Ignite Your Faith
EditorChris Lutes
Former editorsHarold Myra, Warren W. Wiersbe, Philip Yancey
CategoriesTeen magazine, Christianity
FrequencyQuarterly
Circulation100,000
First issue1944 (1944)
Final issue2009 (2009)
CompanyChristianity Today
CountryUnited States
Based inCarol Stream, Illinois
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.christianitytoday.com/iyf/ (Specific link no longer active; leads to home page.)
ISSN1558-7770
OCLC62217913

Ignite Your Faith was a print magazine for Christian highschool students. Founded in 1944 as Youth for Christ Magazine, its name was changed to Campus Life in 1965[1] and to Ignite Your Faith in 2006.[2] Officially closed in 2009,[3] it continues as a website of archived content.

History

Youth for Christ magazine was founded in 1944 as an organ of the network of independent evangelistic youth rallies that was coalescing into the organization Youth for Christ (YFC). In the early years, the publication focused on the evangelistic programs of its parent organization, featuring coverage of YFC's international efforts and the rise to fame of Billy Graham, who had begun his career as an evangelist employed by YFC. In the 1950s and beyond it expanded its focus to discussing current cultural and social concerns from a Christian perspective. In October 1965, the name of the magazine was changed to Campus Life, the same name YFC had begun using for its local high school clubs.[1] In late 1980, the magazine was sold to Campus Life Publications, Inc, a new nonprofit focused solely on the publishing of Campus Life magazine.

In July 1982, Campus Life Publications, Inc. merged with Christianity Today, Inc. In January 2006, the name of Campus Life magazine was changed to Ignite Your Faith in January 2006.:1">""Campus Life magazine to change name in January"". Spero News. November 14, 2005. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.</ref> Writers and editors who served at Campus Life and Ignite Your Faith include Philip Yancey, Warren Wiersbe, Dawson McAllister, Stephen R. Lawhead, Gregg Lewis, James P. Long, Chris Lutes, Jay Kesler, Dean Merrill, Harold Myra, Paul Robbins, and Tim Stafford. In January 2009, Christianity Today International announced that it was ending publication of Ignite Your Faith after the Spring 2009 issue.[3] The March 2009 edition of Christianity Today described the decision to discontinue the print publication as product of "general belt-tightening efforts demanded by the current economy" and assured readers that the publication would continue in online form.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Eskridge, Larry (1995). "Campus Life". In P. Mark Fackler; Charles H. Lippy (eds.). Popular religious magazines of the United States. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. pp. 78–87. ISBN 978-0-313-28533-2.
  2. ↑ ""Campus Life magazine to change name in January"". Spero News. November 14, 2005. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Bell, Lauren (January 26, 2009). "Christian teen title folds". DMN.
  4. ↑ Neff, David (March 2009). "The Great Passing On". Christianity Today.
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