FaithTalk Spring 2011

FaithTalk

SPRING 2011 | A PUBLICATION OF SALEM COMMUNICATIONS

Community Conversations

Health Issues Brought to Light

by Sean Dickerson

WORD OF LIFE FLORIDA

A MODEL CHURCH Danny Hodges

by

THE MARK

of Humility

by Dr. K. P. Yohannan

Editor’s Note

AT NRB 2011 WITH DR. JAMES DOBSON AND LUANN CRANE FROM FAMILY TALK

Dear Friends, Spring is in the air – and so is our latest edition of WTBN’s Faith Talk Magazine now in its 8th year. We launched the magazine in the spring of 2003 with the intention of serving the Tampa Bay community in a deeper way in conjunction with WTBN radio and our website www.bayword.com. Thanks for reading Faith Talk Magazine and we hope you’ll pass it along to someone else who may also enjoy reading it.

Along with thousands of religious broadcasters from around the world, I recently returned from the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN for NRB 2011, the National Religious Broadcasters annual convention. In addition to many inspirational messages and meetings, I tapped out the following notes into my iPhone: • Dr. James Dobson visited with us and cast the vision for Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson - how the same motivations that drove him to leave USC in 1977 and start Focus on the Family are driving him now with Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson.

• Pastor and teacher Chuck Swindoll is now 77 years old and yet after almost 35 years of speaking on Insight for Living, he is as committed as ever to preaching the gospel and helping biblically focused exegetical expository preachers. He told us that “…I will not stop preaching God’s Word…until I start drooling and my chin hits the pulpit!”

• Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family, encouraged me to work on my “Orthopraxy” … to get out and do the Word while there is still time.”

• Dr. David Jeremiah spent over an hour with Salem managers from around the

country and he is as focused and committed as ever to continue to preach the gospel! A real treat this year was dinner with Dr. Jeremiah’s personal assistant and media services director at Turning Point which can be heard twice daily on WTBN at 8:30 am and 1:30 pm.

• Pastor James McDonald from Harvest Bible Chapel asked us “Do we really know what that is, when we say, ‘God is in control’?” as he preached from Acts 12.

• Dr. Voddie Baucham from Voddie Baucham Ministries helped us all to understand that “…there is nothing more loving than calling a person to repent of their sin.”

Also, remember, October is Pastors Appreciation Month. Mark your calendars now for October 11, 2011 which will be the 8th annual WTBN Pastors Appreciation Luncheon with world renowned author, pastor and theologian Dr. R.C. Sproul as our distinguished speaker. WTBN will again hold this annual event at the A la Carte Pavilion in Tampa. Early registration is available at www.bayword.com Now is the time to press on and not give up. You are not alone and I look forward to hearing from you soon as we together reach our community for the LORD Jesus Christ!

In Jesus’ wonderful name,

Christopher M. Gould, Sr. General Manager, Salem Communications WTBN AM 570 & 910 Tampa Bay’s Christian Talk SPRING 2011 | 3

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Table of Contents

08 08_ Community Conversations by Sean Dickerson 11_ Word of Life Florida 12_ Getting To Know our Salem Staff 14_ A Model Church by Danny Hodges 18_ WTBN Program Schedule 20_ Dear Pastor... by Ron Walters 24_ The Mark of Humility by Dr. K. P. Yohannan 26_ Out & About with WTBN 28_ Who is Salem Communications?

34_ Christian School Resource Guide ON THE COVER: michael dove, sean dickerson, & DR. B. Lee Green (from left to right), hosts of “Community Conversations” ON WTBN, SATURDAY MORNINGS AT 10 am.

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Community Conversations

by SEAN DICKERSON ...a weekly program that found its beginnings last fall when our friend Valerie Goddard asked if we would be interested in a collaborative community partnership. WTBN is thrilled to be a key partner in educating the general public about the health disparities specifically those affecting African Americans.

In our country, state and local community, people are living longer and have a better quality of life. This is because of people being more educated about healthy living, making better health choices, and more advances in health care systems.

However, this is not the case in every community. Health disparities is a major public health issue that needs to be addressed. Health disparities means that some segments of our population have higher rates of disease and death and for disorders that can be prevented. A partnership between 100 Black Men of Tampa Bay (100 BMTB), the American

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Cancer Society, the Moffitt Cancer Center, and the Center for Equal Health will address the issues of health disparities. The partnership revolves around a weekly radio discussion called Community Conversations, where improving quality of life is the mission and health is the focus. The goal of the partnership and radio show is to shed light on the disparities in our community .

Community Conversations emphasizes the “Health and Wellness” mission of 100 BMTB; to increase health awareness by educating the public about the

PRESENTED BY 100 BLACK MEN OF TAMPA BAY, INC.

health disparities affecting African American communities. To achieve this goal, 100 BMTB identifies key partnerships to assist with educating the general public and African American communities about the growing health concerns and disparities in the Tampa Bay region. 100 BMTB’s first partnership to accomplish their “Health and Wellness” objective is with the Florida Division of the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Having a viable standing partnership with Florida’s ACS allowed the emergence of Community Conversations. Through the Florida Division’s community

education grant opportunity, 100 BMTB received funding for its unique vision to widely broadcast cancer awareness messages among the African American community.

Additional collaboration from the Moffitt Cancer Center and the Center for Equal Health, enables 100 BMTB to strengthen its health education focus towards African American men concerning colorectal cancer and other types of cancers.

