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Table of Contents

Brief Description of This Collection

Title Page and Restrictions

Historical Background

An Essay on the Contents of the Collection (Scope and Content)

Other Information That Might Be Helpful To Anyone Using This Collection

Lists of Audio Tapes, Negatives, Photographs, and Video Tapes in This Collection (Location Records)
    Audio Tapes
    Negatives
    Photographs
    Video tapes
List of the Contents of Boxes of Paper Records in This Collection (Container List)



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Collection 309
[June 2, 2004]
National Religious Broadcasters; 1944-
Records; 1922 (1969-1989) 1991
134 boxes (122 DC, 12 OS, 57.3 cubic feet ) Audio Tapes, Negatives, Photographs, Video Tapes

Brief Description. Correspondence, reports, clippings, recordings and programs of conventions, photographs and other materials of the NRB, which served as a professional association for persons involved in Protestant Christian radio and television broadcasting. The collection documents the NRB's efforts to provide information on training for its members on a wide range of technical and broadcasting issues and is especially strong on Federal Communication Commission policies effecting religious broadcasters, the content of the NRB's annual conventions (including speeches by several US presidents and leading politicians), the development of the so-called "electric church" in the United States, and Evangelical and Fundamentalist views on several significant social and political issues in the United States between the 1960s and 1980s. There are very few files with information on the NRB prior to the mid 1960s.

Restrictions: None.


Historical Background
Founded September 21, 1944
Headquarters location
ca. 1944-? 1422 F. Street, Washington, DC (office of NRB secretary, Dale Crowley)
-1974? Madison, NJ
1974-ca. 1982 Morristown, New Jersey
ca. 1982- ca. 1983 Pinebrook, New Jersey
ca. 1983-1992 Parsippany, New Jersey
1992- Manassas, Virginia
Significant events in organizational history
April 7-9, 1942 Founding meeting of the National Association of Evangelicals for United Action held in St. Louis. NAE founded by conservative Protestants seeking to counteract the perception that the liberal Federal Council of Churches was the only voice for Protestantism in the United States and to foster greater cooperation between conservative denominations and parachurch agencies. One of the major issues leading to the formation of the NAE was the need for an organization to oppose the great influence of the FCC on which Protestant organizations had access to radio broadcasting.
May 3, 1943 Constitution of the National Association of Evangelicals approved at a convention held in Chicago and the NAE began its formal existence
April 12, 1944 Conference of 150 Evangelical broadcasters brought together at the invitation of the NAE and in conjunction with the NAE's annual meeting. Temporary general officers William Ward Ayer, Dale Crowley, David Fant, Clinton Churchill, and C. Gordon Brownville chosen.
September 21, 1944 Constitutional convention of NRB held at Moody Memorial Church in Chicago. William Ward Ayer was chosen as first president and was the main author of Code of Ethics adopted at this meeting (which is considered the second national convention of the NRB). There were forty-eight charter members. The NRB was incorporated in Delaware on December 18.
May 1, 1945 2nd Annual convention held in Chicago, at which Clinton Churchill was elected president. He served until 1947.
1948 Theodore Elsner elected president. He served until 1952.
1949 ABC reversed its policy against selling time for religious broadcasts, partly in response to pressure from the NRB.
1952 Eugene Bertermann elected president of NRB. He held the office until 1954.
1954 Thomas Zimmerman elected president. He served until 1956.
June 6, 1956 National Council of Churches adopted an "Advisory Policy Statement on Religious Broadcasting" proposed by its Broadcasting and Film Commission. This policy opposed the sale or purchase of air time for religious broadcasts, all of which should be free public services. The NRB over the next few years successfully led the fight against this policy becoming the accepted national standard. FCC rulings in 1960 encouraged the selling of time for radio broadcasts.
1956 James DeForrest Murch elected president. He served until 1957. NRB annual convention (the 13th) held in Washington for the first time in January.
1956 NRB's newsletter, Radio Telegram, started.
1957 Eugene Bertermann re-elected president of NRB. He held the office until 1975.
January 30-31, 1957 14th Annual convention in Washington, DC
January 1958 15th Annual convention in Washington, DC
January 23? 1962 19th Annual convention in Washington. DC
1962-1965 Close working relationship between NRB and International Christian Broadcasters
ca. 1965 Membership in NRB was opened to broadcasting stations, as well as producers of programing
September 1, 1966 Benjamin Armstrong became the part-time executive secretary of the NRB (the position became full-time February 1 the next year). He served until 1989.
January 31-February 2, 1967 24th Annual convention held in Chicago at the Palmer House
October 16-17, 1967 Organizational convention for the Midwest chapter of NRB held at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago
November 13-14, 1967 Organizational convention for the Eastern Chapter of NRB held at the Calvary Baptist Church in New York City
January 22-25, 1968 25th Annual convention held in Washington, DC at the Mayflower Hotel
May 20-21, 1968 Organizational Convention for the Southeastern Regional Chapter of NRB held at the Atlanta American Motor Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia
January, 1969 First issue of Religious Broadcasting, the magazine of the NRB, published
January 27-30, 1969 26th Annual convention held in Washington, DC. Theme was "The Gospel To A World In Crisis"
1969 Armstrong represented NRB at the formation of the North American Broadcast Section of the World Association of Christian Communicators (NABS/WACC)
January 26-29, 1970 27th Annual convention held in Washington, DC. As of 1970, NRB included 348 organizations (broadcasters, producers of programing, and organizations related to broadcasting in some way). The theme was "One World, One Gospel."
January 25-28, 1971 28th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
April 6-7?, 1971 Organizational convention for the Southwestern Chapter of the NRB held in Dallas, Texas
January 23-26, 1972 29th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
1972 William Ward Ayer Distinguished Service Award inaugurated
January 28-31, 1973 30th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
January 27-30, 1974 31th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
1975 Religious Broadcasting Hall of Fame started. Charles Fuller, Walter Maier, Clarence Jones, and John Zoller were the first inductees.
January 26-29, 1975 32nd Annual convention in Washington, DC
January 28, 1975 Gerald Ford became the first president to addressed the annual convention, meeting in Washington
1975 Abe Van Der Puy elected president. He served until 1978
February 22-25, 1976 33rd Annual convention held in Washington, DC
February 22, 1976 Gerald Ford again addressed the NRB convention in Washington
January 23-26, 1977 34th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
January 22-26, 1978 35th Annual convention held in Washington, DC (registration was 1,411)
January 21-24, 1979 36th Annual convention held in Washington, DC (registration was 1,146)
1979 David Hofer elected president. He served until 1982.
January 20-23, 1980 37th Annual convention held in Washington, DC (registration was 1,140)
January 21, 1980 President Jimmy Carter addressed NRB convention. The next day the leaders of NRB were invited to the White House for a breakfast.
September and October 1980 NRB sponsored news conferences with presidential candidates John Anderson and Ronald Reagan to talk about issues of concern to Evangelicals
January 25-28, 1981 38th Annual convention held in Washington, DC (registration was 1,247)
February 7-10, 1982 39th Annual convention held in Washington, DC (registration was 1,488)
1982 E. Brandt Gustavson elected president. He served through 1985.
January 30-February 2, 1983 40th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
January 29-February 1, 1984 41th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
February 3-6, 1985 42nd Annual convention held in Washington, DC
1985 Robert Cook elected president. He served through 1988.
February 2-5, 1986 43rd Annual convention held in Washington, DC
January 31-February 4, 1987 44th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
January 30-February 3, 1988 45th Annual convention held in Washington, DC. President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush addressed the convention.
1988 NRB organizational membership of 1300
1988 NRB formed the Ethics and Financial integrity Commission (EFICOM) to enforce standards
1988 Jerry Rose elected president. He served through 1991.
January 28-February 1, 1989 46th Annual convention met in Washington, DC
1989 After Benjamin Armstrong's resignation as executive director in September, Robert Cook briefly served as interim executive director
January 27-31, 1990 47th Annual convention held in Washington, DC. Theme: "Decade of the 90s - Looking Unto Jesus"
February 1990 E. Brandt Gustavson installed as executive director. He continued to serve until his death in 2001.
January 25-29, 1991 48th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
1991 David Clark elected president. He served through 1994.
January 25-28, 1992 49th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
February 13-16, 1993 50th Annual convention held in Los Angeles at the LA Convention Center
Ca. February 1993 The title of the office of president changed to chairman of the executive committee; the title of executive director changed to president
January 29-February 1, 1994 51th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
1994 Robert Straton elected chairman
February 11-14, 1995 52nd Annual convention held in Nashville, Tennessee
February 3-6, 1996 53rd Annual convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana
January 25-28, 1997 54th Annual convention held in Anaheim, California
1997 David Clark elected chairman
January 31-February 3, 1998 55th Annual convention held in Washington, DC
February 2001 58th Annual convention held in Dallas, Texas
February 2, 2001 NRB amicably severed its official association with the National Association of Evangelicals, partly because the NRB had grown much bigger than the NAE, partly over different policies regarding the licensing of low power FM stations for local community groups
January 1, 2002 Wayne Pederson appointed as president and COO after the death of E. Brandt Gustavson in May
February 8, 2002 Pederson was invited to resign by the executive committee of NRB because of an interview in which he said the NRB should pull back from conservative politics and put more emphasis on Gospel ministry. Glen Plummer (chairman of the board and CEO) and Michael Glenn, executive vice president, led the organization in the interim.
February 2002 59th Annual convention held in Nashville, Tennessee
Ministry emphasis Professional association for Protestant Christian broadcasters
Geographical emphasis North America




