GENERATE Magazine: Fall Annoucements!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM TIM SNYDER

Dear Generate community,

I’ve been with Generate Magazine since we launched 2009, but this past summer I was honored to take on a new role as Executive Editor. In this new role, I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes this magazine special and lately I’ve been talking about the magazine as a workshop. Generate is a platform where together we practice telling grassroots stories of kingdom hope. For many of our contributors, this is the first time they have ever published their work. For others it is just one of many publishers they work with. This is what I love about the magazine. There’s just nothing else out there that tells these stories through the creative mediums of our magazine.

Because this is workshop we create together can play an important role in the changing shapes of Christian communities, over the last few months we’ve been working hard to deliver some exciting changes here at Generate that will ensure our ability to continue creating this unique publication and to grow the community that generates, enjoys and shares the publication.

So, beginning in November we are very excited to announce the following changes to Generate Magazine:

First of all, from now on Generate Magazine will be published in a new 8.5 X 11 format. The new enlarged format is part of wider partnership with our new publishing partner, Magcloud (HP). Through their print-on-demand service, you will now be able to order the print magazine on the day we release it and the cost will stay the same ($10). You will also be able to decide for yourself how you want it shipped. If you’ve ever had problems receiving Generate (like I have!) you’ll be excited to about the new tracking options.

To kick off this new format, we are re-releasing Issues 1-3 in print through Magcloud beginning within just a few weeks.

Second, through this new partnership we will also be able to offer for the first time a full digital version of the magazine! The digital version of Generate will be readable on iPads, iPhones, e-readers and any computer and immediately available the day we release a new issue. The digital version will come free when you purchase the print edition, or you can buy just the digital version ($7).

Finally, as a token of our thanks for all your support over these past couple of years, we’re offering Issues 1-3 now for a special buy one, get one free (original format). There’s a limited supply of these, so jump on that quick.

On behalf of the entire Generate staff — thank-you for all your support!

Be generative,

Tim K. Snyder

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Guest Posts This Week

I am going to be taking some breaks from writing over the next month or so to work on a project, relax and get my syllabus and prep in order for the fall semester. There will be three guests posts this week from Lisa Colon Delay, Elizabeth Sands Wise and Omar Niebles.

A Long Journey, with a lot of words…

When I started blogging in June of 2006 it was as a sort of discipline. I wanted something to keep me grounded in a community of other thinkers, writers and readers and a place to keep my beliefs, thoughts and ideas fresh and changing.

Now, over five years later and with more than a 1,000 posts, it’s hard to believe that I’ve kept this going all this time.

To all of you who have written, commented, read or helped out in any way, a very heartfelt thank you.

To another 5 years and another 1,000 posts!

Erasing Hell Pithy Post Winners

I ran a contest to give away copies of Francis Chan’s forthcoming book Erasing Hell, and the participation was exact: 10 posts for 10 winners. So good job all, that was very efficient!

Here are my picks for best post, most witty and truest depiction of hell on earth.

Glory‘s post wins for best post:

Erasing Hell: Selling our car and weaving through rush-hour traffic on my bicycle (arriving at my destination in comparable time, with more peace of mind and a healthier body!)

Zach‘s post was the wittiest:

Erasing Hell: The Life & Times of Pink Pearl

Truest Depiction of Hell on Earth is a tie between Janice:

Erasing hell: Removing the pencil guidelines on my 4000 word 2′x3′ final calligraphy project!

and Elizabeth:

Erasing Hell: The days I find myself sifting through the Trash folder of my inbox, watching the parade of mass forwards from my grandmother and bank e-statements sandwiched between “business proposals” from Mr. Yu, Western Union Money Transfers, V1AGRA (and other “enlargement”) advertisements, and LivingSocial pseudo-deals (who can turn down “three laser hair removal sessions”?)

Thank you all for your participation!

Erasing Hell Giveaway

I have 10 copies of Erasing Hell, Francis Chan’s addition to the ongoing hell/judgement/eternity conversation, to give away.

A lot of people have gotten very angry and mean spirited during this conversation (John Piper, anyone?), so we’re going to have a contest that tries to lighten the mood. The Everyday Liturgy contest is simple: come up with a zany, alter-ego definition of “erasing hell,” such as “Erasing Hell: that time when I erased every photo on my computer.” The ten best will win.

Contest Rules:

1. Leave your entry in the comments on this post by midnight EST, June 29th.
2. Do one of the following: Retweet: “win a free copy of #ErasingHell from @everydayliturgy Contest details are here: http://bit.ly/j8M9Sm” or like Everyday Liturgy or share this post on Facebook.

That’s all there is to it! The winners will be announced on July 1st.

The Master’s Artist

I am pleased to announce I am one of the new writers on The Master’s Artist, a group blog for writers united by the blood of Christ and a love for language who come from different backgrounds, have different theological outlooks, and are interested in a wide variety of genres and art forms. Christianity Today wrote that The Master’s Artist is “an excellent example of a group blog, a true community of like-minded but highly individual writers,” so joining such a group is a great privilege.

My first post is up today, “Nukes, Poets and False Prophets,” which looks at how art should respond to a world that is so worried about the end of the world as we know it. Enjoy, and read some of the other great posts on the blog!