World (often stylized in all-caps as WORLD) is a biweekly Christian news magazine, published in the United States by God's World Publications, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Asheville, North Carolina. Worlds declared perspective is one of Christian evangelical Protestantism. Each issue features both U.S. and international news, cultural analysis, editorials and commentary, as well as book, music and movie reviews. Worlds end-of-the-year issue covers stories from the previous year, obituaries, and statistics. History Launched by Joel Belz in 1986 as a replacement for The Presbyterian Journal, a publication issued over the previous 44 years that had been founded specifically "to challenge the assumptions and activities of the liberals and to return the Southern Presbyterian denomination to its biblical moorings", World was intended to serve "an educational rather than an ecclesiastical task—a vision focused on the importance of a biblical worldview for all of life". It started with about 5,000 initial subscribers and only 12,000 after three years. The publishers initially requested donations in every issue to stay afloat. In 2005, Nick Eicher replaced Joel Belz as CEO. He was succeeded in 2008 by Kevin Martin. In 2012, World began referring to itself as World News Group, which includes its print, digital, and broadcast properties. In 2014, Nick Eicher became Chief Content Officer, responsible for all editorial content for the organization. Editorial team World News Group's editorial staff is led by an editorial council, the current members of which are Paul Butler (Executive Producer of WORLD Radio), Nick Eicher (Chief Content Officer), Tim Lamer (Executive Editor—Commentary); Lynde Langdon (Executive Editor—News), Mickey McLean (Executive Editor, WORLD Digital), and Lynn Vincent (Executive Editor—Features and Executive Editor—WORLD Magazine). Coverage of evangelical controversies World has received positive critical commentary from the New York Times regarding its investigative reporting on controversies within the evangelical Christian community, citing editors who no longer work for the publication. In an August 29, 2009, cover story, World reported on the C Street Center in Washington, D.C., and the secretive organization behind it, the Fellowship, a.k.a. "The Family". Scott Horton of Harper's Magazine praised the piece, saying the magazine's "attitude is critical and exacting. The piece looks like serious journalism, much like the publication's exposé work on Ralph Reed and other scandals in the past." Rachel Maddow, on her August 17, 2009, show said, "The article exposes The Family's mysterious money trail and describes the C Street scandals using the