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RELEVANT
Relevant #7, March/April 2004
Editor	Cameron Strang
Categories	Christian magazines
Frequency	Bimonthly
Circulation	75,000 bimonthly
First Issue	March/April 2003
Company	Relevant Media Group
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	relevantmagazine.com
ISSN	1543-317X

RELEVANT Magazine is a bimonthly Christian magazine first published in 2003. RelevantMagazine.com launched before the print publication; it continues to feature exclusive content and has a current readership of 300,000. It is a product of the RELEVANT Media Group, founded by Cameron Strang, son of Charisma Magazine publisher and Strang Communications CEO Stephen Strang, in 2000. 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, and Eric Hurtgen.

In its third year, the magazine created a new women's magazine, Radiant, the first issue of which released was in April 2006.

[edit] Relevant Podcast

Relevant magazine posts a weekly podcast cast on iTunes every Friday. The cast on the podcast consists of Cameron Strang, Adam Smith, Cara Davis, and Jesse Carey. The podcast can be found on the Relevant website or on iTunes.

[edit] 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 Formulas (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, Derek Webb 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)