The primary aim of Community Conversations radio broadcast is to provide an extended outreach format to allow men to discuss and be educated about health and health resources in the Tampa Bay region. Community Conversations is hosted by The TRIO. The TRIO brings an atmosphere of openness and familiarity for men and others to freely discuss health concerns. The TRIO is comprised of Dr. B. Lee Green, Sean Dickerson, and Michael Dove.

Dr. B. Lee Green, Vice President for Moffitt Cancer Center and Co-Director for the Center for Equal Health, brings knowledge that structures the conversation towards

motivational action. Sean Dickerson, 100 BMTB Chapter President and Research Coordinator III for Moffitt Cancer Center, brings a silently bold charisma – although his daughters tend to disagree on the silent part – that extends the broader dialogue of men’s health towards the inner connections of the holistic well-being of the family as a sustainable unit.

Michael Dove, Vice President Senior Operations Project Consultant at Bank of America and Board Member of FL Division ACS, is a Tampa native and avid community volunteer that excitingly leads the discussion about the community impact for men’s health education and the positive balance it can bring to the larger community as a whole. The TRIO brings Community Conversations to WTBN with contagious humorous swagger through the radio waves aiming to inspire, motivate, and educate listeners to take a deeper look at the issues of health disparities within our community.

The uplifting characteristics of The TRIO hosting Community Conversations allows for an open

forum to bring health concerns to the forefront of listeners’ minds. Each week you can expect Community Conversations to have expert guests to talk about health related matters such as cancer screening and exams, weight gain and exercise, mental and emotional health, community health resources, and other relevant topics that magnify the way men view their health.

Healthy living is vital to the Tampa Bay region.

Community Conversations is all about, being the springboard for continuous dialogue and helping the community make the first critical step towards gaining knowledge to improve their health. The second critical step is to take preventative action to detect the health problems early.

And the third action is to share that information with others. The TRIO looks forward to you tuning in every Saturday morning to Community Conversations so you too can be inspired, motivated, and encouraged to help mitigate the life altering health concerns in our communities.

Community Conversations can be heard every Saturday at 10:00 am on WTBN. Contact the hosts at thecctrio@gmail.com.

michael dove, Dr. B. Lee Green, & sean dickerson AT THE MEN’S HEALTH FORUM ON MARCH 12 WITH VALERIE GODDARD, host of “kingdom Connection” on WTBN. make these great shows a part of your saturday line-up!

Sean Dickerson, Michael Dove, & Dr. B. Lee Green interview cathy grant, director of diversity at moffit cancer center, as they broadcast live from the annual men’s health forum at the usf marshall center.

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Word of Life Florida

One of the best kept secrets in the Tampa Bay area is Word of Life Florida. Despite more than 20 years at its current location in Hudson, the 500 acre oasis is still an undiscovered secret to many. Word of Life Florida is a part of the ministries of Word of Life Fellowship, whose purpose is Reaching Youth with the Gospel of Christ.

To accomplish this goal in Florida, the ministry has several programs that have global influence.

For example, the campus is home to an extension of Word of Life Bible Institute.

For nine months out of the year, students from across America and around the world take part in a lifechanging endeavor. The students study only the Bible and related subjects and are taught by seminary and university professors and senior pastors from around the nation. These godly men pour their lives into the students and using their experience, knowledge and passion they teach specific topics or books of the Bible. Along with these guest lecturers, the resident professors and Bible Institute staff actively engage in one-onone discipleship. Throughout the school year, staff members cultivate relationships with students and

help them grow in their faith.

What complements the classroom education is the ministry lifestyle students quickly adopt.

They use their gifts and abilities to serve God in on-campus and traveling ministry teams.

The two largest outreach programs students participate in are Gospel Productions and Summer Camp.

Both ministries take part on the campus of Word of Life Florida.

Gospel Productions are staged in the 1,200 seat auditorium Harry Bollback Performing Arts Center while the Florida Retreat Center houses 3,000 young people each summer for camp. Gospel Productions programs, The Sights and Sounds of Christmas and Jesus Behold the Man are attended annually by more than 25,000 people. All of the students participate in these Broadwaystyle presentations, as a part of the stage production or as a part of the support staff.

As for summer camp, the Word of Life Florida Youth Camp director often describes it as, “the best camp in the universe.” The first reason given for such a bold statement is the camp counselors.

The students at the Bible Institute finish their year by participating as counselors during summer camp.

It is an opportunity for them to develop their talents and to use what they have been rigorously studying in the classroom to have a godly influence on the young people who attend summer camp.

For many members of the student body, summer camp is where their education becomes real.

How great is it to know that there are college-age students in America, eager and excited to serve God by reaching the younger generation for Christ?

Word of Life’s Conference Season is another important aspect of Word of Life Florida.

Each year from January through March, nationally renowned Bible teachers from across the country offer spiritual refreshment to all who attend. Through the Bible teachers and more than a dozen concerts and musical performances, hundreds of people enjoy the season’s richness and excitement.

Many guests choose to stay the entire season at the Word of Life RV Park in one of the 246 sites available for park models and pullthrough motor homes.

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Getting To Know...

Shayna Lance

On Air Studio Engineer & Host of WTBN’s “Bayside”

Where did you grow up?

Boston, Massachusetts

What was your first job?

I sold Kirby Vacuum Cleaners door to door to save money for college.

I was terrible at it. Vacuum sales that is, not college. I was pretty good at that part.

