Paul Crouch Talks About TBN, On The Air In Israel!

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Hallelujah, glory to God, praise the Lord, and if I could write His praises in tongues — I would! You know that Jan and I have worked, prayed, loved, and gone to the Holy Land over fifty times! Yes, for TBN’s nearly full 38 years we have met with all the prime ministers (except one), pled with them and their ministers of TV and broadcasting for a TV license — to no avail! But, IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME, GOD! Yes, in a moment I will tell you how our God did it! But first, a glorious prophetic miracle had to be fulfilled. Read it and rejoice for the sons and daughters of Abraham! “I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild their ruined cities, and live in them again, and they shall plant vineyards and gardens and eat their crops and drink their wine. I will firmly plant them there upon the land that I have given them….” Amos 9:14-15 TLB And to the many enemies of Israel God gives this warning— “‘And they shall not be pulled up again,’ says the Lord your God!” Amos 9:15 TLB Praise God, now we see why we had to wait so long for our TBN miracle: the remnant of God’s people had to return and be in the land so that we can reach them with the glorious truth of their Messiah! And now the final miracle begins! So, how did God do it? “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!” Romans 11:33 KJV Who would have dreamed that our Russian network and our Russian brothers would be the key?! As the Jews returned to their homeland, it finally became apparent that a great number, in fact a majority, were coming from Russia. So much so that Russian speaking Jews are now about 25% of the population of Israel! Our brother Igor Nikitin first brought us the news: Russian Israelis want to bring our TBN Russia network into all Israel! Many of you saw the almost unbelievable miracle as Lia Shemtov, a member of the Israeli Knesset (congress) came to Praise the Lord and presented a historic “thank you” document to TBN! This gracious lady made it clear that she and her government were our friends even though our networks are fully Christian! As negotiations continued, it was decided that a fully functioning TV studio would be desirable so that local LIVE programs could be produced and broadcast. The emphasis would be at first Russian, since they come largely from the Orthodox Christian faith. It was then proposed that perhaps Hebrew sub-titles be added to some programs so that all could understand the message. Finally, since many in Israel understand English, we rejoice that some programs will be broadcast in English since many tell us that it helps them learn this business language of the world. I could hardly contain my joy as we viewed the awesome dedication celebration last May! Igor Nikitin and a host of Messianic pastors led over 2,000 praising believers thanking God for this great miracle! Ah, dear partners, say it with me: THE FIG TREE HAS BLOSSOMED — and we grafted in branches are ready to bear precious fruit! So, now the real work begins. Local live programs must be produced. God willing, as you read this letter, I plan to be in Jerusalem to produce some programs and to be sure that everything is in proper order. I hope to meet with several ministers of government as well as many precious pastors. Please pray for me — at 77 I do not have the same zip that I had at 27! Do I have a witness? So, now besides prayer, we need some good partners who also have a burden to reach this prophetic miracle! The cost will be light if everyone reading this would add perhaps two or three dollars to their pledge. You angel partners have never let us down! How else could we support 77 satellite channels, 35 big full power stations, plus over 20,000 affiliated TV and cable stations worldwide, and very soon iTBN—the awesome new Internet station carrying all 10 of our networks also around the world?! Dear, dear partners: Rejoice with me again as we praise our God for this and the many miracles that we have seen these 38 awesome years! love you for being a part of this great final voice to the world! We will look for your letter and will be your prayer partner till Jesus comes!

Paul Crouch Jr., Honored to Host Harvest Crusade at Dodger Stadium with Pastor Greg Laurie

Paul Crouch Jr., confirmed that the network will be airing "The 'Los Angeles' Harvest Crusade with Pastor Greg Laurie, held at Dodger Stadium" on Saturday evening - just one day before the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

TBN Chief of Staff Paul Crouch, Jr. will serve as the host for the event that is slated to premier on TBN's flagship production "Praise The Lord" show on Monday evening and re-airing on Tuesday afternoon. 

