Announcing the New ChristianityToday.com

Christianity Online changed its name to ChristianityToday.com on October 2, 2000. The new name is really one that has existed for 44 years, since Billy Graham co-founded our parent company, Christianity Today International. It's the name of the world-renowned ministry that is behind our successful Internet initiatives and our 11 award-winning magazines, which together reach a total of more than 2.5 million individuals.

Along with the name change is a complete upgrade of our Web site. Even though we received the prestigious designation of being one of the Top 100 Web Sites of 2000 by Yahoo Internet Life, we knew we could do better.

Check out these new features found throughout the site:

• Improved navigation. Easier to get to what you're looking for.
• Chat and boards available to our worldwide audience.
• Crosslinks between message boards and articles.
• Expanded content listings. Find the right article for your needs and interests.
• More frequently updated channels - most weekly.
• Free Christian E-cards to send to your friends and family.

Explore these Bible and Church related improvements:

• Enhanced Christianity Today magazine, with new navigation by article topics.
• Revolutionary new Bible & Reference channel with cross-references.
• Church Leaders channel is now LeadershipJournal.net, offering practical help that encourages biblical faithfulness and effectiveness.
• Energizing and encouraging real-life accounts that will recharge your spiritual batteries in the revitalized Today's Christian channel.
• Message boards for denominations, ministries, and missions.
• Solutions for growing churches in our Church Products and Services from Your Church magazine.
• Easier access to vivid and captivating stories of the Church's exciting past in Christian History.

More great additions for your special interests:

• Birth of the new Parenting channel from Christian Parenting Today magazine.
• New free e-mail newsletters for the Parenting, Marriage, Music, and Today's Christian channels.
• Newly released Music channel with 111 Christian music artist pages, featuring interviews, reviews, news, and message boards for each.
• Hundreds of cool activities, games, Bible, and educational links for kids.
• Find Christian teaching resources, curriculum, support, and more in the upgraded Home School Center.

At ChristianityToday.com, our online mission is to communicate the depth and transforming power of the gospel by informing, inspiring, connecting, and equipping believers worldwide. We seek to daily provide Christians like you with practical tools and scriptural perspectives needed to successfully tackle the myriad challenges of being salt and light in today's world.

This upgraded and renamed site emphasizes our commitment to carry out these goals in the midst of social, cultural, and political change and upheaval facing us in the 21st century.

Come join us as we seek to redeem the Internet for Christ and his kingdom.

In Christ,

John LaRue
Vice President of Online Services
Christianity Today International