How long have you been in radio?

Longer than many people have been eating solid food.

What is your favorite memory of working in radio?

I’m hoping the experience is not over, therefore my favorite memory is yet to come!

WTBN’s Bayside with Host Shayna Lance is a local weekly public affairs program that focuses on current issues and events in Tampa Bay. The program examines all sides of the issue with probing questions; and can be heard on WTBN every Saturday at 7:00 am and Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Kimo Gray

Business & Traffic Director for Salem Communications Tampa-Sarasota

Where did you grow up?

I was born in San Jose, California, but was raised in Florida mostly in Tampa.

How long have you been in radio?

10 years

What is your favorite thing to do in your free time?

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I enjoy spending time with my family and traveling. I like playing golf and love anything that is tech related.

Tell us about your family.

I have been married to my heaven-sent wife, Gisselle, for over 10 years. She is a Kindergarten teacher in Hillsborough County and a phenomenal mother to our four year old son Ryan James. Ryan just began playing tee ball and keeps us very busy.

Paul Porter

Host of “The Home Team” on sister station, Talk Radio 860 AM

Where did you grow up?

Cleveland, Ohio

What was your first job?

Selling newspaper subscriptions over the phone for the Cleveland Press newspaper.

When and where did your career in radio start?

1976 - Lorain, Ohio for WLRO Radio AM 1380

What is your favorite memory of working in radio?

Providing emergency coverage of two separate hurricanes to give listeners information they desperately needed.

Paul Porter can be heard on Talk Radio 860 AM WGUL as the Sports Anchor for the “The Home Team” on every Saturday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and weekdays for the “Sports Minute” recap.

Michael Wolff

Account Executive for Salem Communications Tampa-Sarasota

Where did you grow up?

On a 250 acre farm in Canfield, Ohio which is a small town outside of Youngstown, Ohio.

My family and I moved to St. Petersburg, Florida in the summer of 1982 after I finished my sophomore year in high school.

What was your first job?

The famous and historical landmark in downtown St. Petersburg called The Pier in 1982. I worked in an ice cream shop on the top floor during my junior and senior years of high school.

How long have you been in radio?

I’ve been in radio for over five years. I started out with Clear Channel Communications in Tampa as an account executive. I took a break from radio and worked with Chick-fil-A as a marketing director for a few years and am now extremely excited about getting back into radio especially with Salem Communications.

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A MODEL CHURCH

by danny hodges

ministry. Before I could answer he reiterate my original answer. But if I

For the past 28 years I have rattled off several models, most of had to answer that question today, pastored the same church, Calvary which I knew nothing about. The I might also add, “And I’ve tried to Chapel of St. Petersburg, Florida. only one I was vaguely familiar with use the right model all these years.”

During that time I have met, read was the Willow Creek model (Pastor about, and heard of scores of pastors Bill Hybels). Although I felt a and church leaders going from bit intimidated by this young conference to conference, “I told him that we try to model our man’s knowledge, I felt humbly reading book after book, and confident in my response. I told searching for the secret of a church after the model found in the book of Acts.

He then said, ‘That’s him that we try to model our successful church. As a result church after the model found in of the numerical growth of a pretty good model.’” the book of Acts. He then said, our church, I have often been “That’s a pretty good model.” asked, “What’s the secret of

A few years ago I was at a the growth of Calvary Chapel?” My

If I had to summarize the model well-known Christian university answer has always been the same.

God gave us in the book of Acts, interviewing students for the “It’s the Lord.” Years ago one pastor it would come down to four major friend asked this same question, possibility of a summer internship traits. First of all, in Acts 1 before and when I gave my usual reply, he at our church. One student who Jesus ascended into heaven, he responded, “I know it’s the Lord, seemed very bright asked me gave his church a command. They what “model” we used for church but what else is it?” I could only

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were not to leave Jerusalem until they were endued with power from on high. After ten days of continuous prayer and waiting, Acts 2 records for us that those believers were baptized by the Holy Spirit. It was a baptism of power (i.e. dunamis from which we get our English word dynamite).

That power was essential to their success. Consider these examples: • When threatened by the Jewish leaders about speaking and teaching in the name of Jesus, we see the believers praying, being once again filled with the Holy Spirit, then speaking “the word” (about Jesus) boldly (Acts 4:31).

• The first deacons were men filled with the Holy Spirit and wisdom (Acts 6:3).

• Stephen, the first martyr of the early church, stood boldly against his accusers by the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:8, 10; 7:55).

• Ananias told Saul of Tarsus, who of course became none other than the great apostle Paul, that he had been sent to him that he might “be filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 9:17).

Holy Spirit, only to remind us that we are all absolutely dependent on the empowering of the Holy Spirit if we are going to accomplish the task Jesus has assigned to us. So early on in my ministry I earnestly sought for God to baptize me with the power of the Holy Spirit—and I still seek that empowering today.

The second major trait is found in Acts 2:42 where it tells us that the early church was devoted to four essentials: teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. Since this is obviously necessary for a healthy church, I continually strive to make sure we are actively committed to these four essentials at Calvary Chapel St. Petersburg. Following this model, we put great emphasis on teaching the Word of God. And we do not just teach from the Word but through the Word. I honestly wish I could get every pastor out there to teach his congregation the entire Bible. If it’s all inspired, why are we leaving anything out?

