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For
more information on the LLL visit
our Links Page and you will be
directed to the LHM Website.
In 1917, a group of 12 men
attending a convention of The
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in
Milwaukee met to settle a $100,000
debt incurred by the church body.
They accomplished that goal, and
in the process formed the Lutheran
Laymen's League (LLL). The LLL
next raised more than $2.7 million
to fund a pension plan for
professional church workers.
In 1930, the LLL made a
commitment to fund one year of
broadcasting a weekly national
radio program to be called The
Lutheran Hour®. The first
program was broadcast Oct. 2,
1930. The Lutheran Hour
continues on the air today, making
it the world's oldest continually
broadcast Christ-centered radio
program. From the show's early
years to today, speakers Dr.
Walter A. Maier, Dr. Armin C.
Oldsen, Dr. Lawrence Acker, Dr.
Oswald Hoffmann, Rev. Wallace
Schulz, Dr. Dale A. Meyer, and the
Rev. Ken Klaus have shared God's
changeless Word and offered
comfort and hope to millions.
The success of The Lutheran
Hour led the organization to
kick off another radio show in
1991. Woman to Woman,
hosted by Phyllis Wallace, takes
an in-depth look at issues facing
women and handles these topics in
a caring Christian manner. Guests
have included Kurt Warner, Wynona
Judd, and Barbara Mandrell. At its
peak, the program was heard on
more than 400 stations throughout
North America, and through
RealAudio on the Internet. While
no new programs are being
produced, WtW is still
heard in syndication on more than
200 radio stations.
International Ministries
In 1940, the international
thrust of the LLL ministry began
with The Lutheran Hour
being broadcast by Dr. Andrew
Melendez in Spanish. In 1940, the
LLL opened its first international
ministry center in the
Philippines. Five years later, it
opened a ministry center in
Australia. With the scope of the
organization becoming more
worldwide in nature, the word
"International" was
officially added to the LLL's name
in 1972. Today, the organization
airs programming in more than 40
languages to people in more than
40 countries. It also has ministry
centers in more than 40 countries,
staffed almost entirely by
nationals of the countries where
it operates. These devout
Christians use radio and TV
programming, the Internet, dramas,
music, Bible correspondence
courses, printed materials, and
other media to share Christ in and
around their countries, often at
great personal risk.
Television Programming
In 1952, The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod ventured
into television with a dramatic
series entitled This Is the
Life. The program examined
contemporary moral problems and
gave Christian solutions. In the
early years, This Is the Life
was a drama series featuring the
Fisher Family. In the later years,
it was an anthology series with a
different set of characters each
week. Several famous actors made
guest appearances on This Is
the Life during this period,
including Jack Nicholson, Buddy
Ebsen, and Leonard Nimoy. The
program aired from 1952 until
1988, first in syndication and
then on NBC. This Is the Life
reruns continue today on a limited
basis in the U.S. and other
countries, where the voices are
often dubbed into native
languages.
On Main Street is also a
popular TV program. Hosted by Dr.
Dale Meyer, the former speaker of The
Lutheran Hour, the program
shares practical spiritual
teaching on today's issues from a
Christ-centered, Biblical
perspective. Guests have included
Jimmy Carter, Kathy Ireland, and
Mary Lou Retton. Broadcast on more
than 100 over-the-air stations and
nearly 125 cable stations, OMS
at one time had a potential reach
of more than 50 million viewing
households per week. While new
programs are no longer in
production, these can be purchased
through our online store.
Today's television programming
also includes five holiday
specials dubbed into several
languages and broadcast on
stations around the world through
LHM's international ministry
centers.
A New Identity
In 1992, due to the
popularity of The Lutheran Hour
radio program, the International
Lutheran Laymen's League chose
Lutheran Hour Ministries as the
overall identity for its media
outreach programs. Based in St.
Louis, Missouri, Lutheran Hour
Ministries continues to explore
new media and to expand its use of
others.
