List of Seventh-day Adventist periodicals

This is a list of periodicals published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church or by its church members. They include both official and unofficial publications relating to Seventh-day Adventism. Magazines which are only available on the internet are not included.

Most periodicals are listed by location of the publisher. A brief list of the most circulated periodicals is also included.

Title Location Publisher Language Frequency Circulation Archives
Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide United States: Nampa, Idaho Pacific Press English Quarterly 2003—
Adventist Review United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Weekly 30,000 paid[1] 1849–1850 (Present Truth and Advent Review), 1850–1988, 1997—; Anniversary Issues
Adventist World United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald, Lane Press, Korean Publishing Company, Signs Publishing Company English, Spanish, French Monthly 1,200,000 unpaid[2] 2006—
Adventisten heute Germany: Lüneburg Advent-Verlag Lüneburg German Monthly 20,000 unpaid 2004—2009 (AdventEcho), 2010—
Atlantic Union Gleaner United States: South Lancaster, Massachusetts Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Monthly 22,000[3] 2007—
Canadian Adventist Messenger Canada: Oshawa, Ontario Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada English Monthly 2007—
Catalyst Thailand: Saraburi Institute Press, Asia-Pacific International University English Yearly - 2007–present
College and University Dialogue Committee on Adventist Ministry to College and University Students (AMiCUS) English, Spanish, Portuguese, French Three times per year 30,000[4] 1994—
el Centinela United States: Nampa, Idaho Pacific Press Spanish Monthly 100,000[5] 2007—
Florida Focus United States: Winter Park, Florida Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Quarterly 23,000[citation needed] 1997—
Gleaner (periodical) United States: Ridgefield, Washington North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Monthly 40,000[6] 1906—present
Guide United States: Nampa, Idaho Pacific Press Publishing Association English Weekly 30,000[7] Individual story archives
Insight United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Weekly Cover story archives
La Femme d'Esprit United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald French Bi-monthly
FLAME United States: Alvarado, Texas Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English/Spanish Quarterly Publication Archive
Lake Union Herald United States: Berrien Springs, Michigan Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Monthly 2003—
Liberty United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Bi-monthly 200,000[citation needed] 1930, 1997—
LIFE.info United Kingdom: Alma Park, Grantham, Lincolnshire British Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Bi-monthly Vol. 1 Issue 1—
Listen United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English 9 issues per year Article archives
Message United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Bi-monthly 75,000[8] Archives
Ministry United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, French[9] Monthly 53,000 unpaid[10] 1928—
Mujeres del Espíritu United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald Spanish Bi-monthly
My Best Friends Magazine United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Bi-monthly
Our Little Friend United States: Nampa, Idaho Pacific Press English Weekly
Outlook United States: Lincoln, Nebraska Mid-America Conference Union of Seventh-day Adventist English Monthly 2005—
Pacific Union Recorder United States: Westlake Village, California Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Monthly 80,000[11] 1901–1975, 2003—
PowerPoints Study Guide United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Quarterly
Primary Treasure United States: Nampa, Idaho Pacific Press English Weekly
Real-Time Faith Bible Study Guides United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Quarterly
Record Australia: Wahroonga South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists English Weekly 26,000[12] (1898–1966, 2002—)
Renewed & Ready United States: Nampa, Idaho Pacific Press English Monthly
Shabbat Shalom United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Three times per year
Sharing Scripture United States: Nampa, Idaho Pacific Press English Monthly
Signs of the Times United States: Nampa, Idaho Pacific Press English Monthly 1874–1979, 2007—
Signs of the Times (Australian version) Australia: Warburton, Victoria Signs Publishing Company English Monthly 45,000[12] 1903–1925, 1926–1933, 2002—
Southern Tidings United States: Decatur, Georgia Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Monthly More than 80,000[13] 2000–2003, 2006—
Southwestern Union Record United States: Burleson, Texas Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Monthly 2004—
Edge Australia: Wahroonga Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Bi-Monthly 26,000[14] 1997—
The FLAME United States: Alvarado, Texas Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Quarterly 2006—
Vibrant Life United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Bi-monthly
Visitor United States: Columbia, Maryland Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English Monthly 44,500[15] 1901–1966, 2004–2006, 2007–2008
Winner United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English 9 issues per year Article archives
Women of Spirit United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald English Bi-monthly Article archive
Zeichen der Zeit Germany: Lüneburg Advent-Verlag Lüneburg German Quarterly 90,000 unpaid 2004—
Adventist Journal ONLINE: Westmoreland, Jamaica Advent Flame Media Centr

Periodicals by circulation

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The list of Adventist periodicals by circulation may give some indication of notability, but this criterion alone does not measure the impact of a magazine, and gift subscriptions and other freely distributed magazines might be expected to have an inflated circulation. As an example, one may assume that academic journals have more influence than their lower circulations suggest.

Items here are also listed by location below. Many older issues of these periodicals can be viewed online at the Adventist Archives

Scholarly journals

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Sabbath School lessons

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These publications are used during Sabbath School time at church. Many are published on various denominational presses worldwide.

