I have also had the opportunity to meet and interview several of the artists that I play on the show every week. Some of the highlights have been going to GMA Week for the first time, my first radio interview with Julian Drive, the 40 Day Fast series of interviews and promoting concerts with Shaun Groves, Wavorly, High Flight Society and more.

It has been quite a ride. Behind the scenes, I first took this time slot because it was available and I thought it would be good to have both Christian music shows back to back. Along the way that turned out to be a great blessing with the friendships I have made with Nancy, Thomas, Cristy, and others through that community.

I have been trying for the past 2 years to get a later time slot on the station, but to no avail. I feel the need to reach a bigger audience, but it is a very hard thing to do on Thursdays from 2-3. I know that most days with work schedules it is hard to tune in, somedays I can’t even tune in myself.

I have been seeing the podcast subscribers growing steadily with every episode with half of the promotion I do for the radio show. I have decided that I am going to renew for 1 more season in hopes that I can get a “prime time” slot. I hope to still be able to re run the current show during the regular time. (There are other shows on the station doing this) Honestly speaking, it can be mentally frustrating to put all of the prep and recording into the radio show and be the only listener.

I know that ultimately, I do this show for an audience of One, but yet it is also a blow to the ego to see all of the work go out and no one listen to it. I guess what it really boils down to is that I am wondering if the radio show continues to be a viable ministry as it is and continue to try for a prime time slot, or if I should pay more attention to the podcast since it is showing signs of rapid growth. One thing I do know is that one way or another, I will still be doing Cross Driven Radio, the question is radio, podcast, or both.

I would like to know what you the listener think of this post. Every comment will be entered into a drawing and I have some cool prizes to give away as well. So, radio, podcast, or both?

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I just finished recording this weeks Cross Driven Radio show and I must say it was among the hardest shows I have done.  If you read my previous post from today, the Associate Pastor from my previous church, Rev. Karen Blomberg passed away yesterday.

It is weird how this is taking a while to sink in, and how my reactions are changing.  I’m sad that I lost a friend, I’m happy she is with the Lord, I feel sad for Westminster, I’m happy that while she was on a vision quest seeking the Lord, he used that opportunity to call her home.  To me, that is the ultimate. To intimately be searching for God and his direction for her life on a mountain, while fasting, and to see God and be called home.  I mean wow!  Its reminds me of Moses, but in the modern day.  Could she have seen a burning bush like Moses did?  Its one of those questions we will have to ask God one day.

Last year, after much thought and prayer, we finally decided to change our church home.  It was tough because that church was where we were married, our daughter was baptized there, and I could fill a post with all of the things we did at that church.  Most were good.  We ultimately felt called to leave because we were just not being fed spiritually.  It got to the point where some weeks we would go to worship at both churches.  Since we left, there have been people that we thought we were close with, but  we rarely hear from them now.  When you call, its just empty promises of “Lets get together soon”, but soon rarely, if ever comes.  That is where Karen was different.  She still called my wife every couple of months just to see how we were doing.  That speaks to her character as she was a very caring person.  I remember talking with her at length about discerning what I perceived to be God’s call on my life.  Part of that is this very radio show.

This weeks show starts with an opening dedication and a tribute set.  We also have interviews with Brody Harper and Amy as we continue our series of 40 Day Fast interviews.

Music on the show features Natalie Grant, Fee, Hawk Nelson, and a song from one of my favorites, Brooke Barrettsmith.  I can’t say it on the radio show, but I have a pre release of Brooke’s CD and it is truly outstanding!  From rockin songs like farewell and More Real to my new favorite Quiet My Heart, it is just stellar from beginning to end.

See you Thursday at 2:00 EST.  www.fcac.org/webr

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On Saturday, I spent all day at church.  I was working as hospitality coordinator for the God-Song 2008 Songwriters Conference.  I was responsible for organizing the food and snacks for the whole day.  For breakfast it was a standard continental breakfast, and for lunch it was everybody’s favorite, Chic Fil-A.  I had snacks out all day while the conference was going on.

It was at lunch that my wife Kathy and I experienced just how good God can be.  When we had first gotten married, we had become friends with a couple down the hall, Susanna and Michael, after a year or so, they had moved out of the building and we had lost contact.  It was at lunch on Saturday that we were reunited.  We got to see their kids, and they met my daughter for the first time.  Some would say its a small world, which compared to the kingdom of God it is, but He brought us to the same place for a reason, I’m sure of it.  On one of my breaks, I went and joined the family and friends for a celebration for 2 very special babies.  It was good to get to spend some time and get to know some of these families better.

Sunday was kind of a busy day.  We went to Worship at 10:00, did Sunday chores and went to a 79th Birthday party for a real good friend.  I also found out that I was selected to participate in the 40 Day Fast.  Being a new blogger, I am super excited to do this.  More on this later..

~CIAO 

Charley

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