Scope and Content
I Executive Files
A. Benjamin F. Armstrong Files
1. Chronological
2. Alphabetical
a. First (1973-1976)
b. Second (1977-1986)
II. General Files
III. Publications
A. Daybook
B. General Correspondence
C. World Evangelical Fellowship
D. Reference
1. Specific Organizations
2. Clippings
3. Scrapbooks
IV. Chapter Files
V. Audio and Moving Image Recordings
Series: I. Executive Files
Subseries: A. Benjamin F. Armstrong Files (only one subseries at this time)
Arrangement: Chronological, alphabetical
Date range: 1966-1987
Volume: 19.6 cubic feet
Boxes: 1-49
Notes: This series consists of the files of of the chief executive officers and chief operating officers of the association. See also Collection 209 for the papers of Eugene Bertermann.

Subseries: I. A. Benjamin F. Armstrong Files
Arrangement: Subdivided into two further subseries: 1. Chronological; 2. Alphabetical
Date range: 1966-1987
Volume: 19.6 cubic feet
Boxes: 1-49
Geographic coverage: United States and Europe
Type of documents: Correspondence, reports, memos, budgets
Predominant or significant correspondents: The files contain letters to and from hundreds, if not thousands, of correspondents involved in some way in religious broadcasting. The following is a sample of the correspondents and is not meant as a list of the most frequent or important: Robert Andrews, Jim Bakker, Walter Bennett, Eugene Bertermann, David Breese, John Conlan, Donald Crawford, members of the Federal Communications Commission, Jim Engel, Paul Freed, Brandt Gustavson, Billy James Hargis, Sam Hart, David Hofer, David Howard, Oswald Hoffman, Rex Humbard, Stu Johnson, Howard O. Jones, Melvin Jones, D. James Kennedy, C. Everett Koop, Gordon Landreth, Horst Marquardt, Billy Melvin, Jerry Rose, Billy Kim, Pat Robertson, Samuel M. Shoemaker, Clyde Taylor, Abe Van der Puy, Jimmy Waters, George M. Wilson, Jack Wyrtzen, Billy Zeoli, Thomas Zimmermann
Notes: This series contains material relating to Armstrong's activities as executive director, including preparing the annual meeting, planning the association's development, working with other organizations, determining the needs and desires of the membership, serving as an advocate religious broadcasting, speaking.

Subseries: I. A. Benjamin F. Armstrong Files
Subseries: I. A. 1. Chronological
Arrangement: Strict chronological order
Date range: 1969-1986
Volume: 8.0 cubic feet
Boxes: 1-20
Geographic coverage: United States. Some material on Europe and a little on other parts of the world, mainly in relation to religious broadcasting
Type of documents: Carbon copies of correspondence
Subjects (predominant topics): Programs for NRB national meetings, encouraging broadcasters to join NRB and dealing with members' concerns, the World Religious News program, planning communication seminars to meet continuing education needs of Christian broadcasters, communication with government and opinion leaders about access of religious broadcasters to the airwaves and on current religious topics, such as prayer in public schools
Notes: These are copies of the letters (and some inter-office memos) Armstrong sent out. Very rarely is there an incoming letter attached to a reply. This is a virtually complete record of Armstrong's side of his correspondence for almost his entire period of service.

Subseries: I. A. Benjamin F. Armstrong
Subseries: 2. Alphabetical
Subseries: Two:a. First (1973-1976); b. Second (1977-1986)
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Date range: 1966-1986
Volume: 11.6 cubic feet
Boxes: 21-49
Geographic coverage: Mostly United States, some references to religious radio broadcasting in other parts of the world.
Type of documents: Correspondence, memos, reports, clippings, brochures, press releases, court reports
Predominant or significant correspondents: NRB presidents and board members, Christian leaders, Protestant religious broadcasters, government officials, particularly members of Congress and commissioners and staff of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Subjects (predominant topics): The program and arrangements of NRB conventions, NRB membership applications, training seminars in religious broadcasting theory and practice, attitudes of the FCC toward religious broadcasters
Notes: The two subseries IA2a and IA2b fall into roughly two sequential chronological periods, but each contains documents that chronologically fall into the other's time period, based on how the NRB staff filed the materials. Sometimes documents were kept together because they referred to the same person or subject, and documents were filed according to the latest date. The alphabetical correspondence in these two subseries usually contains Armstrong's correspondence or memo, together with the letter he was responding to or the response he received.