• When Paul laid his hands on some disciples in Ephesus whom he evidently felt were lacking something, the Holy Spirit came upon them in power (Acts 19:1-7).

Next is fellowship. Acts 2:46a tells us that the early church met corporately (daily in the temple courts), but Acts 2:46b says they also met regularly in homes (small groups). We currently have about 50 small groups that meet regularly in host homes with several more beginning soon. We call them “life groups.” The atmosphere in a home is unique, and relationships (fellowship) can be best fostered in a home setting. We also have many other small groups that meet at various times during the week.

It is not my purpose in this article to debate the different theological positions on the baptism of the

The early church also “broke bread” together. I believe the breaking of bread in Acts 2:42 included not

• The Holy Spirit fell upon Cornelius and the other Gentiles gathered in his house in exactly the same way it had fallen on the Jewish believers on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 10:44-47).

only fellowship around a meal with other believers but also regular times of celebrating The Lord’s Supper. So we encourage our small groups to have meals together, including a communion meal on some kind of regular basis. We also have corporate communion once a month in our Wednesday night service and three times a year during all weekend services.

Last and most important of all, they were devoted to prayer. To further develop this commitment, we have recently “beefed up” our prayer ministry. This past January my wife and I had the honor of driving Pastor Jim Cymbala of The Brooklyn Tabernacle from Tampa to Merritt Island, Florida to speak at our annual Calvary Chapel Southeast Regional Pastors’ Conference. Many of you may be familiar with Pastor Jim’s book called Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. The book recounts how in the early days of the ministry of The Brooklyn Tabernacle, Jim Cymbala decided that they would gauge the success of their ministry by their Tuesday night prayer meeting. What originally started with a handful of believers on a Tuesday night has grown to several thousand every week. In addition, while talking with Pastor Jim I was amazed to learn they actually have scheduled prayer meetings occurring 24 hours a day!

Deeply challenged, I came away from that encounter determined to make some changes to what I considered a very good prayer ministry in our church already.

The first step was to divide our elders into prayer teams so that we now have a team meeting every Sunday for prayer. Each elder was instructed

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to invite one mature believer (not a fellow elder or pastor) to become part of his group. As these prayer groups grow, we will divide and assign additional groups to meet and pray at different times. We also divided our entire staff into prayer teams, and they have a daily assigned time to be relieved of their regular work in order to pray together. Our ultimate goal is to have organized prayer happening 24 hours a day.

The third trait of the church model described in Acts is that the apostles knew their priorities in their ministry calling. We find in Acts 6 that as a result of continued numerical growth, the Grecian widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. The apostles’ response to this problem was vital to the continued growth and health of their personal ministry. Here’s what they did: “So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, ‘It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word,’ ” Acts 6:2-4.

Recently I had the privilege to have a small part in launching a ministry called The 6:4 Fellowship.

Based on Acts 6:4, this new fellowship calls pastors and church leaders back to the priorities of prayer and the ministry of the Word.

As a pastor, I know it is so easy to be pulled in all kinds of directions. I believe one of the greatest needs of churches today is to have pastors recommit themselves to the priorities

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Four major traits of a model church 1. Empowered by the Holy Spirit - “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you.” Acts 1:8 2. Devoted to Four Essentials - “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”

Acts 2:42 3. Committed to Priorities - “[We] will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” Acts 6:4 4. Missions Minded - “Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.” Acts 8:4

of prayer and the ministry of the Word. If you would like to find out more about The 6:4 Fellowship, go to www.64fellowship.com.

Finally, the book of Acts models for us a church that reached out to the world around it. They were “missions minded.” Granted, the initial missionary movement came as the result of persecution that scattered the believers beyond Jerusalem.

But what did those believers do? Acts 8:4 says, “Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.”

As I look at the various outreach ministries of Calvary Chapel St. Petersburg, I am overwhelmed and extremely thankful. They are too many for me to list here. People coming into contact with our church for the first time may be impressed by the size of the church and all the outreach ministries taking place, but from my perspective these ministries are a natural product of following the model God left for us in the book of Acts. I’m not saying that following this model will make every local fellowship a large ministry.

The size of each local church does not determine whether heaven views it as successful (John 3:27).

But if we follow the model God left

us, we will be fruitful according to God’s will for each individual ministry.

In closing, let me clarify a couple of things to avoid any misunderstanding. I’m not against church conferences. There are many benefits to conferences, such as fellowship and interaction with brothers and sisters outside of our own sphere of influence, knowledge gained on a host of practical ministry issues, and being fed by some very gifted speakers that God has given to the church at large. Nor do I wish to put down any particular church models that are out there. I’m simply suggesting that if you’re looking for a model church, pick up your Bible, turn to the book of Acts, and as you read and study, be sure to compare all models against the original.

Danny Hodges is Pastor of Calvary Chapel St. Petersburg and host of The Living Word, heard weekdays at 8:30 am, 2:30 pm, and 10:30 pm on WTBN.

