Guide magazine is holding a contest to name the church's newest monthly periodical, a magazine which will target young people—friends, neighbors and family members—who don't attend church. "In North America there are 21 million children in Guide's target age group who don't attend an Adventist church. This is a huge mission field, and we want to reach it," says Guide editor Randy Fishell.
The new outreach periodical will contain true stories, puzzles, fun facts and other content from the pages of Guide, selected to meet the needs of secular kids. Church members of all ages can sponsor subscriptions to young people they know.
"The magazine needs a new name to distinguish it from the regular weekly Guide," says Fishell. "And that's where the contest comes in. We want the whole church to be involved in launching this exciting new child evangelism project."
Suggested magazine names can be submitted at the Guide website, www.guidemagazine.org/friend, or mailed to Guide, 55 West Oak Ridge Dr., Hagerstown, MD 21740. The deadline for contest entries is Dec. 31.
"We're also inviting people to send us names and addresses of young people who need to receive this magazine," says Fishell. "Guide is currently raising funds to launch the magazine and send subscriptions to as many unchurched young people as possible." Names can be submitted online or by mail, using the addresses above.
Nick Bejarano, periodical marketing manager, Review and Herald Publishing Association