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In 1978‚ a student at Union College‚ in Lincoln‚ Nebraska‚ USA‚ realized that there was a Seventh-day Adventist Bible study guide for every age level except his. That realization began a series of events that led to the development of CQ‚ which was initially published first quarter‚ 1979.
For several years‚ college students and professors from the 12 Adventist colleges and universities in North America shared the responsibilities of putting CQ together. In the second quarter of 1982‚ CQ went international when it invited students and faculty at Hong Kong Adventist College to participate. Now our writers and illustrators come from every continent except Antarctica.
CQ also has increased its “publications” to include quarterly teacher’s guides‚ a Web site‚ podcast lessons‚ and Sabbath School University— a weekly half-hour satellite broadcast pertaining to the Sabbath School lesson for any given week.
Thirty years ago‚ the questions were asked‚ “Is such a quarterly needed? Will it appeal to the college person?”1
Thirty years ago‚ someone wrote on a tithe envelope during a Friday evening vesper service the following message to the first CQ editor: “If we’ll come to Him—God will bless us more than we have even thought about yet!”2
Thirty years later‚ the prayer of the CQ staff is the same as it was in January of 1979—that through CQ “many college students will come to appreciate and love more and more the One who first loved them.”3
CQ. Thirty years. And still growing strong!
1. Collegiate Quarterly‚ October–December‚ 1979‚ p. 1.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.‚ January 7–April 7‚ 1979‚ p. 3.