Great Local

PROGRAMMING! WTBN is a great place to hear from your favorite nationally-renowned radio hosts and also a great place to catch up with these movers and shakers from right here in our Tampa Bay community. Check out these local teachers and preachers on WTBN. weekdays Verse By Verse with Pastor Steve Kreloff - 6:00 am & 12:30 pm The Living Word with Pastor Danny Hodges - 8:00 am & 2:30 pm Moving Forward with Dr. Stephen Rummage - 9:00 am & 6:30 pm Bibleline with Pastor Ralph Arnold - 10:00 am & 8:00 pm Drive Time with Bill Bunkley - 4:00 pm In God’s Grace with Pastor Elbert Nasworthy - 8:30 pm (M) Exciting Central Tampa Baptist Church with Pastor Jeff Singletary - 8:30 pm (Th) This Day in the Word with Jon Couch - 8:30 pm (F) saturdays Bayside with Shayna Lance - 7:00 am Ask An Attorney with Joe Pippen - 8:00 am Conversations in the Community with Sean Dickerson - 10:00 am Kingdom Connection with Valerie Goddard - 11:00 am Exciting Central Tampa Baptist Church with Pastor Jeff Singletary - 2:00 pm Airwaves of Fire with Pastor Willie Marshall- 4:30 pm Darwin or Design? with Dr. Tom Woodward - 5:00 pm Higher Praise! with Pastor Stephen A. Nunn - 6:00 pm sundays In God’s Grace with Pastor Elbert Nasworthy - 9:30 am Bibleline with Pastor Ralph Arnold - 10:00 am This Day in the Word with Jon Couch - 10:30 am Strength for the Week with Pastor Jerry Lancaster - 11:00 am & 6:30 pm WTBN’s Ministry Spotlight with Bill Carl - 1:00 pm Bayside with Shayna Lance - 2:00 pm Find these programs and more at our WTBN Podcast Page.

Log on to www.bayword.com!

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Program Schedule MONDAY-FRIDAY WTBN Mornings with Bill Carl 5:30am – 5:45am The WTBN Morning Show..........Bill Carl 5:45am – 6:00am Just Thinking.................................Dr. Ravi Zacharias 6:00am – 6:30am Verse By Verse...............................Pastor Steve Kreloff 6:30am – 7:00am Grace To You.................................Dr. John MacArthur 7:00am – 7:30am Focus On The Family....................Jim Daly & Juli Slattery 7:30am – 8:00am Truth For Life...............................Pastor Alistair Begg 8:00am – 8:30am The Living Word...........................Pastor Danny Hodges 8:30am – 9:00am Turning Point................................Dr. David Jeremiah 9:00am – 9:30am Moving Forward............................Dr. Stephen Rummage 9:30am – 10:00am Renewing Your Mind....................Dr. R.C. Sproul WTBN Mid-Days with Lindsay barta 10:00am – 11:00am Bibleline..........................................Pastor Ralph Arnold 10:30am – 11:00am Family Talk....................................Dr. James Dobson 11:00am – 11:30am In Touch.........................................Dr. Charles Stanley 11:30am – 12:00pm Leading The Way..........................Dr. Michael Youssef 12:00pm – 12:30pm Jay Sekulow Live...........................Jay Sekulow 12:30pm – 1:00pm Verse By Verse...............................Pastor Steve Kreloff 1:00pm – 1:30pm Grace To You.................................Dr. John MacArthur 1:30pm – 2:00pm Turning Point................................Dr. David Jeremiah 2:00pm – 2:30pm Renewing Your Mind....................Dr. R.C. Sproul

WTBN Afternoons 2:30pm – 3:00pm The Living Word...........................Dr. David Jeremiah 3:00pm – 4:00pm Line of Fire.....................................Dr. Michael Brown 4:00pm – 6:00pm Drive Time with Bill Bunkley.......Bill Bunkley 6:00pm – 6:30pm Family Talk....................................Dr. James Dobson 6:30pm – 7:00pm Moving Forward............................Dr. Stephen Rummage 7:00pm – 7:30pm Focus On The Family....................Jim Daly & Dr. Juli Slattery 7:30pm – 8:00pm Adventures in Odyssey.................Whit and Gang 8:00pm – 8:30pm Bibleline..........................................Pastor Ralph Arnold 8:30pm – 9:00pm Local Programming......................Various Local Pastors 9:00pm – 9:30pm The Janet Mefferd Show..............Janet Mefferd 10:00pm – 10:30pm Leading The Way..........................Dr. Michael Youssef 10:30pm – 11:00pm The Living Word...........................Pastor Danny Hodges 11:00pm – 11:30pm Renewing Your Mind....................Dr. R.C. Sproul 11:30pm – 12:00am Turning Point................................Dr. David Jeremiah 12:00am – 2:00 am Hope In The Night.........................June Hunt

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Program Schedule WEEKENDS WTBN Saturdays 7:00am – 8:00am Bayside..........................................Shayna Lance 8:00am – 9:00am Ask An Attorney..........................Attorney Joe Pippen 9:00am – 10:00am In Touch Weekend.......................Dr. Charles Stanley 10:00am – 11:00am Community Conversations..........Sean Dickerson, Michael Dove, & Dr. .......................................................B. Lee Green 11:00am – 12:00pm Kingdom Connection...................Valerie Goddard 12:00pm – 1:00pm Healthline Radio..........................Dr. Bob Marshall 2:00pm – 2:30pm Exciting Central Tampa Baptist Church.............................Rev. Jeffrey Singletary 4:30pm – 5:00pm Airwaves of Fire...........................Pastor Willie Marshall 5:00pm – 6:00pm Darwin Or Design?......................Dr. Tom Woodward 6:00pm – 9:00pm Higher Praise................................Pastor Stephen Nunn 9:00pm – 11:00pm BMX Radio...................................Stephen Baldwin & Kevin McCollough 11:00pm – 12:00am Steve Brown Etc...........................Steve Brown WTBN Sundays 7:00am – 7:30am 7:30am – 8:00am 8:00am – 8:30am 8:30am – 9:00am 9:00am – 9:30am 9:30am – 10:00am 10:00am – 10:30am 10:30am – 11:00am 11:00am – 11:30am 11:30am – 12:00pm 12:00pm – 1:00pm 1:00pm – 2:00pm 2:00pm – 3:00pm 5:00pm – 6:00pm 6:00pm – 6:30pm 6:30pm – 7:00pm

