Change is on the horizon..
As I write this post, I am in the midst of another renewal for the radio show. Cross Driven Radio will celebrate 5 years on the air on June 3. In that time, I have come to know several of my listeners including Nancy, Cristy, and Thomas who came all the way from Wisconsin to see a Shaun Groves concert I promoted.
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?
Positive Post Tuesday: Believe Festival 2008
For today’s Positive Post Tuesday, I want to tell you a little story about some good friends from Alberta, Canada and tell you about their festival. For those of you that may read this and don’t know, I am an Engineer by day and have a radio show a podcast, and this blog called Cross Driven Radio. I have a passion for anything music, specifically Christian music, and using that passion to serve God. I started promoting concerts a couple of years back, and at the urging of Nancy Tyler, I started going to GMA 3 years ago. Read more
New Music Tuesday: Capital Lights
Tooth and Nail’s newest artist Capital Lights are on the verge of great things. I saw them at the Tooth and Nail showcase during GMA Music Week in April. They are a high energy band and they also have a very original stage show. I’m not the only one that is impressed by this band formerly known as After Eight.
Looking on their website thay have received rave reviews form John Cooper of Skillet, Bob Herdman from Audio A, and Dave Pelsue from Kids In The Way (RIP). Most recently, they were the opening act for Hawk Nelson’s Green T Tour.
One of the things I enjoy about this band is their sense of humor. They know their audience, and performed a special cover song as shown in this clip from the Hawk Nelson tour. Their CD is out on July 8.
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Lord, I’m amazed….
Jesus replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Matthew 17:20
In my life, it has always been amazing to me how much God will do with just a mustard seed of faith. There have been numerous instances that I can point to where I have felt God leading me in a certain direction, and when I obeyed and followed that path it was amazing to me the blessings that came from it.
The one in particular for today’s post is about Radio. I am a shy and somewhat introverted person, not the typical person you would expect to be a boss radio jock. So much so, that when people hear me on the radio they can hardly believe that I am the same person. The story of how I got into radio is on the ABOUT CDR page on the blog.
Since I started the show over 3 years ago, I have had several opportunities given to me that I never expected. From getting music provided by record labels to going to GMA Week and talking about fishing with my friend Eric from Decemberadio, to riding an elevator with Rush of Fools and watching them laugh when I told them my worship leader couldn’t get UNDO out of his head. Oh man, Keith is going to kill me if he ever sees this. The point I’m trying to make is that a quiet, mild mannered cable guy could be doing these things is amazing to me.
Recently, I had been getting somewhat frustrated with radio because I have had a hard time building a larger audience and it just wasn’t happening. I must say though that I do have some very loyal friends from the show like Cristy, Thomas, and of course Nancy. But, in that frustration, I still had hope and a desire to serve the Lord through radio. It was then that I was offered a spot voice tracking the Friday night show on Renegade Radio in Reno. That filled me up and revived my passion for radio.
And then, last night I did an interview that took that passion to another level and opened another door. You can look at my previous post to hear about meeting one of my blogging heroes and sources of inspiration. I am 10 days away from my time to blog for the 40 Day Fast, and do I have a story to tell. If you want to have your heart broken, and then filled up with hope and inspiration for what just 1 person can do to make a positive impact is someone life somewhere in the world, then I encourage you to follow the stories shared in the 40 Day Fast.
When we all put our mustard seeds together, the world will become a better place for our children to inherit. More importantly, that would mean that we will have turned our collective faith in God to bring HIM glory and that we as a generation are living for HIM. I think Jared Anderson says it pretty well!
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~CIAO
Charley
