Prayer video contest
The National Day of Prayer Task Force has launched a video contest to “rekindle patriotism and passion for our Christian heritage.”
Organizers said the goal of the Freedom Challenge initiative is to effectively engage and equip students and young adults in the pursuit of God, challenging them to be active in community transformation.
The National Day of Prayer Task Force and Tangle.com have joined forces to create the Freedom Video Contest.
People are being challenged to submit videos that emphasize their freedom as Christian Americans to Praise, Proclaim and Pray.
A panel of judges, including Michael W. Smith (pictured at right), Shirley Dobson, Beth Moore (pictured below), Ryan Dobson and Hollywood Producer Karen Covell, will select the winning video on April 24.
“The National Day of Prayer serves as a powerful reminder of prayer in our daily lives, not just one day, but every single day of the year. They are sponsoring the Freedom Video Contest to give Americans the opportunity to express what Freedom means to them,” Michael W. Smith, Grammy Award-winning recording artist, said in a news release.
The winning video is scheduled to air on GOD TV, which is available in more than 200 million homes worldwide. In addition, the winner will receive a travel package for two people to join Dr. James and Shirley Dobson and the NDP honorary chairwoman, Beth Moore, in Washington D.C. for the national observance of the National Day of Prayer, which is May 7.
The Freedom campaign was designed to address the growing problem of spiritually-active teenagers disengaging from participation in the Christian faith during their young adult years, NDP leaders said.
According the Barna research group, 6 of 10 twenty-somethings involved in a church as teenagers have failed to translate that into active spirituality during their early adulthood. The National Day of Prayer Task Force believes this is a growing concern because many teens have been raised in a culture unaware or unappreciative of the sacrifices made by men and woman of faith throughout our nation’s history, enabling Christian Americans to enjoy the many freedoms we have today.
For more information about the Freedom Challenge, go online to www.NationalDayofPrayer.org.
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
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