January 30, 2007 - Jovanovichs Visit Austin - An Update
In Croatia, the churches of Christ are part of the legally recognized “Association of Churches." Member Groups of this Association include the Churches of Christ, International Church of Christ, Baptist fellowships, Pentecostal Churches and a few others. Membership in this Association is the only avenue by which churches may have legal recognition and the benefits which come with that. This group meets monthly. RADIO MINISTRY: Currently Mladen and his co-worker are broadcasting on 12 stations, concentrated in the western part of country. The annual cost of radio programs is about $40,000. Productions costs have remained the same through the years due to improved technologly so adding stations means only paying for more air time. This Christian Radio Ministry, “Good News,” has broadcast God’s Word for 30 years to nations of former Yugoslavia. Presently 10 FM radio stations in Croatia, one AM radio station in Albania and Astra satellite over Europe broadcast our programs. Some of the programs are 15 minutes in length and cost $150 per program to air. Responses come in letters, phone calls and emails. The requests vary from asking for a personal study to asking for a bible. On other stations, "Good News" airs a daily 3-minute spot which consists of reading selected verses on a theme (suffering, sickness, loneliness, etc) and then asking “Do you sometimes feel like that?" "Would you like to talk about it?" "May we send you a Bible?" The church in Zagreb now has a recently translated New Testament as well as portions of gospel of John. Mladen is President of the Croatian Bible Society.
January 2, 2007 - Radio Ministry
Vlado and Renata Psenko, co-workers with Mladen J. are finding new radio stations to carry their messge of hope to all of Crotia. This Good News radio ministry in the Croatian language is one of the oldest evangelistic ministries of the churches of Christ in the region. It began 35 years ago and has grown from broadcasting over one station to 11 stations in 2006.