A bit about us…
Why ‘Strangers’?
The magazine’s name was inspired by Psalm 119:19 which says ‘I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.’ Following Jesus wholeheartedly can make you feel like a stranger in your place of study, your work and sometimes even in the church. We seek to help young people navigate what it looks like to ‘live different’ in today’s world and know Jesus more deeply.
Our editorial team
Strangers magazine was started by a group of friends in their twenties. Our desire is for the magazine to be focused on Jesus, which is why we don’t put out heaps of information about ourselves. However, we would be happy to answer any questions you have about our team via email, or even meet up for coffee if it suits!
Juliette sources most of the content, while Carolina and Isaiah edit the content and help put each issue together. Gabriel is involved in the administration, Maddy oversees our social media and Connor does the beautiful graphic design.
Our beliefs and values
As a team, we come from a variety of backgrounds and are not affiliated with a particular church, movement or denomination. Our content largely focuses what it looks like to live out the Bible in a practical, day-to-day sense, rather than on theological issues.
Our values are:
Submission to the Holy Spirit. As a publication, we strive to seek God’s will and submit to His guidance. We also encourage our contributors to pray and seek God’s direction on what they should write.
The centrality of scripture. We strive to produce content that engages faithfully with scripture, and does not contradict the Bible in any way.
Experience comes first. We ask that our contributors write about things that God has taught them personally and that they have been able to put into practice in their own life, before they teach others. As a team, we strive to hold ourselves to this standard also.
Honesty and humility. We acknowledge that as a team, we are continually learning and that we only hold a small part of the knowledge of the body of Christ.
Love. We aim to build up and encourage the body of Christ in what we produce, not tear it down. This includes not criticising particular denominations, Christian leaders, or Christian practices, or writing in a way that fuels pride and division.
Fear of the Lord, not fear of man. We aim first and foremost to please God in what we produce and publish.
Bring people closer to Jesus. As a publication that is focused on discipleship, we aim to help people to grow in their love for Jesus and to learn to lay down their lives for Him. As a team, we acknowledge that our own personal relationship with Jesus has priority over any ministry we may do.