Series: I. Executive Files
Subseries: A. Benjamin F. Armstrong
Subseries: 2. Alphabetical
Subseries: a. First (1973-1976)
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Date range: 1970-1979 although almost all materials fall between 1973 and 1976
Volume: 2.2 cubic feet
Boxes: 21-26
Exceptional items: Eugene Bertermann's correspondence (folder 21-5); NRB national convention planning (folders 22-3 through 23-1), a file of statistics and other information on other associations of religious broadcasters (folder 24-9), planning for the 1975 North Atlantic Communication Conference to be held in Amsterdam in 1975 (folder 26-9)

Series: I. Executive Files
Subseries: A. Benjamin F. Armstrong Files
Subseries: 2. Alphabetical
Subseries: b. Second (1977-1986)
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Date range: 1966-1987, although almost all the correspondence falls between 1977 and 1986.
Volume: 9.4 cubic feet
Boxes: 26-49
Exceptional items: Eugene Bertermann's correspondence (boxes 28 and 29), NRB board of directors materials (folder 29-3), general files with correspondence covering a wide range of issues NRB was concerned with (folders 34-4 through 35-4), materials about the relationship between International Christian Broadcasters and the NRB (folder 38-1), NRB's subsidiary for college radio stations, Intercollegiate Christian Broadcasters (folder 38-2), FCC rulings on the right of Christian broadcasters to consider religious views in hiring (folders 37-3 and 37-4), correspondence from congressmen about school prayer (folder 46-5), Wycliffe Bible translators (folder 49-4), the International Conference on Christian Communication held in Jerusalem in 1975 (folder 39-1), correspondence with the US president's office about current issues, attendance at NRB conventions, etc. (folder 49-2), correspondence of Thomas Zimmerman (folder 49-8)

Series: II. General Files
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Date range: 1929-1991, although almost all the documents fall within the range of 1966-1986
Volume: 15.8 cubic feet
Boxes: 50-88
Geographic coverage: Mostly North America, although there is some information about Christian broadcasting in Europe and Asia
Type of documents: Memos, reports, correspondence, programs, clippings, budgets, minutes
Subjects (predominant topics): Conference, training, lobbying, and membership activities of the NRB both nationally and in its regional chapters; Christian television and radio broadcasting in the United States, the Protestant Evangelical, Holiness and Pentecostal traditions in the United States. The files also contain a good deal of research material on the audience and impact of religious broadcasting and some documents relating to Christian broadcasting in Europe and Asia.
Notes: This series consists of files that the staff of NRB created in the course of their work and touches on every aspect of the association's work and the concerns of its membership.
Exceptional items: These files are very rich in materials relating to religious broadcasting in the United States. Here is a sample of particular topics for which there is information: Presidential candidate John Anderson (folder 80-9), Eugene Bertermann's correspondence as president of NRB (folder 51-11), the Bicentennial of the American revolution (folder 51-14), the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's 1986 campaign in Washington, DC (folder 51-13), activities of the Federal Communication Commission (see especially folders 50-4, 54-5, 69-8, 69-9, 70-1 to 70-6, 82-5), minutes and reports of the NRB board of directors (folders 52-2 to 52-7) and executive committee of the board of directors (folders 67-10 through 68-7), NRB's regional chapters (folders 53-6, 62-1, 84-11), the Christian Literature Communication Foundation (folders 53-15, 54-1), materials on the planning of individual NRB conventions from 1967 through 1987 (folders 54-10 through 65-6), historical file with materials from NRB in the 1940s, mostly relating to Dale Crawly (folder 71-17), NRB's publications NRB News (folders 78-2 to 78-8), Radio Telegram and Religious Broadcasting (box 82), research and studies relating to the so-called "electric church," Christian broadcasting in the United States (folders 63-13, 63-14, 78-8, 78-9, 82-14 to 82-17), Billy Graham's talk to the NRB in 1981 on the future of Evangelicalism (folder 71-8), correspondence of NRB president David Hofer (folder 71-18), the International Conference for Itinerant Evangelists, also know as Amsterdam 86 (folder 50-10), the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization (folders 72-2 to 72-5, 74-2), international communication congresses (folder 50-10, 72-9, folders 85-7 to 86-1), nationwide evangelistic movements (America for Jesus (folder 50-5), the Great Awakening (folder 71-10), and Key '73 (folders 73-7 to 74-1)), American attitudes toward support for Israel (folder 50-7, 50-8, 67-7, 72-13, 73-4, 73-5), the manuscript for Lois Neely's biography of Clarence Jones (folder 73-6), a report by the Lutheran Hour radio program on the situation for Christian broadcasting in most countries of the world (folders 74-7 through 75-1), Malcolm Muggeridge (75-3), the National Association of Evangelicals (folders 76-12 to 77-4),applications and procedures for becoming a member of NRB (folders 75-9 to 76-3) Luis Palau (folder 80-5), the training seminars sponsored by NRB and held at Nyack College (and in later years at other colleges) for several years on how to do Christian broadcasting (folders 79-3 through 80-3), prayer in public schools (folder 80-7), participation in the NRB conventions by US presidents such as Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter (folders 53-2, 53-4, 70-13, 80-10 to 12, 82-8, 87-5, 87-6), Project Look-Up (folder 81-5), the work of college campus radio stations (folders 52-13, 53-1, 54-2, 72-11, 72-12), miscellaneous information on various religious radio and television programs (folders 80-14 to 81-4), use of videos for evangelistic training in churches (folders 71-23, 71-24), television religious broadcasting (folders 84-17 to 85-4), correspondence of NRB president Abe Van der Puy (folder 85-6), the World Association for Christian Communications (folders 85-7 to 86-1), press releases of World Religious News (folders 87-8 and 87-9), the presidential proclamation of 1983 as the Year of the Bible (folders 87-10, 88-1)

Series: III. Publications
Subseries: Four: A. Daybook; B. General; C. World Evangelical Fellowship; D. Reference
Date range: 1922-1990
Volume: 18.7 cubic feet
Boxes: 88-119, 123-134
Type of documents: Correspondence, memos, magazine and newspaper clippings, press releases, scrapbooks
Notes: The materials in this series deal with the preparation of NRB's various publications, especially Religious Broadcasting, although there is material on other projects as well, such as The Christian Source Book (see also folders 53-9 to 11) and the newsletter that NRB did for the Communication Commission of World Evangelical Fellowship. The bulk of the series consists of a hundreds of clippings, press releases and other materials about NRB activities, specific Christian broadcast programs or organizations or Christian broadcasting in general. These were apparently used as reference materials by the NRB staff.
Series: III. Publications
Subseries: A. Chronological
Arrangement: Chronological
Date range: 1980-1981
Volume: 1.4 cubic feet
Boxes: 88-91
Type of documents: Letters (mostly copies), manuscripts and layouts of articles, memos
Predominant or significant correspondents: Almost all the correspondence and memos are from Audrey Langdon, the editor of Religious Broadcasting
Subjects (predominant topics): The production of Religious Broadcasting, recruitment of advertisers, responses to readers' comments about previous issues
Notes: These files are in strict chronological order and are almost wholly concerned with the contents and layout of future issues, advertising, and reader response.