9:00pm – 12:00am

Family Life This Week................Dr. Dennis Rainey Paws ‘N Tails Adventures in Odyssey................Whit & Gang Gospel For Asia.............................K.P. Yohannan In Touch Weekend.......................Dr. Charles Stanley In God’s Grace.............................Pastor Elbert Nasworthy Bibleline........................................Pastor Ralph Arnold This Day in the Word..................Jon Couch Renewing Your Mind Wkd.........Dr. R.C. Sproul Turning Point Weekend..............Dr.David Jeremiah Focus On The Family Weekend.Jim Daly & Dr. Juli Slattery WTBN Ministry Spotlight...........Bill Carl Bayside..........................................Shayna Lance Best of Ask An Attorney..............Attorney Joe Pippen Leading The Way Weekend........Dr. Michael Youssef Exciting Central Tampa Baptist Church.............................Rev. Jeffrey Singletary Best of The Janet Mefferd Show.. Janet Mefferd

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Dear Pastor...

It may be the cruelest childhood disease of all. A real kid killer. Familial Dysautonomia attacks only one in 400,000 children, yet this genetic disorder does so in the most sinister way. It short-circuits the autonomic nervous system so its victims feel no pain.

On the surface that may appear beneficial, but that only proves the subtlety of this heartless enemy.

Because an afflicted child feels no pain, there is no way to know if a bone is broken, an ear is infected, or a tooth is decayed. The eyes become dry and insensitive to foreign objects.

Burns don’t register. Cuts go unnoticed. And, for the few who survive adolescence, 95% have spinal curvature, pneumonia, depression and hypothermia.

All from the lack of pain.

Pain is nature’s flashing yellow light; a built-in warning signal. A human body incapable of experiencing pain makes as much sense as Venus De Milo with a wristwatch. It’s a nice thought but it serves no useful purpose.

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Pastors are no strangers to pain. It’s as familiar as a church bulletin, as common as a potluck.

But it’s not the pain of those in the hospital or in a counseling session I’m referring to, but rather the Pastor’s own pain.

What pulpiteer hasn’t felt intense pain from critiques of pew-sitting vultures? Name a pastor who hasn’t ached over an unrepentant sinner, church feuds, power struggle among the staff, or heresy within the congregation.

Who among us hasn’t chaffed over unsigned letters?

We vow we’ll never read them.

But we always do. We even memorize the more poisonous lines. And each has lasting pain.

Some pastors claim they’ve developed thick skin—but that’s a crock. In most cases a pastor’s skin is thinner, more sensitive than most. That’s why we’re in this work.

It was God’s tug at our tender hearts that first wooed us to guide wayward sheep. It was our soft souls that jumped when God came calling for volunteers. No, this is not an industry of thick skins.

BY RON WALTERS

Even the Savior appeared to have thin skin. “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears.”

Paul was deeply moved over people’s indifference to the things of God. He wept repeatedly.

Biblical writers routinely used the words “pray” and “cry” interchangeably because one usually led to the other. The pain we feel is real and it serves an important purpose. God intended it to.

The New Testament’s most common word for pain is basanos, an Oriental word meaning a touchstone.

A touchstone was a velvetytextured black quartz. This very dense stone was used in ancient days to assay gold ore.

A strong-armed goldsmith would rub pure gold against the flat touchstone, leaving a golden colored streak. Then the suspect alloy would be struck repeatedly beside the golden mark. After rinsing away the broken debris, the two colors were compared

and the authenticity of the alloy would be determined. Being pounded against the touchstone was necessary in order to find true gold or to expose the fake.

Many of us are going through that pounding process right now.

Repeated blows to determine our mettle tend to discourage even the best of pastors.

The process may seem unfair but God’s methods have always included pain.

• The cross served as Jesus’ touchstone. His pain and death were cruel and undeserved, but they revealed His pure gold.

• Abraham’s touchstone was a mountain on which he was asked to sacrifice his precious Isaac.

The end result was pure gold.

• Job’s cataclysmic losses, and the unfair accusations of his friends, ultimately revealed pure gold.

• Joseph’s betrayal by his brothers began a downward

spiral of every conceivable dignity. Yet he became pure gold.

• Paul’s hostile receptions, beatings and prison time revealed the purity of his gold.

Each was struck hard against a personal touchstone.

Each felt intense pain. But each revealed pure gold.

touchstones made from black jasper

Is it possible to pastor a church without experiencing pain?

Apparently not. Is it possible to turn that pain into pure gold?

What do you think?

Blessings, touchstone kit - used to determine the purity of different gold samples

Ron Walters Vice President of Church Relations © Copyright 2011 by Ron Walters

Pastor’s Corner

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by dr. k. p. yohannan

“Two men went to the temple to approach God in prayer and seek His favor. One, a Pharisee very sure of his outstanding spiritual achievements, recounted to God his flawless service record. He even thanked the Lord that he was better than others, especially that tax gatherer over there. This other man didn’t dare lift his head. He stood at a distance and pleaded guilty as a sinner, asking God for mercy (see Luke 18:9–14).

