New Man
Encyclopedia
New Man was a prominent American
Christian
lifestyle
men's magazine, founded in 1994, and becoming an online publication in 2008. Its stated purpose is "Helping men to develop Christ-centered perspectives that will transform their lives, their families and their worlds.". For the first three years of its existence, it was the official magazine of the Promise Keepers
movement.
magazine since 1975, was an early supporter of Promise Keepers
, promoting it in the magazine. Charisma at the time had a circulation of approximately 100,000. In 1994, he made an agreement with Promise Keepers to publish New Man as the movement's official magazine, and began publishing the glossy bi-monthly 105 days later. By 1995, New Man circulation was reported at approximately 500,000 (though Strang remembers a height of 400,000 and eight issues per year). Members of the editorial advisory board included church leaders Jack W. Hayford
and Wellington Boone
. In April 1997, when New Man stopped being the official magazine of Promise Keepers
, it had a circulation of 330,000.
New Man subscribers were mostly educated married men. 65% had a college degree, and their median income was $83,600 (40% higher than the U.S. male average income). Over 90% held a position in their church. Subscribers were distributed throughout the regions of the United States, and in Canada.
on its cover, and endorsed his 2008 run for president
, as did an accompanying editorial in Strang's Charisma
magazine. The New Man editorial called Huckabee "one of our own", and urged 1000 readers to each contribute $1000 to the then cash-strapped campaign. The American Prospect stated this was Huckabee's most prominent Christian right
endorsement to this point, and connected it to Huckabee's strong second place showing in the Iowa Straw Poll. The New Man Huckabee endorsement was also credited for contributing to Huckabee's support by the New York Times and Huckabee himself. Film star Chuck Norris
cited the New Man endorsement in his decision to endorse and work for Huckabee's campaign.
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Christian
Christian
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lifestyle
Lifestyle magazine
Lifestyle magazine is an umbrella term for popular magazines concerned with lifestyle. There is no universally accepted definition of what constitutes a lifestyle magazine: it is often used to encompass a number of men's magazines, women's magazines and magazines about health and fitness, tourism,...
men's magazine, founded in 1994, and becoming an online publication in 2008. Its stated purpose is "Helping men to develop Christ-centered perspectives that will transform their lives, their families and their worlds.". For the first three years of its existence, it was the official magazine of the Promise Keepers
Promise Keepers
Promise Keepers is an international conservative Christian organization for men. While it originated in the United States, it is now world-wide...
movement.
Print history
Stephen Strang, the publisher of CharismaCharisma (magazine)
Charisma is a monthly Christian magazine based in Lake Mary, Florida, aimed at Pentecostals and charismatics...
magazine since 1975, was an early supporter of Promise Keepers
Promise Keepers
Promise Keepers is an international conservative Christian organization for men. While it originated in the United States, it is now world-wide...
, promoting it in the magazine. Charisma at the time had a circulation of approximately 100,000. In 1994, he made an agreement with Promise Keepers to publish New Man as the movement's official magazine, and began publishing the glossy bi-monthly 105 days later. By 1995, New Man circulation was reported at approximately 500,000 (though Strang remembers a height of 400,000 and eight issues per year). Members of the editorial advisory board included church leaders Jack W. Hayford
Jack W. Hayford
Jack Williams Hayford is an American author, Pentecostal minister, and Chancellor of The King's University...
and Wellington Boone
Wellington Boone
Wellington Boone is an American evangelical Christian leader, church planter, and author.-History:Boone was ordained into ministry in 1973 where began his ministry with Word of Faith seminars, and soon established churches in Ettrick and Richmond, Virginia, that had a strong outreach to student...
. In April 1997, when New Man stopped being the official magazine of Promise Keepers
Promise Keepers
Promise Keepers is an international conservative Christian organization for men. While it originated in the United States, it is now world-wide...
, it had a circulation of 330,000.
New Man subscribers were mostly educated married men. 65% had a college degree, and their median income was $83,600 (40% higher than the U.S. male average income). Over 90% held a position in their church. Subscribers were distributed throughout the regions of the United States, and in Canada.
Move online
In January 2008, Strang Communications stopped printing New Man, along with its sister publication, SpiritLed Woman, on paper, and made them online-only publications. At the time, New Man was printing 100,000 copies of six issues a year, with about 80,000 paid subscribers. Commenting on the move, Stephen Strang said, "the men’s movement isn’t what it used to be, and the Internet was hardly around when we started New Man. Now it’s the wave of the future." New Man is now published weekly on the Internet as an eMagazine.Huckabee endorsement
The July/August 2007 issue of New Man featured former Arkansas governor Mike HuckabeeMike Huckabee
Michael "Mike" Dale Huckabee is an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007. He was a candidate in the 2008 United States Republican presidential primaries, finishing second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won . He won...
on its cover, and endorsed his 2008 run for president
Mike Huckabee presidential campaign, 2008
Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas, announced his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for the 2008 presidential election in the United States on January 28, 2007...
, as did an accompanying editorial in Strang's Charisma
Charisma (magazine)
Charisma is a monthly Christian magazine based in Lake Mary, Florida, aimed at Pentecostals and charismatics...
magazine. The New Man editorial called Huckabee "one of our own", and urged 1000 readers to each contribute $1000 to the then cash-strapped campaign. The American Prospect stated this was Huckabee's most prominent Christian right
Christian right
Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe "right-wing" Christian political groups that are characterized by their strong support of socially conservative policies...
endorsement to this point, and connected it to Huckabee's strong second place showing in the Iowa Straw Poll. The New Man Huckabee endorsement was also credited for contributing to Huckabee's support by the New York Times and Huckabee himself. Film star Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, he began his rise to fame as a martial artist and has since founded his own school, Chun Kuk Do...
cited the New Man endorsement in his decision to endorse and work for Huckabee's campaign.