New Man (Christian magazine)
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.
Print history
Stephen E. Strang, the publisher of Charisma 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. 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. Over 90% held a position in their church. Subscribers were distributed throughout the regions of the United States, and in Canada.