Series: III. Publications
Subseries: B. General Correspondence
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Date range: 1948-1980
Volume: 1.0 cubic foot
Boxes: 91-93
Geographic coverage: United States
Type of documents: Letters, newsletters, memos, scripts, budgets, minutes, brochures
Subjects (predominant topics): The production of NRB publications, including Religious Broadcasters and the NRB newsletters and press releases
Notes: These files contain a miscellany of materials created by the staff producing NRB publications. They deal with fund-raising, advertising, production, policy. There are many files concerning the newsletter, with various source materials for the articles appearing in it.
Exceptional items: Hotline, the NRB newsletter (folders 91-16, 91-17); material on the 1976 National Prayer Conference (folder 92-8); files relating to NRB's plan to produce a nationwide series of broadcast spots to coincide with bicentennial of the American revolution. These spots would emphasize the part Christian values played in the founding of the country (folders 91-5, 92-17, 93-1, 93-2); early NRB documents from the late 1940s and early 1950s dealing with relations with the National Association of Evangelicals, the starting of the National Prayer Breakfasts, and disputes with the National Council of Churches about their right to speak for religious broadcasters (folder 93-12); a press release on Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth film (92-3); a file of notes and information about congresses held on communication and broadcasting (folder 91-7); a file on NRB's leadership in the Decency in Media movement against pornography in mass media, especially films and television.

Series: III. Publications
Subseries: C. World Evangelical Fellowship
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Date range: 1972-1983
Volume: 1.4 cubic feet
Boxes: 94-97
Geographic coverage: Worldwide, including Australia, Ceylon, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, Norway, Switzerland
Type of documents: Letters, memos, minutes, newsletters
Predominant or significant correspondents: Phil Butler, James Engel, John Fear, Horst Marquardt, Waldron Scott
Subjects (predominant topics): The use of mass media by Christian organizations to communicate the Gospel, the development of the World Evangelical Fellowship's Communication Commission, the production of the newsletter and other publications of the Commission by NRB
Notes: The files in this subseries reflect Ben Armstrong's membership in the WEF's Communication Commission and the NRB's production of the Commission's reports and newsletters. Besides reports on the WEF's 7th general assembly, the files also contain the minutes and attachments from several of the Communication Commission's meetings.
Exceptional items: Reports and papers on the status of Protestant Evangelicals in various parts of the world given at the WEF's 7th General Assembly (folders 95-5, 95-13), reports of the Asia Theological Association (folder 94-4), reports from the 1978 First European Evangelical Communication Conference held in Amsterdam (folders 94-6, 95-12, see also 97-15)

Series: III. Publications
Subseries: D. Reference
Subseries: There are three subseries: 1. Specific Organizations; 2. Clippings; 3. Scrapbooks
Arrangement: Chronological and alphabetical
Date range: 1922-1990
Volume: 14.9 cubic feet
Boxes: 97-119, 123-134
Type of documents: Reports, press releases, newspaper and magazine clippings, brochures, pamphlets, programs, scrapbooks
Notes: The three reference subseries consist of sets of material which were kept together by the NRB staff and apparently used for reference. There is voluminous information on various Christian organizations (mainly Protestant Evangelical, Fundamentalist or Pentecostal), the NRB itself, or the moral or ethical aspects of current events.

Series: III. Publications
Subseries: D. Reference
Subseries: 1. Specific Organizations
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Date range: 1968-1984
Volume: 3.25 cubic feet
Boxes: 97-105
Geographic coverage: Worldwide, very little from the United States
Type of documents: Newsletters, press releases, newspaper and magazine articles, brochures
Subjects (predominant topics): Christian work in all parts of the world, particularly evangelistic ministries and broadcasting
Notes: These files contain the materials that were sent to NRB to be used in the preparation of newsletters and other publications for World Evangelical Fellowship. They may also have been sent for use in NRB's own magazine. They contain an unscientific but very rich sample of outreach efforts being made by Christian ministries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, and South America in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Series: III. Publications
Subseries: D. Reference
Subseries: 2. Clippings
Arrangement: Chronological by year (not arranged chronologically within each year)
Date range: 1927-1986; almost all the material falls between 1977 and 1982
Volume: 5.65 cubic feet
Boxes: 105-119
Geographic coverage: Mostly United States, but with much material from all parts of the world
Type of documents: Newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, pamphlets, correspondence, notes
Subjects: Christian broadcasting in the United States, evangelistic outreach in the United States and other countries
Notes: These files contain a sampling of materials received by the editor of Religious Broadcasting from hundreds of Christian denominations and agencies, to be used for news reports in the magazine. The materials deal mainly with Christian radio and television ministry or with evangelistic outreach programs, but every kind of story relating in any way to the Christian church is represented. Except for being filed by year, the material is completely unorganized and what is in this subseries is a sample selected at random by the archivist from a much larger body of material. Browsing through these files would give a good general idea of Protestant Christian concerns and activities of the time period. There is one very early and brief report from 1927 on laying the cornerstone of WMBI radio station in Chicago. The rest of the clippings are from 1966 or later.

Series: III. Publications
Subseries: D. Reference
Subseries: 3. Scrapbooks
Arrangement: Very rough chronological order
Date range: 1922-1990; almost all the material in the books falls in the range of 1976-1986
Volume: 6.0 cubic feet
Boxes: 123-134
Geographic coverage: United States; a few items about other parts of the world, mainly Europe
Type of documents: Newspaper clippings mostly; some correspondence, brochures, church programs and miscellaneous items
Subjects (predominant topics): Activities of NRB, especially NRB conventions and speeches by Ben Armstrong; religious broadcasting in the United States; the influence of the so-called "electric church"; technical issues related to radio and televison broadcasting; influence of and reactions to conservative Protestantism in the United States; portrayals of evangelists and Evangelicals in the media; activities of the Federal Communications Commission; broadcasting ethical issues; religious broadcasting in Europe; public and private morality in the United States; the political influence of conservative Christians in the United States, especially in presidential elections; the Moral Majority; church vs. state issues; abortion debate; the Jesus film; attitudes toward homosexuality; Jim Bakker, Anita Bryant, George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Eldridge Cleaver, Charles Colson, Jerry Falwell, Gerald Ford, Billy Graham, Jim Jones, Ronald Reagan, Pat Robertson, Jimmy Swaggert
Notes: These scrapbooks were apparently kept by the publications staff for reference and as a source of quotes and information for NRB publications. Mostly the scrapbooks contain clippings and photocopies of clippings from a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, but there are also many letters or copies of letters that contain information about NRB activities as well as miscellaneous other documents. Almost all the scrapbooks also have attached to the front cover what is called an "index" which is a list of the headlines of all the documents or if there is no headline, a brief description. Most of the contents of individual scrapbooks are in a rough chronological order. The series of scrapbooks themselves, however, which are in the original order in which they were kept by the NRB, often are not. Thus the scrapbook numbered 3A by the NRB contains clippings from the year 1975 and comes after 2A, which has clippings from 1977. Most scrapbooks have a number of some kind assigned by the NRB. In addition, all the scrapbooks have been given a number by the BGCA staff, a number that starts "BGCA-" This is the number the researcher should use when requesting the notebook or referring to it. Scrapbooks BGCA-01 through BGCA-10 appear to form one unit, scrapbooks BGCA-11 through BGCA-21 another, BGCA-22 through BGCA-24 a third. BGCA-25 and BGCA-26 were untitled and apparently not part of any other group. Scrapbook BGCA-30 contains photocopies of very early clippings from 1922 and 1923 about radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh, which was doing some very early religious broadcasting. There are also a few photocopies from the 1930s and 1940s about religious radio broadcasting.

