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Lights, Camera, Lutheran! Shrinker!
The Show: Each Sunday at the 10:30 a.m. service, the sanctuary at St. Marcus Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, becomes a television studio for "Time of Grace," a 30-minute TV program featuring the Rev. Mark Jeske. The senior pastor delivers his sermon not only to his congregants, but also to three TV cameras that send his words into homes across the U.S. "It's a sermon delivered by a friend," says Jeske. The show also incorporates Bible study with Jeske (pictured), filmed in a studio.The Spark: "Time of Grace" was an idea suggested by Washington, D.C.-area businessman Bruce Eberle, who sat on the Wisconsin Lutheran College board of regents with Jeske. "Bruce said, 'Lutherans have a great message that America needs to hear,'" recalls Jeske. "So, he formed a board of directors and helped raise $750,000 to launch the project. We taped the first broadcasts in August of 2001."
The Impact: About 350,000 people view Jeske's weekly message and countless others go online to watch the show or read Jeske's blog. "The Bible tells us that all faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word of Christ," says Jeske. "By getting the Gospel message into people's homes, it will work its way into their hearts."
Read more information on "Time of Grace," including local TV listings, links to Jeske's blog and his YouTube page.
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mjleyrer has left a new comment on your post "Eberle, Shrinker, Backed Jeske":
Brett,
I might not be in agreement with all their doctrinal statements but their (sic) not going to hell because of them. Thus making Jeske's work OK in my book.
