a little radio goes a long way by David Rucker Producing the Mayflower Church radio program has been one of the highlights of my week for the better part of a decade. Robin composes and delivers sermons that are ‘out of the box’ in more ways than one. The audience is treated to rational, thought-provoking, and yes, spiritually moving rhetoric. And while it may sometimes sound as though he’s spontaneous; merely saying what occurs to his mind in the moment, it’s not that way at all. In other words, the listener doesn't get hammered with verse by verse yelling which amounts to gravely irresponsible preaching. While there have been some fundamentalist-based shots fired about the broadcast and Robin's Gazette column, there's also a great deal of positive feedback. Some months ago, KOKC’s tech system — for whatever reason — failed to fire up the show on time (9:30 am Sunday mornings). The station’s large phone system made noise all over the building as calls from regular listeners came pouring into the place. That’s positive feedback, and it proves an old phrase among those who work the business. Ratings always lie. As many of you already know, the late Rev. Gary Cox was initially attracted to Mayflower Church via the radio broadcast. As Robin tells it, Gary was shaving, listening to the radio, and called for his wife to come listen with him. It was a major life-changing moment for a young man who had given up on organized religion, but still had an open mind; an open heart. This is preaching that brings heart and head together. It may be outside the box, but for many, it’s like meeting Jesus again for the very first time.” Want to be an evangelist? Just keep telling your friends about Mayflower, all the wonderful things we do, the ways many of us give ourselves away and why. And, oh yes, tell them about the radio show. |
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nominate me, nominate me, nominate me Mayflower's annual meeting is just around the corner on Nov. 1. Believing the best way to run a Congregational Church is to have people volunteer to serve on boards and committees, relieving current volunteers of the need to be clairvoyant and face rejection when people are too busy to serve, Mayflower has long solicited self-nominations for it's boards and committees. Come on now ... you know you've been thinking about getting more involved. Here's your chance! If you're willing to serve starting in Jan. 2007 on any of the following boards, please send an email to the church office indicating where you'd like to serve. The boards and committees are as follows:
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