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Reaching Post Moderns

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ChiefEngineer

The last thread touches on this.

Everyone is too busy to volunteer, too busy to minister, too busy to get involved.

How do we find time to minister to Post Moderns who have all these problems?

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Are all of our conveniences that were set to save us time so we could play tennies and jog all day, (Jetsons circa 1960), really adding so much confusion to life that we ahve much less time to do anything constructive or lasting?

Gotta go, 15th telemarketer of the night my cell is ringing, battery is loo too and it keeps chirping, I have an IM, my insulin pump is beeping, kids are crying, the wiggles video ended, and better put my eyes back on the road.
 
Sorry, too busy to reply. I'll catch you later. ;)

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man 'n the moon.
'When you comin' home?'
'Son, I don't know when. We'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then.'
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We do a terrific job of reaching those too busy to listen by being too busy to sit through a live shift. :)
 
Here is a thought - program 1611 KJV only preachers, play only hymns or Southern gospel. See how many post moderns come to Christ with that format.
 
Also ignore or marginalize the following genres: Urban, Dance, R&B, and Indie rock. Postmoderns have very narrow musical taste that lags three to four years behind the mainstream, and can't stand indie bands. Also, if it has lyrics that aren't "feel good" or idealistic, don't play it. Poetry, introspection, and personal honesty has no place in ministry. Think Toby Mac and ignore Kevin Max.

The above post is sarcasm to illustrate why post moderns and youth often have no use for Christian radio and do not represent those of this poster.
 
Jimmy,

I guess the real argument is: Can a Christian Rhythmic Station survive. Can a christian rock station survive?

Because the two hour Rock R&B Rock block on your local Christian CCM or Teaching/Talk Station won't cut it. Also how do you define the format, because if you try to blend every kind of music aimed at 16-25 something's aren't you creating chaos.

Christian Radio has a unique problem, very few markets can create a Christian Rhythmic Station w/o forcing out a CCM or CHR station, because let face it there is no room out there. Christian CCM and Teaching and Talk Broadcasting already has the monopoly and even if you got a hold of a station could you create a christian Rythmic Station that wouldn't be trounced by the regular Rhythmic Station, how do you sell artists nobody has heard of? To a public that already has Akon, Mary J. Blidge, and the ilk. It's going to be difficult to sell a Christian Rhythmic Station.

How do you pay for the station? Listener Support for that station will probably be low because your aiming at a very limited audience? The limited audience will not help you get advertisers. While I admire the idea, Christian Radio has an upward battle as it is, and unfortunetly the market for a Christian Rhythmic station is a giant uphill battle.
 
If there's any place a Christian Rhythmic could survive, it would be Birmingham, Alabama.

My question would be is there enough content? There's quite a bit of talent, but even to find 150 songs to play over the course of a week would be quite a task without resorting to large numbers of album cuts. My Internet station tries to play close to 50% rhythmic music, but it's a challenge for us to fill 22-27 currents and 38-48 recurrents each week. There's plenty of Urban Gospel out there, but very little of that sounds like what you'd hear on mainstream Urban, CHR/Rhythmic, or even CHR/Pop (and probably even Urban AC).
 
Hey there Marty,

I think everyones suggestion of a format style misses the mark. Radio is just one of multiple venues (WiFi, Sirus/XM, iPod, cell phone) that provide entertainment. Some kid in his room can stream his very own format w/ his own content and create a following. I've read where (I believe on hear2.0) Microsoft and Ford are working together to put broadband in Fords and automobles connected w/ Ford. No wonder Sirus/XM are going online. More than ever it's what between the records.
 
May be 1999 but what other term is there to describe?
 
Want to reach post-moderns? Do it the way that works best with all people, regardless of their background, and that's through personal friendship, not radio.
 
For a top-notch Christian Rhythmic (Hip-Hop & R&B) format, look no further than Y-Hot at RadioY.com. Also carried on parent Z88.3's HD-2 in Orlando, FL. This is a station that would seriously convince me to go out and buy an HD Radio if I could get it on an HD sub-channel here in Central Indiana. As it is, I enjoy listening online and continue to contemplate the purchase of a WiFi radio.

And, IMO, they do have plenty of music variety on air. Some of my favorite artists in the genre are Ramiyah, Virtue, and Shei Atkins.
 
WXIR was the only good Christian Radio. I know. And when it died all radio died. RIP. We should all give up on radio and work at McDonalds.

Not everyone has given up. We are looking for positive ways to work with whay we have to work with.

The 10 people, or 100 you meet today are less than the 20,000 plus one might reach with a small fm station.

as Casey would say : Now, back to the countdown.

How do we reach "post moderns" and if you don't like the terminology, what do we refer to our target demo?

How do we use our target media to effectively minister?

Any positive response ? Still rotten eggs?
 
Find out what appeals to them and do it.
Add message (if it isn't part of what usually appeal to them :) ).
Make sure the message is solid, so you are not broadcasting in Laodicea.

(Actually, avoid being like any of those five of the seven churches.)
 
Christian radio is certainly not a waste of time. Otherwise I wouldn't have worked in it for over 22 years. The presence of the station in a community can be the catalyst for a conversation. When with a friend simply begin a conversation like this, "Say, what do you think about the music they play on W--- or K---?" They might reply that they've never heard of it but it's a way to steer them toward the message by listening to this station & then talk about it. Before I became a Christian I attended a concert with Ron Salsbury & the J.C. Power Outlet and even bought their "religious" album. I didn't get saved at their concert or by listening to their album but it was one of the means that God used to start directing me toward Him. CCM radio can be a means of focusing a friend to the Gospel in a way that's pleasant to hear and will provoke a conversation.

ChiefEngineer said:
Not everyone has given up. We are looking for positive ways to work with whay we have to work with.

The 10 people, or 100 you meet today are less than the 20,000 plus one might reach with a small fm station.

as Casey would say : Now, back to the countdown.

How do we reach "post moderns" and if you don't like the terminology, what do we refer to our target demo?

How do we use our target media to effectively minister?

Any positive response ? Still rotten eggs?
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