It is obvious that the Pharisee, though his outward behaviors may have looked good, was full of pride.

And in contrast, the tax collector was quite aware of his unworthiness and was sincerely humble.

It is important to note: Lack of humility is the proof of counterfeit spirituality. The Pharisee thought he had everything so right, but his “spirituality” was not authentic. So many people have so many things to say about the Lord and their walk, but there is a sense that there is nothing real in the spiritual life they’re portraying. The mark of humility is missing. True spiritual maturity will be marked with humility. After 20 years of preaching and a life of hardship and sacrifice, Paul said with a sincere heart, “I am the chief of sinners” (see 1 Timothy 1:15).

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THE MARK OF HUMILITY

God’s plan for all of us as believers.

But often we all still experience a lack of respect and love for mankind.

We can be insensitive to people’s feelings and indifferent to their circumstances. It can show up as hidden anger, impatience, irritation, bitterness and a tendency to quickly pass judgment. If we analyze these feelings and actions, we find that all of them have their roots in pride. Like the Pharisee in Jesus’ story, we feel superior in some area, and we aren’t able to manifest the long-suffering love of Christ in our relationships.

In contrast, Christ dealt with people in humility. During His earthly life, He sought to lift others up, even when He confronted them with their problems. He never looked for opportunities to gain a higher position, more respect or greater honor for Himself. That’s why He could tell His disciples to follow His example and be servants of all, to choose the last seat instead of the first and most prestigious.

We cannot manufacture humility.

The moment someone tries to be humble, we notice it like a bad taste in our mouth. The outside actions may look right, but their spirit doesn’t match. Humility manifests itself from the reality and understanding we have within us. Natural man with all

his knowledge and determination cannot simply be humble.

Christ is our answer. He must be our focus. It is Him working within us and us responding to Him by which we will truly become humble. When we humble ourselves before Him and desire His work in this area, He has the open door to work with us. And He will.

Then in our relationships with others and our daily events of life, we will have many chances to humble ourselves in response to His promptings. Each of these moments is an opportunity for us to be conformed into the humility of Christ and have that mark of humility on our lives.

James 4:10 exhorts us: “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord.” For our transformation into Christlikeness, this is where it starts.

Will you make a commitment today to practice this Scripture? You will find that your love and compassion for others will grow tremendously, and you will experience the joy of being a servant like Jesus.”

Dr. K. P. Yohannan is the Founder and International Director for Gospel For Asia and host of Gospel For Asia, heard Sundays at 8:30 am on WTBN.

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Out&About WTBN’s Seventh Annual Pastors Appreciation Luncheon

featuring Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. ~ A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa On October 19, 2010, WTBN welcomed more than 500 pastors and leaders from all over the state to enjoy in fellowship and the inspirational teachings from Dr. Mohler Jr. Save the date for our eighth Annual event on October 11, 2011 with Dr. R.C. Sproul as the keynote speaker.

Brandon Holidays of Hope with Metropolitan Ministries

at First Baptist Church of Brandon

WTBN’s Morning Host Bill Carl broadcast live on November 22, 2010 to encourage listeners to support the Metropolitan Ministries annual holiday food drive. A donation center was setup at First Baptist Church of Brandon for collection of items. Metropolitan Ministries faithfully reaches out to poor, hungry and homeless in their time of need.

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Take a Walk Thru the Bethlehem that Jesus knew

at Kings Avenue Baptist Church in Brandon On December 11, 2010, WTBN broadcast live Higher Praise with Pastor Stephen Nunn as he encouraged listeners to stop by and view this annual recreation and celebration. Thank you to Easy A/C as our broadcast sponsor.

WTBN “Narnia Night” Facebook Contest December 2010

for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Steve Parro and the kids from ClubHouse Ministry won WTBN’s Facebook photo contest for submitting a photo of their “Narnia night” movie experience.

Join WTBN’s Facebook page to participate in future contests and giveaways at www.facebook.com/wtbnam

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Out&About Tampa Bay Black Heritage Street Festival

January 15, 2011 at Curtis Hixon Park in Downtown Tampa WTBN broadcast live with programs Kingdom Connection with Valerie Goddard and Higher Praise with Pastor Stephen Nunn. Thank you to our broadcast sponsors: Children’s Board, Signature Realty/Angela Davis, Largo Financial Services, and Wilson Funeral Home.

Jeffrey Osborne in concert, photo courtesy of Tampa bay black heritage festival

2011 Florida State Fair in February

featuring LIVE broadcasts from the fairgrounds

WTBN Host Pastor Stephen Nunn savored the chicken eggo sandwich (far left photo).

WTBN Drive Time Host Bill Bunkley gets up close with an albino alligator (middle photo).

Bill Bunkley samples chocolate dipped bacon from Mavric’s Chocolate Barn with owner Cindy Griffin (right photo).

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WTBN at the Family Fun Fair - February 26, 2011

at Word of Life International in Hudson, FL WTBN supports community events that promote family-friendly experiences amongst a Christian teaching setting. The Word of Life campus is a perfect place that combines all these elements.

2011 Florida Strawberry Festival in March

featuring LIVE broadcasts from the festival grounds in Plant City

Strawberry pageant contestants stopped by the WTBN broadcast tent to say hello to Drive Time Host Bill Bunkley (far left photo).

