Sentences with phrase «local religious programming»

However, paid - time programs have virtually eliminated local religious programming, and the pressure they have exerted on the networks through network affiliate stations has caused the networks to reexamine and in some cases reprogram their religious offerings.

In addition to the audiences for syndicated religious programs, the audience for all religious programs also includes the audiences for other programs such as local religious programs (which increasingly are turning to cable), network religious programs, religious specials, and those programs broadcast outside the regular sweeps period.

The study found that in 1971, 88.9 percent of all paid - time religious programs were broadcast on Sundays, compared to 77.3 percent of sustaining syndicated programs and 73.5 percent of local religious programs.

Not exact matches

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Mark Yeadon is Compassion International's senior vice president of global program, and while he was unable to discuss the situation with India, he was able to shed light on Compassion's unique method of marrying local relief work with religious conviction.

Their lauded sponsor - a-child program works in cooperation with local churches to provide holistic health and education to children of all religious backgrounds.

Such a program will be of mutual benefit to the local churches and the mental health center in a local community, for it will mobilize the clergy and the resources of the religious community in a creative partnership of community service and improved health.

As noted, the majority of the audience of religious television programs are people who are already actively involved in a local church and there is therefore little empirical evidence to support the contention that religious programs on television are «draining people out of the local churches.»

It is possible that stations which did not accept payment for air - time for religious programs reflected a greater concern for public - service programming and therefore presented a wider representation of other programming such as network and local programs.

It is possible that religious television programs for church members fill a complementary role, maintaining and increasing their enthusiasm by providing alternative ideas for local church development, maintaining their level of personal inspiration, or by supplying things which are not otherwise available at their local church.

In spite of these findings, most religious broadcasters make little effort to establish personal contact between respondents to their programs and a local church, though they frequently claim to be supportive of the idea.

Further research is needed to clarify the contributory part religious programs may have played in that process and also the long - term effects of many religious programs» avoidance of reference to the local church and their development of services in competition with the local churches.

broadcasters whose income in the same period has been steadily increasing, has been whether local church contributions have been reduced because of contributions to television religious programs.

A content study of 15 paid - time religious programs by Hilton in 1980 found that in none of them was the local church ever mentioned.

In particular, local programming was the hardest hit by the increase in paid - time religious programs.

Are religious television programs encouraging the transfer of loyalty away from local churches?

Paid - time religious programming has justified its dominance of the religious television field in recent years by suggesting that with its independent financial resources gained through audience cultivation and support it has been able to overcome the limitations experienced by mainline broadcasters as they worked with the local stations and networks on a public service basis.

The question of the effect of religious television programs on the local church has both short - term and long - term dimensions.

There are several ways in which religious programs on television may be effective in building the membership of local churches: One is by the addition of new members, the other is by the reactivation of old ones.

However, for people who are dissatisfied with their local church, who have little established connection with a local church, or whose religious consciousness may be awakened by a viewed religious program, the research indicates that paid - time religious programs, by presenting themselves as competent alternatives to the local church, offering a range of services similar to the local church, and not referring respondents or enquirers to a local church, may be acting as a barrier to people's developing their faith most fully within this interpersonal context.

While a definitive answer to the question of whether present religious television programs are having a beneficial or detrimental effect on local churches will not be found, areas of reasonable probability will be identified.

Religious television programs therefore can be divided into two main groups: sustaining - time programs, where the network or local station meets all or part of the costs of producing and broadcasting the program; and paid - time programs, where the broadcaster himself meets all the costs of producing and broadcasting the program, mainly by raising money from viewers.

Such consultation may occur at many levels: consultation to pastors concerning problem clients with whom they are working; consultation to a pastor and the church administration regarding human relation problems in the congregation; consultation to groups or programs in a congregation that are designed to assist people in the church; consultation to a local, regional, or denominational administration in regard to evaluation of religious candidates, human relations problems in the administration, or denominational programming related to mental health issues; consultation to a group of churches who sponsor a joint community program.

The implications of this alternative counseling service provided for church members must be considered in evaluating the effect of paid - time religious programs on the life of the local church: is it a complementary service or a substitutionary one?

First, religious programs and broadcast groups are diverting people's attention, loyalty, and financial support away from the local church toward the television organization.

When attempting to understand the reasons for the failure of religious programs to increase local church membership, several possible explanations emerge.

Chapter II will discuss research on the following questions; Are religious television programs having a positive or negative effect on local churches?

The lack of liaison between religious broad - casters and local churches both through program content and counseling referral suggests a loss of the service identity and relationship by most current religious broadcasters.

Have religious programs reduced people's giving to their local church?

The necessity of proximate opportunity for behavior expression will be seen to be a major issue in considering the contribution religious television programs are able to make to the growth of the membership of local churches.

Religious programs act as a functional alternative to the local church, thus decreasing attendance and involvement by reinforcing the social tendency toward the individualizing of religious experience at the expense of its corporate expressions, and placing a burden on the religious broadcasting organizations which they are not equipped tReligious programs act as a functional alternative to the local church, thus decreasing attendance and involvement by reinforcing the social tendency toward the individualizing of religious experience at the expense of its corporate expressions, and placing a burden on the religious broadcasting organizations which they are not equipped treligious experience at the expense of its corporate expressions, and placing a burden on the religious broadcasting organizations which they are not equipped treligious broadcasting organizations which they are not equipped to handle.

It stated that the law prohibits local television stations from transmitting programming from other countries except for special religious programs, sports programs, or events of national interest.

expand the state's school voucher program, draining money from underfunded public schools for private and religious schools that are not accountable to taxpayers and exempt from state and local education standards.

One such policy is a universal Education Savings Account program that offers a portion of current school spending to families interested in choosing between their local public schools, private, religious, online, and home schools.

If you already have a public following, perhaps you write a column for your local newspaper, or you are a public speaker, a popular chef at a well - known restaurant, a teacher, host a radio talk program, or are a religious or community leader, you will likely be able to sell more books on your own because of what you do and who you are.

These institutions have ranged from colleges, private religious schools, after school programs, local, regional and nationally recognized sports clubs and community groups and organizations.

«Our hope was that it might be quite natural (with no direct religious, political or professional connections of any kind) and might, therefore, become a coordinating agency for other organizations that were developing programs in this new field; that it might undertake the task of setting standards for leadership; that it might encourage the development of local chapters which could promote in their communities the cause of better marriage.»

Additional requirements include Religious body endorsement to ministry, active relationship to a local religious community, completion of a supervised self - reflective pastoral experience, three years in ministry, and 375 hours of pastoral counseling together, including 125 hours supervised by an AAPC diplomate or fellow, or in an AAPC approved training program in pastoral coReligious body endorsement to ministry, active relationship to a local religious community, completion of a supervised self - reflective pastoral experience, three years in ministry, and 375 hours of pastoral counseling together, including 125 hours supervised by an AAPC diplomate or fellow, or in an AAPC approved training program in pastoral coreligious community, completion of a supervised self - reflective pastoral experience, three years in ministry, and 375 hours of pastoral counseling together, including 125 hours supervised by an AAPC diplomate or fellow, or in an AAPC approved training program in pastoral counseling.

Two - thirds of California adults who belong to a local faith community believe that churches and religious organizations should «do more to offer programs that help couples who are experiencing difficulties in their marriage.»