Broadcast Schedule: This special "Praise the Lord" hosted by Paul Crouch Jr. will broadcast "The 'Los Angeles' Harvest Crusade at Dodger stadium with Greg Laurie" on Monday at 7 p.m. Pacific Time. The program will re-air on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Pacific Time, and will be archived for 30 days at www.tbn.org/watch-us/archives.

"We're honored by the invitation and the opportunity to bring the gospel message of hope and healing to the world as people recall the 10th anniversary of 9/11," Crouch said.  

Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif. -- one of the largest churches in the United States -- will address issues of suffering, mortality and forgiveness in a talk entitled, "Why Tragedy?"

"The message of hope that will be presented at the Harvest outreach at Dodger Stadium is for everyone, from gangbangers to corporate CEOs, and from atheists to the devoutly religious," Laurie said. "The message of the gospel is especially appropriate during a weekend that will commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 since it's a weekend when people are reminded of their own mortality and are seeking answers about why terrible things happen in the world."

Update on Dr. Crouch's Health

Dr. Paul Crouch is doing much better today. Can you imagine! He is 77 years old and works fulltime. He's in the studio every day and just doesn't slow down. His passion is TBN, and fulfilling the call of God on his life. So much so, that he needed to slow down just a tad! He's taken a few days to rest, and build up his strength. Thank you for the hundreds of well wishes that people have been leaving for Dr. Crouch on his Facebook page, and his blogs. ALL these comments will be printed out for him. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Paul Crouch Gives and Update on TBN in Israel

You know that Jan and I have worked, prayed, loved, and gone to the Holy Land over fifty times! Yes, for TBN’s nearly full 38 years we have met with all the prime ministers (except one), pled with them and their ministers of TV and broadcasting for a TV license — to no avail!

But, IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME, GOD! Yes, in a moment I will tell you how our God did it! But first, a glorious prophetic miracle had to be fulfilled. Read it and rejoice for the sons and daughters of Abraham!

“I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild their ruined cities, and live in them again, and they shall plant vineyards and gardens and eat their crops and drink their wine. I will firmly plant them there upon the land that I have given them….” Amos 9:14-15 TLB

And to the many enemies of Israel God gives this warning—

“‘And they shall not be pulled up again,’ says the Lord your God!” Amos 9:15 TLB

Praise God, now we see why we had to wait so long for our TBN miracle: the remnant of God’s people had to return and be in the land so that we can reach them with the glorious truth of their Messiah! And now the final miracle begins!

So, how did God do it?

“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!” Romans 11:33 KJV

Who would have dreamed that our Russian network and our Russian brothers would be the key?! As the Jews returned to their homeland, it finally became apparent that a great number, in fact a majority, were coming from Russia. So much so that Russian speaking Jews are now about 25% of the population of Israel! Our brother Igor Nikitin first brought us the news: Russian Israelis want to bring our TBN Russia network into all Israel!

Many of you saw the almost unbelievable miracle as Lia Shemtov, a member of the Israeli Knesset (congress) came to Praise the Lord and presented a historic “thank you” document to TBN! This gracious lady made it clear that she and her government were our friends even though our networks are fully Christian! As negotiations continued, it was decided that a fully functioning TV studio would be desirable so that local LIVE programs could be produced and broadcast. The emphasis would be at first Russian, since they come largely from the Orthodox Christian faith. It was then proposed that perhaps Hebrew sub-titles be added to some programs so that all could understand the message. Finally, since many in Israel understand English, we rejoice that some programs will be broadcast in English since many tell us that it helps them learn this business language of the world.

I could hardly contain my joy as we viewed the awesome dedication celebration last May! Igor Nikitin and a host of Messianic pastors led over 2,000 praising believers thanking God for this great miracle!

Ah, dear partners, say it with me: THE FIG TREE HAS BLOSSOMED — and we grafted in branches are ready to bear precious fruit!

So, now the real work begins. Local live programs must be produced. God willing, as you read this letter, I plan to be in Jerusalem to produce some programs and to be sure that everything is in proper order. I hope to meet with several ministers of government as well as many precious pastors. Please pray for me — at 77 I do not have the same zip that I had at 27! Do I have a witness?

