What people are saying about 'Facing the Challenge of Television'

'It is vital that we, as Christians, understand the dynamics of television, the exact processes by which it has the dramatic influence that it does and then, on back of this understanding, how we can work for change so that we can use its influence constructively. This new course from Focus Radio is an excellent resource to help us do
just this. I wholeheartedly commend it to you.' 
Charlie Colchester, International Director, CARE

Television changes us all - the advertisers are well aware of that - which is why Christians should be far more aware than they are of what is actually going on as they watch it. This well-designed course enables us to discern between the good and the bad, and to decide when to watch, and when to switch off!
Revd Dr. John Balchin, former minister of Purley Baptist Church and Above Bar Church Southampton.

Following on from the success of 'Facing the Challenge of our Times', David Couchman has put together a much needed resource specifically aimed at the all-consuming impact that TV has upon the Christian mind.  Indubitably, we are influenced by our environment, and the media form of TV is so pervasive that it necessitates a thoughtful Christian response.  Couchman delivers: in this 8 week course there are helpful questions, quotations from modern authors that will stir discussion, and a general call to a careful and thoughtfully balanced engagement with today's media rich world.
Revd Dr. Josh Moody, Senior Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, New Haven, CT

'The course directs us to various Bible verses and does a good job of seeking to get participants to apply biblical principles to their TV habits.'
- John Benton, reviewing the course in Evangelicals Now, March 2007. Read the full review on the Evangelicals Now web site

Television is the most profound tool for altering values in our society. It gets under our radar screens. It presents powerful views of what is true and false, acceptable and unacceptable. And someone is controlling what is presented there.
In our media-saturate age every Christian should learn to think about and respond biblically to television. This series of studies is overflowing with important insights, biblical values and practical help. I hope it will be used widely.
- Marcus Honeysett, Living Leadership

It was great to make use of these materials on a subject which impacts so much of life today. Balanced, practical, relevant - the studies provide a wealth of interesting study material. We need to be conscious of the way our thinking and choices are influenced by television, and this course helps us to do just that.
- Group leader

Our group of ten Christians used 'Facing the Challenge of Television' and certainly found it stimulating. The group, none of whom spend hours and hours watching TV, found the material led to deep discussions about the use of time, and about bias in the media generally, and we all were horrified to learn that the average person in the UK spends 10-12 years of their life watching TV and being influenced by it. One challenge that came out of the discussions was: do we spend 10-12 years of our lives reading the Bible/worshipping/discussing the Word?
- Group leader