Series: IV. Chapters Files
Arrangement: Alphabetical
Date range: 1967-1988
Volume: 1.4 cubic feet
Boxes: 119-122
Geographic coverage: United States and Caribbean
Type of documents: Correspondence, programs, memos, membership lists, minutes of meetings, papers given at regional conventions
Notes: This series contains files of information kept on the regional chapters of NRB: Caribbean; Eastern; Midwest, Southeastern; Western. Most of the information deals with the plans for the regional convention of each chapter. There is also information about membership costs. See also the tapes of regional conventions described in the Audio Tapes Location Records, tapes T-T.
Exceptional items: Clipping in 119-3, apparently from 1968, mentions that Billy Graham had suggested George H. W. Bush to Richard Nixon as vice president on the Republican ticket. Folder 120-1 contains information on Congressman John Conlan. Folder 121-5 contains a yearbook, profusely illustrated with pictures and documents, celebrating 25 years of ministry (1953-1978) of the Southland Baptist Temple of Paducah, Kentucky under Pastor Harold Council.

Series: V. Audio and Moving Image recordings
Arrangement: Chronological, with undated items at the end
Date Range: 1950, 1968-1990, n.d.
Volume: 486 audio tapes, 200 video tapes (10.3 cubic feet)
Geographic coverage: Almost all the recordings are of the annual meeting held in Washington, DC. A few audio recordings are from other places around the United States.
Subjects: Annual meetings of the NRB, the part that Christian broadcasters should play in American society and politics, professional and technical needs of producers of programing and broadcast stations.
Notes: There is a detailed description of each individual tape in the location records for audio tapes and video tapes. Almost all the tapes are from or about annual meetings (with a few exceptions listed below). Tapes from the annual meetings include the plenary sessions, workshops, promos, and speeches from special guests, including national politicians and leaders, including Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush.
Annual meetings of NRB's regional chapters: T66, T151-164, T248-T273, T412-T422, T476-T482
Press conferences held to inform people about the plight of the Siberian Seven: T166, T244
Summer Institute of Communications: T132-T150
Miscellaneous: T1-T3, T7-T10, T16, T26, T398, T483-T486
What's Happening (religious news stories): T11-T15
World Religious News programs: T21-T24
Dedication of broadcasting station WCFC of Chicago in1975: T17-T20


Provenance
The materials in this collection were given to the Archives of the Billy Graham Center by National Religious Broadcasters from 1983-1992.

Accession:83-79, 85-65, 86-43, 88-37, 88-115, 90-25, 90-92, 92-69
May 28, 2002
Robert D. Shuster
R. Estell
A. Santoso
C. Sawyer
Selected List of NRB Leaders
Person Title Years of Service
Benjamin F. Armstrong Executive Secretary, later Executive Director 1966-1989
William Ward Ayer Temporary General Officer 1944
President 1944-1945
Eugene Bertermann President 1952-1954, 1957-1975
C. Gordon Brownville Temporary General Officer 1944
Clinton Churchill Temporary General Officer 1944
President 1945-1947
David Clark President 1991-1993
Chairman of Executive Committee 1993-1994, 1997-2000
Robert Andrew Cook President 1985-1988
Interim Executive Director 1989
Dale Crowley Temporary General Officer 1944
Theodore Elner Presidnet 1948-1952
David Fant Temporary General Officer 1944
Glen Plummer Chairman of the Board 2000-
E. Brandt Gustavson President 1982-1985
Executive Director 1990-1993
President 1993-2001
David Hofer President 1978-1982
James DeForrest Murch President 1956-1957
Jerry Rose President 1988-1991
Wayne Pederson President 2002
Robert Straton Chairman of the Executive Committee 1994-1997
Abe Van Der Puy President 1975-1978
Thomas Zimmerman President 1954-1956




LOCATION RECORD
 Accession: 83-79, 88-115, 92-69
Type of Material: Audio Tapes

The following items are located in the AUDIO TAPE file.