Dear, dear partners: Rejoice with me again as we praise our God for this and the many miracles that we have seen these 38 awesome years!

love you for being a part of this great final voice to the world! We will look for your letter and will be your prayer partner till Jesus comes!

Paul Crouch Looks Back Over the Past Year

I want to take a few moments to share with you, some of the great things that have happened with our family of networks the past twelve months, especially concerning JCTV, Smile of a Child, our expanding network, TBN Second Chance, iTBN, and Facebook. From programming to charitable initiatives, we have much to be thankful for, and we are excited about the future of these great things that have started.


We praise the Lord for all the great things He has done. Please join us in prayer for our network. We thank God for all of these things that this article mentions and ask that everything the TBN family does has a wonderful impact for His kingdom. Paul Crouch

TBN’s Second Chance
In America, there are more than two million people incarcerated in our prison system. These are people that are largely forgotten by society and often have lost all hope. TBN’s Second Chance (TBN-SC) is a program that we have effected to try and reach these inmates. Working with an already established rehabilitation program, we contact wardens and chaplains in prisons, correctional facilities, and re-entry centers, offering them to broadcast up to four of TBN’s faith based networks for their inmates completely free of charge. In 2010, this initiative was established in correctional facilities for adults and juveniles across the nation. Our networks can now be viewed by eighty-two thousand and five hundred incarcerated men and women. We pray the lives and the hearts of these inmates are changed.

iTBN
This has been a year for research and adopting new technology. We began the long process of preparing iTBN, which will be available in September 2011. The i stands for interactive, and this new program certainly will be. The core concept is to offer everything that TBN has produced in the last thirty eight years in a “three screen environment”. iTBN will make TBN available on TV, online, and on your smart phone. The smart phone app has already been released. You can download it for free on your iPhone, Android, or Blackberry.

The web based component will be the most versatile and searchable portion of the three screen environment. iTBN will be have the same powerful searchability of Hulu, but with faith based, Christian programming. The online user who wants to watch a particular program can search iTBN, like they would any search engine, and choose from a list the show he or she wants to view. To watch Paul Crouch and his son Matt talk about Matt’s movie The Omega Code, you could just type their names and the movie title and it will come to the top of the list. You will not have to scroll through thirty eight years of program titles.

Paul Crouch Jr., TBN’s Vice President, had this to say about the new website: “This is the largest project I’ve tackled in my history with the network. Thousands of hours of old video tapes and programs, old praise programs with people who’ve now been promoted to heaven…much of it is as relevant today as it was thirty years ago. The message of the gospel never changes, but the technology and the way it’s presented does.”

Social Media
Our Facebook page has also had a facelift this year. It has fresh new interactive capability that was not there previously. Now, TBN fans can watch the daily Praise the Lord, Behind the Scenes, and even full length movies. The page also includes interactive buttons and links to JCTV, Smile of a Child, TBN Enlace, and The Church Channel. Special links will allow you to submit prayer requests to the ministry, learn about the TBN-SC program, view the broadcast schedule, or instantly go to the TBN.org pages for TBN’s many featured speakers.

JCTV
Our teen and young adult network used this year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Real Videos, a program featuring Christian music videos and artists. This milestone makes Real Videos the longest running nationally televised Christian music video show. Paul Crouch’s son, Matt, and his wife Laurie were the original hosts of Real Videos, and they joined the current host, T-Bone, for a two hour special. The three shared favorite memories and their funniest moments, and they remembered some special interviews with some of the artists who pioneered contemporary Christian music. This year, JCTV also launched The Test. Partnering with Focus on the Family, Campus Crusade for Christ, and Chi Alpha, we have created a wonderful special for college students, parents, and grandparents. Paul Crouch Jr. and Sean McDowell host this show for current and future college students and their families. In it, they equip students to courageously live for Christ while attending the sometimes-hostile secular university.

