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Ransom also produced 15 newdiscipleship videos during the year and23 high-profile “Ransom Notes,” most ofwhich feature musicians such as LaceySturm, TobyMac, Flame, and Gungor.The site’s video library has now surpassed2 million collective views sinceRansom’s launch.We give all thanks and praise to God forthe ways He is using Ransom to piercehearts around the world. Zeynep, a youngwoman who lives in Turkey, revealed, “Iwas an outspoken atheist. I used to hateeveryone and even hate life. I tried tocommit suicide many, many times, eventhe worst ways to die. … But after I heardLacey’s testimony [on Ransom], I stoppedand thought that I should invite Jesusin my heart. And I did. And now I’m stillalive, with the scars of the knife on mywrists, but still alive, and I’m glad now!Thank You, Jesus, for saving me.”SCHOOL OFEVANGELISM ONLINEThroughout 60 years of global ministry,God has blessed Billy Graham andhis team with practical, effectivestrategies for proclaiming the Gospel.In 2012, BGEA launched the School ofEvangelism Online to pass on thesetime-tested principles to pastors andothers interested in sharing their faith.The virtual School gives participantsa chance to study these effectivestrategies at their own pace using onlinelessons and instructional videos.Through December, the School saw morethan 450 enrollments from 22 countries.“I was motivated with clear lessons andoutlines of how to prepare and preach anevangelistic message,” one participant said.“I preached my first evangelistic messageat two churches during my studies in thiscourse. At both churches, two peopleresponded with raised hands to receiveJesus Christ into their hearts.”The School of Evangelism Online alsobegan preparing the second course inits curriculum for launch in 2013—anexpanded Christian Life and Witness–based program for personal evangelism.TELEVISION & VIDEODuring 2012, BGEA produced more than525 TV programs, website features, andministry videos, which documented theways God used our ministries aroundthe world. These included four newepisodes of the nationally televisedmonthly program Always Good News,which show the power of the Gospelchanging people’s lives and reveal thebreadth of our work. The program aired“Pray for us,that the wordof the Lordmay speedahead andbe honored.”—2 Thessalonians 3:1, ESVon Christian cable networks and localtelevision affiliates.BGEA also produced 19 new Billy GrahamClassics, programs which were developedfrom past Crusades. Trinity BroadcastingNetwork (TBN) and The Church Channel(TCC) aired the Billy Graham Classicseight times each week during 2012.In addition, we expanded on-demandcontent on BillyGraham.org/Classics withsix additional programs. The increased26 BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
TV and online showings proved fruitfulas BGEA’s call centers received morethan 31,000 spiritual inquiries. Some13,300 of these callers prayed with ourrepresentatives to receive Christ.RESPONSE CENTER &CHRISTIAN GUIDANCEAs a primary voice of the ministry,BGEA’s Response Center answered morethan 196,000 calls and emails in 2012.Our representatives responded to callerswith words of encouragement, prayer,and the latest information on BGEA’sministries—such as upcoming Festivalsand My Hope America with Billy Graham.Incoming calls were primarily fromlisteners of BGEA’s radio broadcasts andviewers of TV’s Always Good News andthe Billy Graham Classics. Our trainedrepresentatives had the privilege to praywith over 24,000 callers, of which morethan 550 individuals made a first-timedecision or recommitted their lives tofollowing Jesus Christ.Working in tandem with the ResponseCenter, BGEA’s Christian Guidance ministryprovided discipleship materials to inquirersand corresponded with thousands oflongtime friends and supporters whosought information about our ministries andresources. During 2012, the Christian2012 MINISTRY REPORT27
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