CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Roy T. Lloyd, a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), and also a senior manager for media relations for the American Bible Society, will be featured Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1 and Dec. 29 on "Day 1," formerly known as "The Protestant Hour," a nationally broadcast radio program.
Lloyd, who lives in Ridgefield, Conn., has spent 30 years in ecumenical communication and has received numerous awards for his work. For 25 years he was broadcast news director and associate director of electronic media for the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. (NCC). He has been a religion news reporter for CBS Radio Network and Associated Press Radio and a commentator for WINS-AM in New York City. He also spent a year as a teacher at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon.
Lloyd also served as a media officer for the trip to Belgrade, Yugoslavia, by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and former NCC president Joan Brown Campbell to gain the release of American soldiers imprisoned by the Milosevic regime. He has appeared on national television with Archbishop Desmond Tutu from South Africa, to talk about forgiveness and the work of the International Forgiveness Institute, and he helped develop http://www.forgivenessinstitute.org on the Web.
In two of his sermons, Lloyd preaches on parables from the Gospel of Matthew. "We've been given a great task," he says, "to live in harmony, to weep with the mournful, to laugh with the joyful, to not be conceited. Especially, we are called to be righteous, but not self-righteous. We are humble."
Excerpts from his sermons will be included in a television version of "Day 1" on the Hallmark Channel's "America at Worship," airing at 9 a.m (ET/PT) Sundays.
"Day 1" has been broadcast as "The Protestant Hour" every week since 1945. It has won numerous awards including the George Foster Peabody Award for broadcast excellence. It is produced cooperatively by the ELCA, the Episcopal Media Center, the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and the United Church of Christ.
"Day 1" broadcasts are also accessible via streaming audio at http://www.Day1.net on the Web. Stations that carry the program can be found on the Web site.
*Diana Mavunduse is a communicator with the World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland. This fall she is serving as a volunteer with the ELCA News Service.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or NEWS@ELCA.ORG
http://listserv.elca.org/archives/elcanews.html
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
For information contact:
Candice Hill Buchbinder
Public Relations Manager
Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