SMILE
Jan Crouch founded the Smile of a Child network because of her great love for children and her desire to see them grow into Christ followers. This year marked the fifth anniversary of the station. SMILE has consistently offered quality children’s programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. While many niche stations often struggle to stay alive, SMILE has been recognized for its excellence in broadcasting a positive message for young children. The station received the Parent’s Television Council Seal of Approval, which is rarely awarded.
TBN explains SMILE’s consistent popularity with its great reviews and recognition. The Beta Research group shows that SMILE performs near the top in viewer interest and appeal. Bob Higley is TBN’s vice president of affiliate sales and marketing. He said, “Beta Research reported that among emerging networks, TBN’s SMILE was number one in viewer interest in households that subscribe to direct-to-home satellite services such as DirecTV and Dish Network.”

Expansion
Another reason for us to celebrate has been the growth of our network this past year. TBN was already the largest Christian Network in the world and now it reaches even more households. The Church Channel (TCC) is devoted to preaching the Word of God 24 hours a day. It has gained many subscribers, growing by over twenty-one million new cable and satellite households. Fourteen million were added on the DISH Network alone, when it began to carry the station in June. DirecTV also now carries the Church Channel. In total, there are now forty-nine million households that are reached by this station.

In addition, AT&T and Verizon FiOS now carry all five of TBN’s American stations. JCTV, SMILE, Enlace USA (our Spanish language network), and TCC have all experienced a large growth in available viewership. JCTV now reaches 16.3 million homes, SMILE is available to 15.7, and Enlace is available to 11.3 million in America alone. It is our prayer that these millions of new potential viewers will be millions more who hear the gospel of Christ through our family of networks.


Paul Crouch

First Post! Paul Crouch Story

You might say the vision for Trinity Broadcasting Network, the world’s largest religious broadcaster and America’s favorite source for faith-and-family TV, started way back when a youth named Paul Crouch got interested in amateur radio and soon informed his family that he would one day “send the gospel around the world.”


Of course, that vision took a few years to develop and would ultimately turn in the direction of a new technology called television that was then in its infancy as a young Paul Crouch headed off to Bible college in Springfield Missouri. In the meantime, this son of Pentecostal missionaries, with a vision that spanned the globe, bided his time and thoroughly mastered every inch of the broadcast industry from the ground up. That included stints as radio announcer, television station manager, and even head of a newly-formed television and film department for a major Pentecostal denomination.

He also married the love of his life, and lifelong ministry partner, Jan Crouch, and in 1973, beginning with one tiny UHF station—and a whole lot of faith and vision—this trailblazing couple launched what was destined to become the most influential religious broadcast entity in the world.

“When we started this amazing journey nearly forty years ago, we had little idea that one day TBN’s influence would span the globe with 24-hour faith and family broadcasting,” recalled Dr. Crouch, who today is revered around the world as one of Christian television’s true pioneers. “But we knew we were pioneers of sorts, and we felt a responsibility to use all the resources at our command to bring our growing audience the very best in inspirational, religious, and family-friendly programming.”

Today across America and around the world TBN stands for the finest in faith-and-family television. Currently ranked as the third largest television broadcast group in America, TBN reaches every major continent via 70 satellites and more than 18,000 television and cable affiliates worldwide. And through Dr. Crouch’s leadership TBN has expanded to over ten distinct global inspirational networks, including:

• TBN Flagship Network, America’s premier faith-and-family channel, featuring the most popular religious programs available worldwide, along with a 24-hour line-up of music, variety, talk, and exclusive movies and special features.
• JCTV, the 24-hour network geared for teens and young adults, featuring cutting-edge Christian music videos, reality and game shows, relevant talk programs, comedy, extreme sports, and much more.
• The Church Channel, the only 24-hour network featuring America’s most popular church services from a wide variety of Protestant and Catholic congregations.
• TBN Enlace USA, America’s premier round-the-clock Spanish language faith network.
• Smile of a Child TV, the exclusive kids network featuring 24-hour wholesome programming that parents can trust for their children.

Thanks to the faith, vision, and persistence of Dr. Paul Crouch, individuals, families, and communities in just about every nation of the world can experience the message of the gospel and be encouraged through the miracle of Christian TV.

“This has been a labor of love every step of the way,” said Dr. Crouch, reflecting on his over 50 years of service to Christian broadcasting. “Love for Christ and His gospel of life, and love for the countless millions of individuals and families who have been touched by God’s message through the power of inspirational television.”