Christianity Today International

Summary

Christianity Today, Inc. ("CTI") strives to communicate the depth and transforming power of the gospel as it penetrates all spheres of life. Writers and editors seek to reach both the minds and the hearts of their readers with dynamic content that's thoroughly Christian and relevant to the challenges of the day. CTI was founded in 1956 by Billy Graham.

his organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

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Purpose [ Back to top ]

Christianity Today, Inc. ("CTI") strives to communicate the depth and transforming power of the gospel as it penetrates all spheres of life. Writers and editors seek to reach both the minds and the hearts of their readers with dynamic content that's thoroughly Christian and relevant to the challenges of the day. CTI was founded in 1956 by Billy Graham.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

Christianity Today, Inc.'s Mission Statement is:

To communicate, primarily through outstanding periodicals, the depth and transforming power of the gospel as it penetrates all spheres of life.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

CTI began with a desire to provide pastors with a strong, vigorous voice of evangelical leadership and has now expanded to meet the needs of both professional Christian leaders and laity - adults, youth, and families. Today more than two and a half million men, women, and teenagers turn to CTI's ten outstanding periodicals and related books, tapes, and curricula to gain wise counsel, compassionate encouragement, and scriptural perspectives for the changes they face.

Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

Christianity Today, Inc.'s Statement of Faith is:

A. The sixty-six canonical books of the Bible as originally written were inspired of God, hence free form error. They constitute the only infallible guide in faith and practice.

B. There is one God, the Creator and Preserver of all things, infinite in being and perfection. God exists eternally in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who are of one substance and equal in power and glory.

C. God created Adam and Eve in his own image. By disobedience, they fell from their sinless state through the temptation by Satan. This fall plunged humanity into a state of sin and spiritual death, and brought upon the entire race the sentence of eternal death. From this condition we can be saved only by the grace of God, through faith, on the basis of the work of Christ and by the agency of the Holy Spirit.

D. The eternally pre-existent Son became incarnate without human father, by being born of the Virgin Mary. Thus, in the Lord Jesus Christ, divine and human natures were united in one Person, both natures being whole, perfect, and distinct. To effect salvation, He lived a sinless life and died on the cross as the sinner's substitute, shedding His blood for the remission of sins. On the third day He rose from the dead in the body which had been laid in the tomb. He ascended to the right hand of the Father, where He performs the ministry of intercession. He shall come again, personally and visibly, to complete His saving work and to consummate the eternal plan of God.

E. The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Triune God. He applies to us the work of Christ. By justification and adoption we are given a right standing before God; by regeneration, sanctification, and glorification our nature is renewed.

F. When we have turned to God in penitent faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are accountable to God for living a life separated from sin and characterized by the fruit of the Spirit. It is our responsibility to contribute by word and deed to the universal spread of the Gospel.

G. At the end of the age, the bodies of the dead shall be raised. The righteous shall enter into full possession of eternal bliss in the presence of God, and the wicked shall be condemned to eternal death.

History [ Back to top ]

When Billy Graham introduced CHRISTIANITY TODAY magazine in 1956, he launched a nonprofit organization that now touches the lives of millions of readers. A ministry that began with a desire to provide pastors with a strong, vigorous voice of evangelical leadership has expanded to meet the needs of both professional Christian leaders and laity -- adults, youth, and families. Today more than two and a half million men, women, and teenagers turn to CTI's ten outstanding periodicals and related books, tapes, and curricula to gain wise counsel, compassionate encouragement, and scriptural perspectives for the challenges they face.

Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

Christianity Today, Inc. expresses its needs for the ministry is:

Volunteers Needed: General chat hosts for greeting members and helping maintain Discussion Standards are needed for the ChristianityToday.com chat rooms.

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MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Educational Media Sector
Overall Efficiency Rating		226 of 348	22 of 38
Fund Acquisition Decision		226 of 348	22 of 38
Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	14 of 38
Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	14 of 38