Senior Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
It's called Christian Reality TV and it will be offered online by www.DoersTV.com . There will be several TV series, scheduled to air in the first quarter of 2012, depicting people in all walks of life overcoming sexual immorality, drug addictions, crime, and more.
The phrase "Christian Reality TV" was coined by Pastor David, CEO of DoersTV. It’s a term he said was inspired by God.
"When the Lord told me people need to see Christians doing the Word of God, and not just preaching it, I heard in my spirit, Christian Reality TV," said Pastor David.
He added: "This is not about sensationalism or trying to get higher TV ratings. It’s about the message of deliverance through the Power of Jesus Christ. People need to not only hear how God delivers others from adultery, fornication, homosexuality, cocaine, crime, and all other types of sins; but they also need to see people actually experiencing God's delivering power. And that is what Christian Reality TV is all about; capturing the Christian everyday lifestyle on film, not just at a church service."
DoersTV, whose catchphrase is “Doing TV God’s Way,” believes there is a huge market of young Christians that are craving reality TV with a purpose and a message of hope. They see Christian Reality TV as an alternative to the typical traditional Christian programming seen on most Christian TV networks.
DoersTV.com is a free Christian TV network online with 21 channels of free TV. Its mission is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through free internet TV programming.
DoersTV.com emphasizes family entertainment values for families, communities, and Christians worldwide. By operating as a free online TV network it is able to offer Christians everywhere free movies, sitcoms, reality TV, news, and more.
Its website says: “We believe the web TV was created by God for His purpose and desire and having a television network promoting Christian family values is our purpose.”
According to a news release, Reality television is a genre of television programming that has gained massive appeal in the mainstream media but is untapped territory for Christian TV. Knowing that the genre of Reality TV does not conjure up ‘family entertainment’ in the minds of most people, Pastor David is aware that this new type of Christian television will not be without controversy.
"I am very aware that there will be many critics against this new type of Christian programming. However, Its about showing the Word of God in action, in the world, and not just in the four corners of our local churches," he said.
Pastor David insists that Christian Reality TV will be programming that the entire family can still watch together, learn, and grow from. He says that only time will tell.
| ** Michael Ireland is Senior Correspondent for ANS. He is an international British freelance journalist who was formerly a reporter with a London (United Kingdom) newspaper and has been a frequent contributor to UCB UK, a British Christian radio station. While in the UK, Michael traveled to Canada and the United States, Albania,Yugoslavia, Holland, Germany,and Czechoslovakia. He has reported for ANS from Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Israel, Jordan, China,and Russia. Michael's volunteer involvement with ASSIST News Service is a sponsored ministry department -- 'Michael Ireland Media Missionary' (MIMM) -- of A.C.T. International of P.O.Box 1649, Brentwood, TN 37024-1649, at: Artists in Christian Testimony (A.C.T.) International where you can make a donation online under 'Donate' tab, then look for 'Michael Ireland Media Missionary' under 'Donation Category' to support his stated mission of 'Truth Through Christian Journalism.' Michael is a member in good standing of the National Writers Union, Society of Professional Journalists, Religion Newswriters Association, Evangelical Press Association and International Press Association. If you have a news or feature story idea for Michael, please contact him at: ANS Senior Reporter |  |
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