E-Tools Newsletter | December 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Welcome to our new E-Tools Newsletter! This monthly TCC field report also includes strategic outreach resources to encourage, equip, and empower you to more effectively share the Gospel with all the loved ones in your life as we faithfully serve Christ in Canada together.
“Open Airwaves” Preaching for Christmas!
We titled this very special series of TCC Radio Live, “Giving the Greatest Gift”. Just as God freely gave the greatest gift of His only Son, our goal was to freely give His Gospel to all those in our world this Christmas and to equip our listeners to do the same.
In the studio, both Dale Elliott and Richard Spruyt of Grace FM 105.9 in London hosted
Right: Cory McKenna talks to a non-Christian live on the air during another “wireless witnessing” segment of TCC Radio this December.
On the street, TCC team leader Chris Wood coordinated our Gospel ground troops and also set up the “wireless witnessing” encounters between Cory and two non-Christians from the community via cell phone.
Left: Harvest Bible Chapel Gospel Outreach “GO” Team member, Sharon Enwright, gives a passerby a warm welcome with a hot cup of Christmas cider.
However, the greatest groundbreaker of the entire series had to be the “open airwaves” preaching!
We praise God for the faithfulness of our Director of Ministry Relations, Jeff Mardling, for preaching the Gospel message open air live on air.
Right: Jeff Mardling breaks the sound barrier by preaching open air live for the first time in TCC Radio history!
After leading a group of carolers from the GO Team of Harvest Bible Chapel of London in the singing of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, Jeff used the lyric about “God and sinners reconciled” as a beautiful springboard to powerfully proclaim the true meaning of Christmas to those passing by on that frigid Friday night. TCC has open air preached in several Canadian cities, however, this is the very first time that we have attempted breaking the sound barrier on live radio before. Praise God!
We know that faith comes through hearing the word of Christ (Romans 10:17). As such, we are so thankful for the many
testimonies we have received from Christ-followers across our city of how the Lord has brought faith to the hearts of many loved ones who were invited to tune in to the show and just “happened” to hear Jeff’s preaching. Chris has also been following up with a student of the Baha’i faith who heard the Gospel for the first time throughout the production of this live series. Click here for more on Chris’ Gospel glory story and please continue praying that the Lord brings the increase now that the seed of His word has been sown in their hearts.Click here to listen to this entire live series on the new and improved TCC Radio website!
TCC Radio: Encountering Islam
Do you know that Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity? Do you also know that there are second and even third generation Muslims living in virtually every major city across Canada and that number is consistently rising every single year? The Lord desires that none should perish and that Christians would be a blessing to Muslims by sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Now, we all know that the mere mention of Islam can spark intense and often hateful controversy. But let the record show that we are not going to go there in this series of TCC Radio. When the final credits roll, we are hoping and praying that it will serve as a great Gospel outreach resource that you can confidently lend to your Muslim an non-Muslim loved ones.
Our Prayer Pulse for January
In fact, to equip you for more effective life and witness, please click here to access your new TCC Radio Listener’s Resources including “behind the scenes” Producer’s Notes and special Listener’s Scripts. We trust that these brand new online outreach tools will help you make the most of each episode of the program when sharing Christ with your family and friends.
Let’s continue partnering together to keep our prayer pulse for TCC and the Church in Canada strong! There is only ONE main prayer point that we humbly ask you, your family, and your church to remember for us in January.Early in the month, our core leadership team will be coming together for our third annual prayer & planning meeting. We have found this time together to be invaluable for helping our team seek the Lord’s face for the year and to grow in stewarding our time and talents for Him.
Please pray that the He will give us the vision and direction we need to continue moving forward in His service to make His Name even greater in Canada this year!
We again thank God for you and for your ongoing partnership in preaching His Gospel in Canada.
For His Glory,
The Cross Current Team
Left: Donna Feica of Harvest Bible Chapel London joins Cory McKenna and “Captain” Dale Elliott in the studio of Grace FM this past Friday.
Left: HBCL GO Team member, Rebecca Coyne, uses an origins/worldview survey as a springboard to build a relationship and share the Gospel. 
Well, the Lord did it again. Though there were many technical and logistical details that had to come together to make TCC Radio LIVE! happen, tonight’s debut episode broadcasted relatively “casualty free”!:) In fact, the only unfortunate mishap was that 