Partners

A listing of events and broadcasts produced by ecumenical partners and ministry partners that work with the ELCA to create material, resources, new productions and work with TV networks to for air time.

30 Good Minutes
A program originally founded in 1908 as an ecumenical religious service in the heart of the city of Chicago, the Chicago Sunday Evening Club started in the city’s Orchestra Hall. Evolving to radio in 1922 and now television, “30 Good Minutes” is America's premiere television broadcast for great preaching. Each program features a different speaker, drawn from a wide spectrum of denominations and faith traditions. Over 1,000 speakers have appeared on the program since those earliest gatherings at the beginning of the century. Today a 30 minute version of the once one-hour program has had overwhelming success as "30 Good Minutes." For more information you can contact www.30goodminutes.org or for a complete listing of ELCA sermons and speakers, click here.

Day 1
Day 1 is a weekly radio broadcast featuring preachers from most mainline protestant faith traditions offering outstanding sermons, community interaction, and life-enriching resources. For mor information contact: www.day1.org

Lutheran Film Associates
Lutheran Film Associates (LFA) is the agency through which Lutheran churches have created and distributed movies and television shows for more than 50 years. Most have reached large U.S. and international media audiences. Two of its films — The Joy of Bach and A Time for Burning — have had repeated showings on public television. Two others — Martin Luther and Question 7 — have won cinema awards following successful theatrical bookings. Both Martin Luther and A Time for Burning were nominated for Academy Awards. In addition, other documentary and teaching films have served educational needs in churches more directly. For more information contact: www.lutheranfilm.org

National Council of Churches (NCCUSA)
The National Council of Churches, founded in 1950, is the leading force for ecumenical cooperation among Christians in the United States. The NCC's 36 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox member denominations include almost 50 million persons in more than 100,000 local congregations in communities across the nation. Through the relationship with NCC and the InterFaith Broadcast Coalition (IBC) the ELCA is able to produce and propose programming that is broadcast and alternating basis on three of the major broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC. The ELCA has produced programs like “This Holy Night” (CBS), “Oh Davey…History of the Davey and Goliath Television Series (ABC) and “Hunger No More” (ABC). For more information on these programs access: www.ncccusa.org/about/comcomtv.html or www.ncccusa.org/about/communication.html You may also contact Wesley “Pat” Patillo at 212/ 870-2048.

Odyssey Networks
Odyssey Networks is the nation's largest coalition of Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith groups dedicated to media production, distribution and promotion. Its member association is made up of denominations, organizations and individuals, who encompass most of the recognized Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith groups in the United States. Together, these faith groups have more than 200,000 congregations with 120 million congregants. The programming services of Odyssey Networks are available on the Hallmark Channel and on www.odysseynetworks.org. Odyssey Networks is a service of the National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Inc., established in 1987. Click for more information about Odyssey Networks, including a list of members. You may also access www.odysseynetworks.org for a list of current programming.