WTBN participated in the Strawberry Festival parade on March 7 and handed out station wristbands to the crowd (middle photo).

WTBN Mid-day Host Lindsay Barta introduced Jeremy Camp in front of thousands on March 5 (far right photo). spring 2 0 1 1 | 2 7

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Christian Schools Resource Guide Bayshore Christian School 3909 S. Macdill Tampa, FL 33611

Central Baptist Christian School 402 E. Windhorst Rd. Brandon, FL 33510-2530

Gulf Coast Christian Schools 6355 38th Avenue N. St. Petersburg, FL 33710

www.bayshorechristianschool.org

www.centralbaptistlife.com

www.gccskids.org

Bell Shoals Baptist Academy 2102 Bell Shoals Rd. Brandon, FL 33511

Classical Christian School for the Arts 4981 78th Ave. N Pinellas Park, FL 33781-2405

Gulfcoast Christian Academy 1700 51st Ave. E Bradenton, FL 34203-3723

www.bsbacademy.com

www.ccsa.us

Berean Academy Inc 17951 US Hwy 41 Lutz, FL 33549

Countryside Christian Academy 1850 N. McMullen Booth Rd. Clearwater, FL 33759-1814

www.bereanacademy.org

www.myccacademy.org

Bradenton Christian School 3304 43rd St. W, Bradenton, FL 34209-6299

Faith Baptist Academy 6300 Oakley Blvd.

Wesley Chapel, FL 33544-5359

www.bcspanthers.org

www.faithbaptistofwc.org

Brandon Christian Community School PO Box 1607 Seffner, FL 33583

First Baptist Brandon Christian Academy 216 N. Parsons Ave. Brandon, FL 33510-4516

Calvary Chapel School Inc 3800 27th Pkwy Sarasota, FL 34235-8032

www.fbcbrandon.org

www.calvarychapelschool.com

First Christian Academy 2795 Keystone Rd. Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Calvary Christian High School 110A N. McMullen Booth Rd. Clearwater, FL 33759-4416

Geneva Classical Academy Inc. 4410 E. County Rd. 540A Lakeland, FL 33813-3978

www.firstchristianacademy.com

www.cchs.us

www.genevaclassicalacademy.com

Cambridge Christian School 6101 N. Habana Ave. Tampa, FL 33614

Grace Christian School P.O. Box 843 Brandon, FL 33509

www.cambridge-christian.com

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www.gracechristianschool.com

Hillsdale Preschool and Academy 6201 Ehrlich Rd. Tampa, FL 33625 www.hillsdalebaptist.org

Hope Christian Academy 1109 Grant St. Plant City, FL 33563-6843 www.hope-christian.com

Indian Rocks Christian Schools 12685 Ulmerton Rd. Largo, FL 33774-3603 www.ircs.org

Keswick Christian School 10101 54th Ave. N St. Petersburg, FL 33708-3411 www.keswickchristian.org

King’s Kids Christian Academy 3000 N. 34th St. Tampa, FL 33605-2250 www.34thstreetcog.org

Lakeland Christian School 1111 Forest Park St. Lakeland, FL 33803-1832 www.lcsonline.org

Lakeside Christian School 1897 Sunset Point Rd. Clearwater, FL 33765-1006

Sarasota Christian School 5415 Bahia Vista St. Sarasota, FL 34232

The Paideia School of Tampa Bay 7834 N. 56th St. Tampa, FL 33617

www.lakesidechristianschool.org

www.sarasotachristian.org

www.thepaideiaschool.org

New Covenant Christian Academy 4923 Darlington Rd. Holiday, FL 34690

Skycrest Christian School 129 N. Belcher Rd. Clearwater, FL 33765-3210

www.nucov.com

www.skycrestchristianschool.org

Town N’ Country Christian Academy 9910 Wilsky Blvd Tampa, FL 33615

New Jerusalem Christian Academy PO Box 1238 Seffner, FL 33583-0635

Sonhaven Preparatory Academy PO Box 50517 Sarasota, FL 34232-0304

www.tncnaz.org

www.sonhaven.com

New River Academy 4210 Ernest Dr. Zephyrhills, FL 33543 www.newriveracademy.com

Southside Christian Academy 3624 Qeensboro Ave. S St. Petersburg, FL 33711-2843

North Bay Christian Academy 110 Wateredge Crt. Safety Harbor, FL 34695

St. Petersburg Christian School 2021 62nd Ave. N St. Petersburg, FL 33702-7123

www.northbaychristian.com

www.stpetechristian.org

Northside Christian School 7777 62nd Ave. N St. Petersburg, FL 33709-1201

Tampa Bay Christian Academy 300 E. Sligh Ave. Tampa, FL 33604-5543

www.nck12.com

www.tbcarams.org

Odessa Christian School 19521 Michigan Ave. Odessa, FL 33556

Tampa Bay Christian School 3920 S. Kings Ave. Brandon, FL 33511-7749

www.odessachristianschool.org

www.mytbcs.com

Providence Community School 5512 26th St. W Bradenton, FL 34207-3511

Tampa Christian Community School PO Box 341193 Tampa, FL 33694-1193

www.pcsfla.org

Veritas Academy 12685 Ulmerton Rd. Largo, FL 33774 www.veritas-ircs.org

Victory Christian Academy 1401 Griffin Rd. Lakeland, FL 33810-5710 www.victorylakeland.org

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