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Christianity Today International announced last Friday
that it is to close four of its publications and lay off
30 employees.
Publications coming to the end of their run in the next
few months are Today's Christian Woman magazine, the
Campus Life College Guide, the Christian history
bulletin inserts Glimpses, and the bimonthly newsletter
Church Office Today.
CTI President and Publisher Harold B Smith said the
decision to close the publications had been precipitated
by difficulties in the publishing industry.
"We find ourselves as does our industry in the midst of
a perfect publishing storm," he said.
Mr Smith said that the organisation, founded in 1956 by
evangelist Billy Graham, was "profoundly saddened" by
the impact the move would have on its employees as well
as the wider church, but added that it had been deemed
"necessary".
He expressed his gratitude to God for the continuing
strength of the media group's flagship publications -
Christianity Today magazine and the Leadership journal.
“These iconic brands, along with the myriad web
properties tied to them, will once again point the way
for this ministry in the days, months, and years to
come," the CTI head stated.
Christianity Today has risen over the last few decades
to become one of the most distinguished sources of
Christian news and information in the world, with nine
print magazines and newsletter and an award winning
website that reaches more than 2.5 million people each
month.
The group recently scooped a number of awards at the
annual convention of the Evangelical Press Association,
including an Award of Excellence for the Leadership
journal, an Award of Excellence for Ignite Your Faith
magazine, four Awards of Merit, and fourteen “Higher
Goals” awards two of which were first place awards.
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