ReFrame Celebrates Five Years of Ministry
Five years ago Back to God Ministries International re-launched its English ministry under a new name: ReFrame Media. We thought you might enjoy reviewing some of the highlights of the past five years, seeing where God has led and blessed this ministry:
- Our English outreach has expanded from a staff of one to a team of ten creative media missionaries. The ReFrame Media staff members continuously push the edges of technology to find effective ways of sharing the Gospel.
- ReFrame Media produces nine different programs, seven of which launched in the past five years. We have programs for kids, young adults, music lovers, intellectuals, Bible students, and those who speak English as a second language!
- The Today devotional, which we’ve produced for more than sixty years, is available online, and now also through an iPhone app. It’s been downloaded from iTunes more than 40 thousand times in less than a year. There’s also an app for Android and Kindle!
- The ReFrame team developed ChurchJuice, a free consultancy for congregations who want to learn how to use websites, social media avenues and other communication tools to more effectively minister in their communities.
- Social media sites like Facebook have become central to our outreach over the past two years. Each of our programs has an active Facebook page. We’re even developing a new marriage and family ministry centered on Facebook!
“That’s a lot of growth in a few years—a testament to God’s faithfulness and we pray a foundation for reaching millions more in the coming years,” observes ReFrame Media’s director Rev. Steven Koster.
Koster added that these five years of growth would not have been possible without the faithful support of donors committed to this ministry. “We’re grateful to those who have entrusted resources to us to create ministry tools like these. It illustrates how the Spirit moves when people give generously. I pray this is a story we can keep telling generation after generation.”
[ReFrame staff pictured, L-R: Jerod Clark (Church Juice), Barb Brouwer (Kids Corner), Mike Geertsma (Walk the Way), Marc Miller (Web Producer), David Trout (Under the Radar), Courtney Schutt (Groundwork), Robin Basselin (Spotlight), Steven Koster (English/ReFrame Media team leader); missing: Todd Hertz (E-Marketing manager), Josh Larsen (Think Christian)]