Today, through Christian radio
and TV programming, Internet and
print communications, dramas,
music, and congregational outreach
training, Lutheran Hour Ministries
works with The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod, Lutheran
Church-Canada, and congregations
worldwide in Bringing Christ to
the Nations—and the Nations to
the Church. Last year, more
than 1 million people contacted
LHM worldwide, and nearly 80,000
referrals were made to local
pastors as a result of Lutheran
Hour Ministries' media programs
and initiatives.
Lutheran Hour Ministries looks
forward to a bright future as
remarkable media breakthroughs
open more doors to communicate
with more people around the world
who long for answers, love, and
meaning in their lives. LHM will
be ready to respond in Bringing
Christ to the Nations—and the
Nations to the Church
Click
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LLL International Convention
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2007
LLL 90th International Convention
Camp
Cedarbrook’s own
Treasurer-Secretary Greg Walts
attended the LLL international
Convention.
The following pictures are
from his trip.
Let Your Light Shine with over
1,000 other Christians at the 90th
International Convention of the
International Lutheran Laymen’s
League (Lutheran Hour Ministries).
The 2007 convention was held in
Duluth, Minnesota on July 26-29
International Convention of the
International Lutheran Laymen’s
League “Shines a Light” in
Duluth
At
the recent international
convention of the International
Lutheran Laymen’s League in
Duluth, Minnesota, Greg and Wanda
Walts and Helen and Rachel
Bohannon of Grace Lutheran Church
were among the nearly 1,000 people
in attendance. The 90th annual convention, entitled “Let Your
Light Shine” (Matthew 5:16),
implored attendees to let their
light shine as a beacon for those
who do not yet know Christ.
“It
is our hope that you will dedicate
yourself in the coming year to
seeing how you can ‘Let Your
Light Shine’ for the Lord in
your daily walk with Him,” said
International LLL President Jack
Kidwell.
LHM
Executive Director Greg Lewis
thanked attendees for their
continued support during one of
the general sessions and shared
the ministry’s challenge of
finding more ministry friends in
the future. “Today’s challenge
is not much different from what
the founders of the Lutheran
Laymen’s League faced,” said
Lewis. “The LLL was born and supported by committed laypeople of
vision who shared their vision
with friends to help carry it out.
I encourage you to help us
invite new people to join us in
sharing the hope that only comes
through Christ with all people.”
Pastor
Ken Klaus, Speaker of The
Lutheran Hour, offered
powerful and inspiring messages
during the general session, The
Hoffman Society reception, and The
Lutheran Hour Rally.
“Today you stand at a
crossroad,” said Pastor Klaus.
“Today it falls to you,
the members of this organization
who best understand the Savior’s
song to be renewed in your
commitment.”
NASA
Astronaut Addressed Convention
Attendees
Astronaut
Jeffrey Williams served as the
speaker during the fellowship
luncheon. Williams shared his experiences and showed images of his time
as the Expedition 13 Flight
Engineer and “how we can see the
glory of the Creator through His
creation, but we cannot tell
exactly who He is.
That comes through
Christ.”
Outreach
Workshops Engaged the Laity
In
addition to the time provided for
worship, fellowship, and Bible
studies, one of this year’s
highlights was a set of empowering
outreach workshops led by
prominent church and lay leaders
in three subject areas:
leadership development,
global outreach, and community
outreach.
Workshops addressed a
variety of topics, including
forming a church ministry action
team, global mission partnerships,
effective outreach, sharing
LHM’s message, hosting a
“Conversations of Grace”
conference, and communicating
electronically.
Other
activities from the convention
included a special focus group to
discuss ways of enhancing the LHM
Ambassador program, a service
event in which children attendees
filled bags of hygiene products to
give to The Salvation Army of
Duluth, and a presentation about
LHM’s interactive Web site for
kids, JCPlayZone, during the
Hoffman Society reception.
The
2008 international convention will
be held July 24-27 in Lexington,
Kentucky.
Greg and Wanda Walts are
the co-chairmen for registrations
for the convention.
Helen Bohannon is the music
director for the convention. For more information about the International LLL/Lutheran
Hour Ministries, visit www.lhm.org
or call 1-800-876-9880.
Duluth,
Minnesota
  
  
 Rachel
Bohannon-Grace Lutheran, New
Albany, IN.
 Greg
& Wanda Walts
 
Bohannons & Speaker
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