R/C Speed Minutes Sides Contents Dates
T001 R 7.5 10 1 Promos for the 1969 NRB national convention ca. 12/68
T002 R 7.5 19 1 Announcer Bud Collyer and Bible scholar Robert G. Bratcher (one of the translators of Today's English Version of the American Bible Society) about problems of modern Bible translation. This broadcast was in honor of NRB 1969
T003 R 7.5 6 1 Promos for the 1970 NRB national convention ca. 12/69
T004 R 3.75 56 1 27th Annual Convention. Keynote address by Theodore Epp on "What is Successful Broadcasting." Report by Charles Stone on the work of religious radio broadcasting. On the same tape is what appears to be the presentation, possibly by Mel Johnson (sp?), at a workshop on youth programing 1/27/70
T005 R 3.75 34 1 27th Annual Convention. Comments by Astronaut Michael Scott. Speech by A. W. Goodwin-Hudson on "Freedom." 1/28/70
T006 R 7.5 26 1 27th Annual Convention. Plenary Luncheon. Comments of Robert Wells, Federal Communications Commissioners. Presentation of a Bible by Clyde Taylor to Marshall McLuhan; speech by Thomas Zimmerman on The Indispensable Ingredient for Effective Gospel Broadcasting - The Holy Spirit 1/28/70
T007 R 7.5 15 1 Talk by unidentified speaker on the membership and activities of NRB. Apparently this was part of some kind of training program for broadcasters 6/8/70
T008 R 3.75 64 1 Talk by Tom Skinner, apparently to an NRB banquet of some kind, on "The Three Main Crises of This Age of Revolution." Tape ends before the end of the talk 10/29/70
T009 R 7.5 24 1 Broadcast of Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, Pentagon Forum. Speech of Melvin Laird at the annual convention of NRB, which is mainly a condemnation of barbaric treatment of American prisoners of war by the North Vietnamese government. 1971
T010 R 7.5 37 1 Tape apparently of a session on television broadcasting at the annual NRB convention. Session is informal, with the broadcasters at the meeting discussing their work, opportunities and problems 1/72
T011 R 7.5 23 1 What's Happening. Set of five programs including stories on Baptist leaders meeting with President Ford, BGEA evangelistic campaign in Seattle, Washington, Campus Crusade for Christ and Vonette Bright 2/17/21/75
T012 R 7.5 23 1 What's Happening. Set of five programs including stories on top religious news stories in 1974, Francis Schaeffer, Senator Sam Ervin on religious freedom, Overseas Crusades in Bolivia, formation of the India Federation of Evangelical Churches 2/24-28/75
T013 R 7.5 23 1 What's Happening. Set of five programs including stories on a survey of problems with religious news by the World Association for Christian Communications, the Lausanne Continuation Committee, Far East Broadcasting Corporation, American Tract Society, President Gerald Ford at the National prayer Breakfast 3/3-7/75
T014 R 7.5 23 1 What's Happening. Set of five programs including stories on prayer in public schools, Bible translation in various parts of the world, Southern Baptist missions in Vietnam, discussions of the authority of the Bible 3/10-14/ 75
T015 R 7.5 23 1 What's Happening. Set of five programs including stories on an evangelism congress in Nigeria, prison sentence for Georgi Vins of Underground Evangelism, work of the American Bible Society, the Crossroads Music Ministry 3/17-21/75
T016 R 7.5 23 1 What's Happening. Set of five programs including stories on the BGEA crusade in New Mexico, race relations in the United States, work of TransWorld Radio in Swaziland, the Urbana '76 conference, Christianity in Cambodia 4/7-11/75
T017 R 3.75 53 1 Dedication of the facilities of television station WCFC (Channel 38) in Chicago, the first all-Christian television station in Chicago. Part 2 of 5 parts. (Archives does not have part 1) Sound quality poor and in some parts other materials have been recorded over the dedication ceremony 10/25/ 75
T018 R 7.5 59 1 Dedication of the facilities of television station WCFC (Channel 38) in Chicago, the first all-Christian television station in Chicago. Part 3 of 5 parts. (Archives does not have part 1) Sound quality poor and in some parts other materials have been recorded over the dedication ceremony. Sometimes the program slips into different speeds briefly and in a few spots has been recorded over 10/25/75
T019 R 3.75 61 1 Dedication of the facilities of television station WCFC (Channel 38) in Chicago, the first all-Christian television station in Chicago. Part 4 of 5 parts. (Archives does not have part 1) Sound quality poor and in some parts other materials have been recorded over the dedication ceremony. 10/25/75
T020 R 3.75 58 1 Dedication of the facilities of television station WCFC (Channel 38) in Chicago, the first all-Christian television station in Chicago. Part 5 of 5 parts. (Archives does not have part 1) Sound quality poor and in some parts other materials have been recorded over the dedication ceremony. 10/25/75
T021 R 7.5 30 1 World Religious News, Program 134. Broadcast includes stories on the election of Jimmy Carter as US president, satellite ministry of CBN, Georgi Vins, churches in the Soviet Union, Here's Life America campaign. Individual stories on, among other topics, Evangelical activity in France, racism in South Africa. 11/76
T022 R 7.5 30 1 World Religious News, Program 124. Broadcast includes stories on prayer in public schools, transcendental meditation, the National Prayer Congress, and the 40th World Wide Missions Convention held in Northern Ireland. Individual stories on OMS International, Everett Graffam and the World Relief Commission, missions and evangelism in Germany, America's religious heritage 76
T023 R 7.5 30 1 World Religious News, Program 127. Tape first contains a broadcast with stories about, among other things, women priests in the Episcopal Church, statistics on "Born Again" Christians in the United States, religious freedom in Communist East Germany, Congressman John Conlan, abortion as an election issue, prayer in the United Kingdom. Program is followed by twelve brief individual stories on, for example, Evangelical broadcasting in Holland, OMS International, telephone counseling, help for parents with children in cults, the Lausanne Committee on World Evangelization, and the Scandinavian church 1976
T024 R 7.5 30 1 World Religious News, Program 136. Broadcast includes stories on First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, the right to die, peace movement. Individual stories on Evangelical Humanitarian relief, Jews for Jesus 1976
T025 R 7.5 25 1 Promos to be broadcast over the radio for the upcoming NRB national convention. Promos describe in some detail the purpose and content of the convention ca. 12/77
T026 R 7.5 30 1 Five brief advertisements for the National Affairs Briefing to be held in Dallas, Texas. The meeting speakers would be looking at national and foreign affairs from a conservative Christian viewpoint. People promoting the Briefing on the tape, which was apparently meant for radio broadcast, included Tom Landry, B. Clayton Bell, W. A. Criswell, James Robinson, and Mary Crowley ca. 8/80
T027 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Opening. Speaker - Oswald C.J. Hoffmann. Topic - Our Message for the 80's. Also in the program - Paul Hollinger, David L. Hofer, Abe C. Van Der Puy, Norma Zimmer, Wendell P. Loveless, David Breese, Christian Destiny, Pat Robertson, Jimmy Allen, George Otis, and Robert Ball 1/20/80
T028 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Keynote Plenary Session. Speaker - David L. Hofer. Topic - Show Forth His Salvation. Also in the program - Howard O. Jones, Jr., Carl Lundquist, Don Fearheiley, Jimmy R. Allen, Norma Zimmer, Theodore Epp, and Don Lyon 1/21/80
