Do you listen to the voice of God?

We endeavor to always be sensitive to the voice of God and to be quick to obey.

That's why Jessica and I are preparing to minister in the nations of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Suicide-bombers, war, and the Taliban have made headlines in these two nations in the last few weeks.

Why do we GO to these distant lands when there are places closer to home that would be safer and more comfortable for us to minister?

174,579,000 people live in Pakistan. 96% of the population in Pakistan are Muslims who have never heard the Gospel message.

Afghanistan has 33,609,037 people. Afghanistan is 99% Muslim. God told us to GO to the unreached and we must OBEY.

Between these two nations, there is an average of ONE MISSIONARY for every ONE MILLION Muslims.

At this ratio, there would be only three people preaching to my entire home state of Oklahoma. Yet, here at home, I see a church on every corner.

We want to go where the NEED is the greatest. We want to preach TO THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD.

Would you help us reach people in the Muslim world?

Three days ago, I asked my friends on Facebook why they support different ministries. The #1 reason they said is because GOD TOLD THEM TO GIVE. Right now, I believe God is speaking to many of our partners to help us minister to the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Would you take a moment to listen to the voice of God? Ask yourself these questions:

1. Is God telling me RIGHT NOW to help get people saved in Afghanistan and Pakistan?

2. How much is God telling me to give?

Would you be one of 5 people to give a gift of $1,000? Would you be one of 10 people to give a gift of $500? Would you be one of 50 people to give a gift of $100? Would you be one of 300 people to give a gift of $50?

Please, listen to the voice of God and give what He tells you to give. Please don't delay; be OBEDIENT to the voice of God RIGHT NOW.

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Book Review of “The Last TV Evangelist”

           I feel like I am late for the party after reading Phil Cooke's new book The Last TV Evangelist. My calling is to be an evangelist and I have been thinking about buying airtime on local stations in order to explore the medium of television. All my heroes are preachers who became famous during the heyday of TV evangelism. I grew up listening to preachers like Oral Roberts, Marilyn Hickey, Billy Graham, and Joyce Meyer. Their common denominator is that they used media as a platform to build mega-ministries. As I read Phil Cooke's book, I was disappointed to discover that what worked for them will no longer work.

            The bad news is that television is too expensive, there are too many channels demanding people's attention, it is nearly impossible for a new ministry to be heard above the chatter of ministries offering "Jesus-junk" and asking for seed-faith offerings, and the bar for producing quality programming is prohibitively expensive. Every ministry is reaching the whole world, leading millions to Christ, available in umpteen millions of households, and offering books and tapes. So how am I different? How can I be heard over the noise?

            The good news is that I have a Mac and I can make videos, I can post those videos on You Tube, I can promote those videos through social networking sites like FaceBook, Twitter, and MySpace. I can build a nitch community that cares about reaching people who have never heard the Gospel before.

            In the past, TV has been the gateway for people discovering ministries. Now, with the proliferation of channels, TV no longer is a gateway, it is a destination for those who already know about a ministry. Because there is so much programming available, people will have to deliberately search for your ministry. In the future, every ministry will have its own channel. Or at least every ministry will have on demand programming on their website. So, television is still an important tool in maintaining relations with those interested in your ministry, but it is less effective as a means to finding an audience.

            Here are some questions I am thinking about:

1. Do I have a compelling enough story to attract attention in today's media saturated environment?

2. When there are hundreds of ministries "reaching the world" how can I stand out?

3. How do I genuinely reach out to today's younger generation instead of just fundraising from an older generation of Christians?

4. How do I pay for equipment, production, and airtime. I want to be excellent, but where does the money come from?

5. If TV ministry was last generation, what is the tool that will reach this generation?

6. Is it worth the time and effort for us to become a media ministry?