7ball

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title: "7ball" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1995-establishments-in-tennessee", "2004-disestablishments-in-tennessee", "bimonthly-magazines-published-in-the-united-states", "defunct-christian-magazines-published-in-the-united-states", "magazines-established-in-1995", "magazines-disestablished-in-2004", "magazines-published-in-tennessee", "mass-media-in-nashville,-tennessee", "defunct-music-magazines-published-in-the-united-states"] description: "American Christian music magazine" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7ball" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American Christian music magazine ::

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Field	Value
title	7ball
image_file	7ball Mag no25.jpg
image_size	200
image_caption	subtitled as "Modern Music on Cue"
editor	Chris Well
editor_title	Editor In Chief
frequency	Bimonthly
category	Christian alternative music
company	Royal Magazine Group
Voxcorp
firstdate	July/August 1995
finaldate	2004
based	Nashville, Tennessee
issn	1082-3980
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| title = 7ball | image_file = 7ball Mag no25.jpg | image_size = 200 | image_caption = subtitled as "Modern Music on Cue" | editor = Chris Well | editor_title = Editor In Chief | previous_editor = | staff_writer = | frequency = Bimonthly | circulation = | category = Christian alternative music | company = Royal Magazine Group Voxcorp | publisher = | firstdate = July/August 1995 | finaldate = 2004 | country = | based =Nashville, Tennessee | language = | website = | issn = 1082-3980 7ball is a discontinued Christian music magazine, first published in 1995. They focused on rock, hip-hop, and other "alternative" forms of Christian music. The magazine was initially published by the Royal Magazine Group (a division of Thomas Nelson) alongside Release magazine and others. Its primary competition were magazines such as HM, True Tunes News, and CCM.

Background

7ball magazine was initially edited by Chris Well, former editor of the Christian rock magazine Syndicate, Well was promoted to editor in chief of the entire company, overseeing 7ball, Release, and others, and former CCM assistant editor Bruce A. Brown was hired as managing editor of 7ball. Brown edited through the end of 1997, and was eventually replaced by Cameron Strang.

In early 1999 7ball gained distribution to Family Christian Stores, the largest Christian bookstore chain. HM Magazine editor Doug Van Pelt would later report that during its tenure 7ball cost them some of their advertising base. Strang edited into 2001, then founded the Relevant Media Group, which began publishing Relevant Magazine in 2003.

7ball ceased publication in 2004.

References

References

1. John Joseph Thompson. (2000). "Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll". ECW Press.
2. (21 December 1996). "Higher Ground". Billboard.
3. Price, Deborah Evans. (21 December 1996). "Higher ground. (Dove Awards changes venue and producer)".
4. (November 1998). "New at Vox". CBA Marketplace.
5. (April 1999). "Music News". CBA Marketplace.
6. Jonathan ("DOC") Swank. (2008). "What Doug Van Pelt Says". [[HM Magazine]].
7. Bartenhagen, Marcia. (1 August 2000). "New Media Start-up Targets Progressive Culture". Christian Retailing.
8. "7ball".

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