T029 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session I - International Broadcasters. Topic - The Battle for Africa. Moderator - Howard O. Jones. Panel - Bruce Cook, Lee Baas, and Ronald Frazee 1/21/80
T030 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session I - Television. Topic - The State of Christian Television - Present Issues and Future Prospects. Speaker - Jerry Falwell. Also in the program - David Clark, David Hofer, and Keith Houser 1/21/80
T031 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session I - Seminars for Christian Leaders. Topic - Sharing Life for His Glory. Moderator - Dorothy J. Edwards. Also in the program - Ray Thomas, Virginia Shell, and Betty Stevens 1/21/80
T032 C 2 37th Annual Convention. FCC Panel Plenary Session. Moderator - Richard E. Wiley. Also in the program - Richard P. Bott, Richard Shiben, Jerold L. Jacobs, Willard R. Nichols, Arthur L. Ginsburg, Henry L. Baumann, and Roy J. Stewart 1/21/80
T033 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session II - Commercial Broadcasters. Topic (1) - Automation and Computerization. Topic (2) - Revenue Producing Programs Other Than Religious. Moderator - Thomas W. Read. Panel - I. Jerome Kenagy, Harold Erickson, and Carl Peterson 1/21/80
T034 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session II - Non-Commercial Broadcasters. Topic - The EEO (Equal Employment Opportunities) and You. Moderator - J. Richard Florence. Panel - Jeffrey Southmayd, William A. Sadlier, J. Morgan Hodges, Dean Sippel, and Edna Edwards 1/21/80
T035 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session II - Program Producers. Topic - Hallmarks of Success for Christian Broadcasters - The Pioneers Speak Out. Moderator - Paul Evans. Panel - Robert A. Cook, J. Allen Blair, John DeBrine, David Breese, and Clyde Narramore 1/21/80
T036 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session II - Television. Topic - Creative Children's Programming. Moderator - Robert Schihl. Panel - Jean Donaldson and Glen Rutledge 1/21/80
T037 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session II - Television. Topic - How to use Television in World Evangelization. Moderator: Victor Eliason. Panel - Bill Bright and D. James Kennedy 1/21/80
T038 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session II - Seminars for Christian Leaders. Topic - Family in Crisis. Moderator - Robert J. Billings. Participants - Jerry Falwell, Jim Bakker, and Connie Marshner 1/21/80
T039 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Fourth Plenary Session. Speaker - John W. Williams. Also in the program - Eugene R. Bertermann, Herbert Bowdoin, Larnelle Harris, Jimmy Carter, Rex Humbard, Raude Aimee Humbard, The Humbard Family Singers, and Robert A. Cook 1/21/80
T040 C 1 37th Annual Convention. Fourth Plenary Session. President Jimmy Carter's NRB Speech 1/21/80
T041 C 1 37th Annual Convention. Fourth Plenary Session. President Jimmy Carter's NRB Speech 1/21/80
T042 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session III - International Broadcasting. Topic - Europe and the USSR. Moderator - Bert Dorenbos. Panel - Nick Leonovich, Dick Saunders, and Paul Semenchuk 1/22/80
T043 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session III - Television. Topic - How to Use Television in World Evangelization. Moderator - Victor Eliason. Panel - Bill Bright and D. James Kennedy 1/22/80
T044 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session III - Television. Topic - Station Format - All Religious vs. Mixed Secular. Moderator - Irvin S. Yeaworth. Participants - Jerry K. Rose and Thomas Smith 1/22/80
T045 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session III - Seminars for Christian Leaders. Topic - Communication Crises on All Levels. Moderator - Marge Flora. Also in the Program - Millie Dienert, Kenneth Jay Burrett and the Blackwood Brothers 1/22/80
T046 C 1 37th Annual Convention. Washington Seminar in Communications I. Topic - Options for Low Power Stations. Moderator - Carl Jacobson. Panel - Jerold Jacobs and Charles Estep 1/22/80
T047 C 2 37th Annual Convention. FCC Luncheon. Speaker - Ernest F. Hollings. Topic - Communications in the 80's. Also in the program - E. Brandt Gustavson, Louis Evans, Jr., Burt Kettinger, Charles D. Ferris, Tyrone Brown, Joseph R. Fogarty, Anne Jones, Robert E. Lee, James H. Quello, Abbott Washburn, James N. Birkitt, Jerry K. Rose, and Billy A. Melvin 1/22/80
T048 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Plenary Workshop. Topic - Reaching Cities for Christ. Moderator - J. Morgan Hodges. Also in the program - Jimmy Waters, Larnelle Harris, Bob Harrison, Samuel Vines, and Cornelius Keur 1/22/80
T049 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session IV - International Broadcasters. Topic - Reaching Spanish-Speaking and Portuguese-Speaking People. Moderator - Abe C. Van Der Puy. Panel - Samuel Montoya and Charles Denyer 1/22/80
T050 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session IV - Program Producers. Topic - How to Make Certain You Stay on the Air (What Stations Want Most from Program Producers). Moderator - Tim LaHaye. Panel - Judd Sturtevant, Dick Schroeder, Richard Florence, Tom Moffit, Vic Eliason, Tom Bisset, and Jim Patterson 1/22/80
T051 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session IV - Television. Topic - How to Prepare and Stay on the Air - A Legal Update. Moderator - Carl Fielstra. Panel - John Midlen, James Gammon, and Larry Secrest 1/22/80
T052 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Hallmark Plenary Session. Speaker - Thomas F. Zimmerman. Topic - The Law of Divine Increase. Also in the program - Robert F. Andrews, Paul E. Freed, Cynthia Clawson, Glenn Tingley, and Mrs. Ruth Boyd 1/22/80
T053 C 2 37TH Annual Convention. Gallup Reception 1/22/80
T054 C 2 37th Annual Convention. NAE Breakfast. Speaker - Jesse Helms. Topic - What Can We Expect in 1980? Also in the program - Robert Dugan, Billy A. Melvin and Steve Musto 1/23/80
T055 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session V - International Broadcasting. Topic - The Middle East - How Are Listeners Responding? Moderator - Bassam Madany. Panel - Ronald Frazee 1/23/80
T056 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session V - Non-Commercial Broadcasters. Topic - Open Mike - An Opportunity to Discuss General Areas of Mutual Concern. Moderator - Paul Ramseyer. Participant - Don Robertson 1/23/80
T057 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session V - Program Producers. Topic - The Broadcast as a Ministry - Formats: Launching News Ministries. Public Service and Sustaining Releases. Moderator - Harold Sala. Panel - David Mains, Mary Dorr, Steuart McBirnie, and David Hocking 1/23/80
T058 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session V - Television. Topic - News and Public Affairs - Bane or Blessing?. Moderator - Bill Freeman. Panel - Cal Thomas, Norman Mintle, and Bill Willoughby 1/23/80
T059 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session V - Television. Topic - How to Prepare and Stay on the Air - A Legal Update. Moderator - Carl Fielstra. Panel - John Midlen, James Gammon, and Larry Secrest 1/23/80
T060 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Eighth Plenary Session. Topic - How to Reach the Man on the Street. Speakers - M.R. DeHaan II, Benjamin Smith, and James Robison. Also in the program - Robert A. Cook, Ian Stanley, John McKay, David Clark, and Mel Johnson 1/23/80
T061 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session VI - International Broadcasters. Topic - Communicating Christianity to a Changing Asia. Moderator - Robert Bowman. Panel - Isaac Jen, William P. Mial, Billy Kim 1/23/80
