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Meet Today's Christian

Today's Christian (formerly Christian Reader) was originally started in 1963 by Ken Taylor. Today's Christian provides the best in Christian editorial with features including family, church, real-life drama, evangelism, encouragement, humor, and hope.

Today's Christian is published bimonthly by Christianity Today International, 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.

Meet the Staff of Today's Christian

You might wonder about the people who produce the magazine you're reading. Here's a quick introduction to the Today's Christian staff.

Mark Moring interim editor of Today's Christian, loves stories about interesting people—be they celebrities or "regular" everyday folks. Mark is also editor of www.ChristianityTodayMovies.com, and lives with his wife, Nina, two teenage sons, Peter and Paul, in the Chicago burbs.

Dawn Zemke is associate editor for Today's Christian. She loves science as well as writing, and worked as a microbiologist for a large pharmaceutical company before coming to CTI. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and two teenaged children.

Cynthia Thomas has been editorial coordinator for almost 20 years. She likes to decorate her office for the different seasons, which include: Winter—Snowmen; Spring—Horses; Summer—Ladybugs; Fall—Lighthouses. Cynthia and her husband, Jim have two children, a daughter-in-law, a grandson, and two "fur" kids—Shelby, a Beagle-mix and Bluff, a rescued Greyhound. In their free time, Cynthia and Jim enjoy camping with their dogs and family members.

Phil Marcelo is Today's Christian's art director. He brings to TC years of graphic-design experience and a great editorial sense as well. Phil, his wife Karen, and their wonderful children, Nathan and Maggie, live in suburban Chicago.

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Terms and Conditions of Use:

Today's Christian is protected through trademark registration in the United States and in the foreign countries where the magazine circulates. All material from Today's Christian is copyrighted by Christianity Today International. All rights reserved. Except for personal use, no part of any issue may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic or electronic process, or in the form of an audio recording, nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or otherwise copied for public or private use without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding back issues, reprints or permissions, send e-mail to tceditor@Todays-Christian.com.

Today's Christian Reprint Permission Policy

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"This article first appeared in (insert date) issue of Today's Christian. Used by permission of Christianity Today International, Carol Stream, IL 60188."

Christianity Today International is not able to grant permission for our articles to appear on a non-CTI online site.

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For any other use, advance permission must be obtained from the author. Please contact Cindy Thomas at the following:

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Writer's Guidelines:

Send Today's Christian a Story!
Today's Christian's audience is a general interest one. The majority of our readers are adults in their 50s, including both men and women, urban professionals and rural homemakers, married and single, and Christians of every church affiliation. We seek to publish a magazine that people from a variety of ethnic groups will find interesting and relevant.

We publish six issues per year, and faith is the thread that ties together the articles. How does the person in the story exercise faith? How is that faith challenged and growing? How is the reader inspired to live the life of faith? We want to show ordinary faith at work, sometimes simply by allowing God to work in their everyday lives, sometimes in extraordinary ways, and occasionally by the miraculous. We strongly suggest you visit our website at www.todays-christian.com to get a feel for the type of material we publish.

We welcome both original and reprinted articles. We do not accept juvenile material, fiction, or poetry. Payment is made upon acceptance for original material; upon publication for reprint material. Today's Christian retains the right to edit material for length or content.

While query letters are accepted, manuscripts are preferred. In general, they should be no longer than 1,600 words and should be computer-generated or typed. Include the following information:

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Note: Electronic submissions are preferred. If you choose to mail your submission, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. (If you want the manuscript returned, indicate that and enclose appropriate return postage and envelope size.) We respond to most submissions within six weeks, but please allow up to two months processing time.

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Celebrity
Faith angle on well-known people, generally these types:
movies/TV/news
music and art
sports and health
authors, both mainstream and Christian
preachers, teachers, and leaders in the Christian community
public sector: business, government, shapers of society and culture

Ordinary people
Doing ordinary things with enduring faith
Doing extraordinary things that must be credited to God
unexpected heroes and role models
overcomers, both big troubles and nagging problems
small discoveries on the journey of faith, spiritual disciplines
real joy in everyday life

Docu-drama
Dramatic events told with all the best storytelling techniques of fiction
a series of scenes, much like a screenplay
lots of action and dialogue
good character development
emotional development within the story, climactic turning point
often first person
the hand of God is evident

Finding Significance
People who are making a shift in life and a difference in the world
often people at mid-life who turn from achievement to significance
missions, evangelism, and service through the local church are common elements
depict the learning curve that comes with finding new purpose
boomers, the new face of "retirement," second careers, late calling into ministry

Hot Topics
Contemporary issues; the intersection of current culture, faith, and theology
Often feature one person who is faced with an issue they've never really considered before, or someone who is championing a cause
Some reporting on the broader issue, with sidebars and boxes
Involvement of local congregations is frequently shown
Steps outlined for churches to get involved, or for further personal or group study

Humor/Sweet

Sometimes fun, sometimes serious, always heartfelt
Laughter through tears
Sentimental but not sappy
Solid chuckles, with an "awww" moment

Miscellaneous
Anything that might not be a perfect fit for any of the above, including:
Reflection pieces—spiritual musings, what God taught me, etc.
Didactic pieces—how to pray better, study Bible better, be a better steward, etc.
Fillers—cartoon page or spread

Departments

Prayer That Works
First person story of answered prayer, both ordinary, everyday answers and "wow" moments (400 words)

How We Did It
(Local) church group changing community/world, first person (400 words)

Kids of the Kingdom
Real-life humorous kid stories, about 50-75 words

Story Behind the Song
Telling the stories behind the creation of well-known hymns and praise songs (400 words)

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