strang]
* [http://relevantmediagroup.com/ Relevant Media Group website]
* [http://www.relevantmagazine.com/misc_who_we_are.php Relevant Magazine "Who we are"]