T062 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session VI - Non-Commercial Broadcasters. Topic - Ethics and Integrity. Moderator - Al Sanders. Panel - E. Brandt Gustavson, Richard E. Wiley, and George R. Grange, II 1/23/80
T063 C 2 37th Annual Convention. Workshop Session VI - Television. Topic - Wrap-up - Unanswered Questions and Ideas for 1981 Convention. Moderator - David Clark. Panel - David Clark, Bill Hull, Jerry Rose, Keith Houser, John E. Gilman, Jack Moss, and Irvin S. Yeaworth 1/23/80
T064 C 1 37th Annual Convention. News Conference. American Festival of Evangelism 1/23/80
T065 C 1 37th Annual Convention. News Conference. Prayer in Public Schools 1/23/80
T066 C 2 Service held at the Thomas Road Church pastored by Rev. Jerry Falwell to honor the delegates of the southeastern and intercollegiate chapters of National Religious Broadcasters, who were meeting in nearby Washington, DC. Speakers during the service included Falwell and Benjamin Armstrong. Program includes recognition of radio station HCJB ca. 80
T067 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Keynote Plenary Session. Music - Men of Melody and Christine Wyrtzen. Speaker - Adrian Rogers. Also on the program - J. Floyd Williams, David L. Hofer, Bill Bright, Ronald Reagan, and David Breese 1/25/81
T068 C 1 38th Annual Convention. Opening Plenary Session. Music - Men of Melody. Speaker - George Sweeting. Also on the program - Louis L. King, Darrell L. Anderson, Billy A. Melvin, Ben Armstrong, and Mel Johnson 1/26/81
T069 C 2 38th Annual Convention. NAE Church Leaders Seminar I. Music - Steve Musto. Speaker - Stephen F. Olford. Also on the program - Gordon Bacon and Anita Moreland 1/26/81
T070 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Non-Commercial Station Owners and Operators. Topic - How to Succeed in Fund Raising Without Really Crying. Moderator - Wayne Pederson. Participants - Tom Sommerville, Mel Johnson, and Ed Hales 1/26/81
T071 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - International Broadcasters. Topic - The Latin American Challenge of Today and Tomorrow. Moderator - Paul Finkenbinder. Participants - Roger Stubbe, Gabriel Otero, and Elmer Bueno 1/26/81
T072 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Seminar for Christian Leaders. Topic - Meet Your Audience of Tomorrow - They're on the Campus of Today. Moderator - Robert A. Feathersone. Participants - James F. Engel, Martin DeHaan, and Carl Jacobson 1/26/81
T073 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - TV Plenary Session. Topic - Keynote Session - TV Ministry in the 80's. Moderator - David Clark. Participant - Jack Hayford. Music - Walter Arties 1/26/81
T074 C 2 38th Annual Convention. NRB Plenary Session. Music - Christine Wyrtzen. Speaker - D. James Kennedy. Also on the program - Robert Andrews, David L. Hofer, and Herbert Bowdoin 1/26/81
T075 C 2 38th Annual Convention. FCC Plenary Session. Presiding - Richard P. Bott. Moderator - Richard E. Wiley. Panelists - FCC Divisional Chiefs: Richard Shiben, Jerold Jacobs, Willard R. Nichols, Arthur L. Ginsburg, Henry L. Baumann, and Roy J. Stewart 1/26/81
T076 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - International Broadcasters. Topic - Reaching Europe and the USSR. Moderator - Myrna Grant. Participants - Jack Koziol, Bert Dorenbos, Germaine Lockwood, and Chris Durr 1/26/81
T077 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Seminar for Christian Leaders. Topic - Sharing A Cup of Cold Water. Moderator - Karen Mains. Participants - Dr. and Mrs. Larry Ward, and Robert O. Schoffstall. Music - Wanda Adams 1/26/81
T078 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Television. Topic - TV Ministry in the 80's - Emerging Opportunities. Moderator - Jerry Rose. Participants - Gary Arlen, David Clark, and Tom Sine 1/26/81
T079 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Television. Topic - Open Dialogue Between Station Managers and Program Producers - What Do You Want in the 80's. Moderator - Keith Houser. Presentors - Harold Wheat and Daniel Matthews 1/26/81
T080 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Evening Plenary Session. Speaker - S.M. Lockridge. Music - Kim Wickes and the Blackwood Brothers. Also on the program - Eugene R. Bertermann, Billy A. Melvin, David Breese, and Donald Bailey 1/26/81
T081 C 2 38th Annual Convention. American For Jesus. Speakers - John Gimenez and Bill Bright 1/26/81
T082 C 2 38th Annual Convention. American For Jesus. Speakers - John Gimenez and Bill Bright 1/26/81
T083 C 1 38th Annual Convention. News Conference with D. James Kennedy 1/26/81
T084 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Annual Congressional Breakfast. Music - Northwestern College Ensemble & Orchestra. Speaker - Jerry Falwell. Also on the program - David L. Hofer and Charles Stanley 1/27/81
T085 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Non-Commercial Station Owners & Operators. Topic - The Quality Goes In Before His Name Goes On or When I Say No I Feel Guilty. Moderator - Glen Velker 1/27/81
T086 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - International Broadcasters. Topic - The Challenge of Africa and the Mid-East. Moderator - John Wheatley. Participants - Lee Baas, Ron Frazee, and Dale G. Hooper 1/27/81
T087 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Seminar for Christian Leaders. Topic - Stand Up, America!. Moderator - Bob Straton. Participants - Tom Donahue and Miss Cheryl Prewitt. Music - Cheryl Prewitt 1/27/81
T088 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Television. Topic - TV Ministry in the 80's - Emerging Opportunities. Moderator - Jerry Rose. Participants - Gary Arlen, David Clark, and Tom Sine 1/27/81
T089 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Television. Topic - Satellite Communication and Information. Moderator - William Hull. Participants - Alex Blomerth, Lawrence Driscoll, Ray Kassis, and Polly Rash 1/27/81
T090 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Television. Topic - Open Dialogue Between Station Managers and Program Producers - What Do You Want in the 80's. Moderator - Keith Houser. Presentors - Harold Wheat and Daniel Matthews 1/27/81
T091 C 1 38th Annual Convention. Washington Seminar in Communications I 1/27/81
T092 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Evangelical Foreign Missions Association. Topic - The Impact of world Economics on Missions. Presiding - Vernon R. Wiebe. Speaker - David J. James 1/27/81
T093 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Evangelical Social Action Commission. Topic - Christian Privilege to Diversity: Military Spending. Presiding - Vic Glavach. Speaker - Mark O. Hatfield 1/27/81
T094 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Evangelism and Home Missions Association. Topic - Radio and Local Church Evangelism. Presiding - Charles Denton. Speaker - Dan Betzer 1/27/81
T095 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Woman's Fellowship Commission. Topic - Reshaping our Life Styles. Presiding - Winnie Bartel. Speaker - Anne Ortlund 1/27/81
T096 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - World Relief Corporation. Topic - The Refugee Heartcry. Presiding - Grandy Mangham. Speaker - Clifford Bjorklund 1/27/81
T097 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Evangelical Foreign Missions Association. Topic - Lifestyle with a Purpose. Presiding - Warren Webster. Speaker - Ronald J. Sider 1/27/81
T098 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Evangelical Social Action Commission. Topic - Basics in Christian Citizenship. Presiding - Louis Rawls. Speaker - Anthony Campolo 1/27/81
T099 C 2 38th Annual Convention. Workshop Session - Evangelism and Home Missions Association. Topic - Television and Local Church Evangelism. Presiding - John Nichols. Speakers - Bruce Dunn and Sherman Williams 1/27/81
T100