  • Sabbath School Lesson study guide, or colloquially "the quarterly" (Adult)
  • Beginner (infants)
  • Kindergarten (Kindergarten)
  • Our Little Friend (Kindergarten)
  • Primary (Primary age)
  • Primary Treasure (Primary age)
  • PowerPoints (Juniors and Earliteens)
  • Guide, a weekly story magazine for Juniors and Earliteens (10-14 year olds).
  • Real Time Faith (Earliteens)
  • Insight (Youth)
  • Cornerstone Connections or Collegiate Quarterly (Youth)

Official local area newsmagazines

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The official newsmagazines include:

United States:

Adventist publishing houses

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North America

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North America is administered as the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.

Review and Herald Publishing Association

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The Review and Herald Publishing Association:

  • Adventist Review, the official Seventh-day Adventist magazine, issued weekly and with nearly 30,000 paid subscribers.
  • Adventist World, an international magazine with 1.2 million unpaid circulation.
  • Ministry, for pastors, by the Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventists. Monthly circulation to Adventists about 16,000; and bimonthly sent to about 37,000 pastors of other denominations on a gift basis.[24] ISSN 0026-5314
  • Liberty, devoted to religious freedom
  • Listen, drug education for teens
  • Message, mission with an urban edge
  • Shabbat Shalom, aimed at facilitating dialogue between Jews and Christians
  • Vibrant Life, about the health message
  • Winner, drug education for late primary school age
  • Women of Spirit, for women

Pacific Press Publishing Association

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The Pacific Press Publishing Association:

South Pacific

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Signs Publishing Company in Warburton, Victoria, Australia is the church publisher of the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists. The three major magazines it publishes are:[25]

  • Signs of the Times, an easy-reading magazine in a format similar to Reader's Digest, the flagship publication of Signs Publishing Company for distribution in the South Pacific. It has a circulation of 45,000
  • Record is a weekly news magazine aimed at churchmembers, issued freely to churches. Circulation of 26,000
  • Edge is targeted at young adults, and published bimonthly by Signs Publishing.

Asia

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  • Catalyst, published from Mission College in Thailand
  • Kerala Adventist Chronicle is the official magazine of southwest India union of SDA

South America

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South America is administered as the South American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.

Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana

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The Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana (South American Publishing House):

  • Revista Adventista, the Spanish-language version of the Adventist Review.
  • Vida Feliz, a publication related to the health message.
  • Mis amigos, a publication in magazine format for children.

Universidad Adventista de Chile

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The Universidad Adventista de Chile, through its Faculty of Theology publishes:

  • Advenimiento, a theological review published semesterly, as a mean to make known researches in the biblical-theological field, in the context of the seventh-day adventist faith.

Independent

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These may be significantly left or right of the Adventist mainstream, or may just be published by an independent organization.

Historic Adventism

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More moderate

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Progressive/liberal Adventism

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Welcome Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Adventist Review website. Accessed 2008-09-25
  2. ^ Knott Elected Adventist Review and Adventist World Editor; Succeeds Retiring Editor Johnsson
  3. ^ www.atlantic-union.org http://www.atlantic-union.org/gleaner.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[title missing]
  4. ^ Welcome to Dialogue online! Accessed 2008-09-27
  5. ^ Acerca de El Centinela Accessed 2008-09-28
  6. ^ "About the NPUC Gleaner". GleanerNow. 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  7. ^ Advertise in Guide Accessed 2008-09-28
  8. ^ Message magazine advertising Accessed 2008-9-27
  9. ^ French edition of Adventist Church's journal for pastors debuts Accessed 2009-04-11
  10. ^ Ministry homepage. Accessed 2008-09-25
  11. ^ Pacific Union Recorder Archived 2008-03-04 at the Wayback Machine on the Pacific Union Conference website. Accessed 2008-09-25
  12. ^ a b South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventist Publications Archived 2007-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Access 2008-09-25
  13. ^ Southern Union Conference website, Accessed 2011-11-07
  14. ^ South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventist Publications Archived 2007-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Access 2008-09-25
  15. ^ Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Visitor Magazine website. Accessed 2008-09-25
  16. ^ Adventist Review : Annual Council 2006 - 2
  17. ^ Australian Record July 1, 2006, p.5
  18. ^ Pacific Union Recorder Archived 2008-03-04 at the Wayback Machine at the Pacific Union Conference website. Accessed 2008-01-01
  19. ^ College and University Dialogue
  20. ^ "Seventh-day Adventist Church South Pacific | Publications". Archived from the original on 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  21. ^ North America: Korean Adventist Press Unites U.S. Korean Churches
  22. ^ "Journal of Adventist Education | Home". jae.adventist.org. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  23. ^ "Publications :: Adventist Theological Society". Archived from the original on 2007-02-24. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  24. ^ Ministry, International Journal for Pastors : Welcome
  25. ^ "Seventh-day Adventist Church South Pacific | Publications". Archived from the original on 2006-08-24. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
  26. ^ AldenThompson.com | "Review and Retrospective on the Adventist Church During the Last 30 Years"
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