Periodicals

There have been several periodicals published for Christian computer users over the years, but most of them have ceased publication. If you know of a periodical on the subject which is not included in this list, please contact me.

	BBS-FYI This was an experimental variation on the FYI newsletter on apologetic resources published for some years by the Christian Research Institute. BBS-FYI focused on apologetic resources (or potential resources) available online, and was edited by Rich Poll. The format was an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet printed on both sides, or two such sheets stapled together. There were at least five issues published, beginning in November, 1992, and running at least until February, 1993.
	CAMsoc Update URL: www.associate.com/camsoc/cu/ The newsletter of the Computer Aided Ministry Society. Originally published in 1988 and 1989 in Vancouver as a "pony tab," CAMsoc Update then became an occasional page in CHURCH BYTES until 1992. In 1995 it was revived as an E-mail newsletter, eventually becoming a web newsletter as well.
	Christian Computing Magazine P.O. Box 10 Lee's Summit, MO 64063 U.S.A. Fax: 1-816-246-1828 Telephone: 1-816-246-1356 URL: www.ccmag.com A monthly glossy on computing at home and in the Church, with a strong slant in favour of Microsoft Windows. Published since 1989, Christian Computing Magazine is the longest-published print periodical on Christian computing curently available. As of March, 2005, Christian Computing Magazine is delivered via E-mail for free.
	Christian Ministries Support Services Newsletter A bimonthly newsletter photocopied on A4 sheets, folded and stapled to form an A5-sized booklet. Published by Christian Ministries Support Services, a computer users group based in Auckland, New Zealand. Apparently, the newsletter began publication in December, 1987, and lasted at least until January, 1992. Newsletter subscriptions were $10 NZ per year in 1990, and raised to $20 NZ in July, 1991. The editor was Errol Thompson.
	Church Business: Canada's Ministry Magazine A bimonthly glossy trade journal for churches, heavy on advertising and product announcements, including computer products. Published by Sawmill Creek Communications, it was useful for finding things churches need. As is usual for such "trade rags", most of the content consisted of distillations of press releases from advertisers, and the other articles were mostly reprinted from other publications, such as Christian Computing Magazine. Apparently, Church Business began publication at the beginning of 1994, and lasted at least until November, 1995. As of that issue, the editor was Jay Barwell.
	Church Business: Providing Solutions and Strategies for Today's Churches Virgo Publishing Inc. P.O. Box 40079 Phoenix, AZ 85067-0079 USA Fax: 1-480-990-0819 Telephone: 1-480-990-1101 A monthly glossy trade journal for large churches, covering an assortment of church-related products, including audio, lighting, transportation, and computer products. Church Business has been published monthly since 1996. Since 1998, the editor has been RaeAnn Slaybaugh. The circulation is approximately 21,500 copies per issue. In July, 2007, the name was changed to Church Solutions.
	CHURCH BYTES Neil Houk began publishing CHURCH BYTES in 1985 in Waukesha, WI. In 1988, he moved to Durham, NC. CHURCH BYTES spent most of its history as a monochrome "pony tab" (11" x 17" paper folded and stapled to produce a booklet the size of an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet.) Coverage tended to lean towards PCs, but all operating systems got at least some notice. From 1986 to 1996, CHURCH BYTES was published eight times a year. CHURCH BYTES became the official publication of the Church Computer Users Network, one of the sponsors of the annual CAMcon (Computer Applications for Ministry Conference), and from 1990 to 1992, served as the official publication of CAMsoc. In 1996, Neil sold CHURCH BYTES to Deerhaven Press in Kentucky. Deerhaven changed to a glossy format, and changed the publication schedule to monthly, (but shortly dropped dropped back to bimonthly.) At the end of 1997, Neil retired as editor and Marshall N. Surratt took on that responsibility. In mid-1998, Deerhaven Press changed the name of the publication to Scroll.
	Church Computer URL: www.ccug.org.uk A newsletter published by the Church Computer Users Group. First published in April, 1982, Church Computer was an A5 format newsletter (A4 sheets folded and stapled), published three times per year. The first issue had ten pages, and the final issues had 48 pages and a glossy cardboard cover. In January, 2003, Church Computer switched to being online content on the CCUG web site, thus ending its time as what has been (at least as far as I have been able to discover) the longest-published print publication on Christian computing. (Although both CHURCH BYTES and Christian Computing Magazine published more issues.) The last editor of the print edition was Rev. Martin Adams. CCUG's annual membership fee was £10 in the U.K., and £15 in the rest of the world. Now that the newsletter has gone online, there is no longer a membership fee for CCUG. Instead, the group runs on voluntary donations.
	Church Business: Providing Solutions and Strategies for Today's Churches Virgo Publishing Inc. P.O. Box 40079 Phoenix, AZ 85067-0079 USA Fax: 1-480-990-0819 Telephone: 1-480-990-1101 URL: www.churchsolutionsmag.com Published by Virgo Publishing in Arizona, and formerly known as Church Business, a monthly glossy trade journal for large churches, covering an assortment of church-related products, including audio, lighting, transportation, and computer products. Since 1998, the editor has been RaeAnn Slaybaugh. The circulation is approximately 21,500 copies per issue.
	eChurch Active P.O. Box 737 Cottenham, Cambridge CB4 8BA England Fax: 44-1954-206229 Telephone: 44-1954-206219 Internet: editors@echurchactive.net URL: www.echurchactive.net This was an A4-sized publication launched in November, 2003. The focus was on general technology use in churches, rather than computing specifically. After a year, eChurch Active was switched to a web-based publication. In April, 2006, the web site was shut down.
	His Servant URL: www.macministry.org Originally entitled The Servant, (until March, 1993), His Servant was a monthly newsletter published by the Christian Macintosh Users Group. Like CHURCH BYTES, His Servant was a "pony tab." Published from the CMUG office (originally in Silicon Valley, and then Los Angeles), the newsletter has since been replaced by content on the CMUG web site. Rick Thrasher, Dottie Nylin, Steven McGriff, and Douglas Wade have all acted as editor.
	Notes on Computing P.O. Box 248 Waxhaw, NC 28173-0248 U.S.A. URL: www.sil.org/computing/noc/ A quarterly journal on computing and missions, published by the Summer Institute of Linguistics, who probably use more computers to do more things in primitive conditions than any other agency in the world.
	Scroll: Computer Resources for Church and Family Published by Deerhaven Press in Kentucky, and formerly known as CHURCH BYTES, Scroll only lasted a few issues as a bimonthly glossy before being shut down at the end of 1999.

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