Living Waters Publications

TO PUBLISH, PRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE AND SELL/DONATE RELIGIOUS BOOKS, TRACTS, PAMPHLETS, VIDEO AND AUDIO TAPES AS WELL AS PROVIDE RADIO, WEB AND T.V. PROGRAMMING TO TEACH CHRISTIANS HOW TO SHARE THEIR FAITH EFFECTIVELY.

THE WAY OF THE MASTER TELEVISION SERIES (PROGRAM EXPENDITURES - $397,849.04)IN JULY 2019, THE WAY OF THE MASTER TELEVISION PROGRAM SWITCHED TO ITS PRESENT DAILY TALK SHOW FORMAT, INSTEAD OF ITS PREVIOUS 13 EPISODE PER SEASON FORMAT, AND THE HOSTS ARE RAY COMFORT, EMEAL ZWAYNE, AND MARK SPENCE. THE NEW SHOW FEATURES MORE OF A ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION FORMAT, FILLED WITH TOPICAL VIDEO CONTENT AND SPECIAL GUESTS. IN 2021, WE PRODUCED 30 EPISODES WITH THE INDOOR IN-STUDIO FORMAT, WHICH AIRED ON TELEVISION NETWORKS SUCH AS NRB TV, DAY STAR, MIRACLE CHANNEL, INSPIRATION TV, AND PUREFLIX FOR A CURRENT TOTAL OF 71 NETWORKS, LOCAL STATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND STREAMING SITES. NEW NETWORKS AND STREAMING SITES CONTINUE TO BE ADDED AS WE MOVE FORWARD. RE-RUNS OF OUR PRIOR FOUR SEASONS MAY CONTINUE TO BE BROADCAST AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BROADCASTER.LIVING WATERS IS CONTINUING WITH ITS 2018 DECISION TO RELEASE OUR PRIOR SEASONS OF WAY OF THE MASTER FREE OF CHARGE TO THE PUBLIC VIA YOUTUBE. OUR DESIRE IS TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO BEGIN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CRITICAL BIBLICAL EVANGELISM TEACHING AND INSTRUCTION WITHIN THOSE VIDEOS. VIEWS DATA IS TRACKED AND REPORTED AS A PART OF OUR WEB/YOUTUBE OUTREACH.

OUTREACH (SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL EVANGELISM/LW EQUIP) (PROGRAM EXPENDITURES - $380,761.21)THE SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL EVANGELISM (SOBE) IS AN ONLINE BIBLE COLLEGE, DEDICATED TO TRAINING MEN AND WOMEN TO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. THE COLLEGE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2001 BY LIVING WATERS PUBLICATIONS. THROUGH 101 ONLINE LESSONS, INCLUDING AUDIOS, ARTICLES, AND VIDEOS, STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED TO HAVE A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW. EACH LESSON IS DESIGNED TO EQUIP THE STUDENTS TO DEFEND THE HISTORIC CHRISTIAN FAITH. THE COURSE TAKES APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE. AS OF 2021, 961 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ENROLLED/COMPLETED ROLLS OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE YEAR. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS SINCE INCEPTION IS APPROXIMATELY 23,182 ENROLLED/COMPLETED. DUE TO STAFFING CHANGES, PROBLEMS DEVELOPING THE PLATFORM, AND THE NEED TO PRIORITIZE OTHER MINISTRY PROJECTS, LIVING WATERS EQUIPS RELEASE DATE HAS BEEN PUSHED INTO 2023. THE BASIC CONTENT FORMAT WITHIN THE LWE WEBSITE REMAINS TO BE ALMOST COMPLETELY VIDEO DRIVEN, AND WILL CONSIST OF TOPICAL APOLOGETIC CONTENT INTERVIEWS WITH MANY WELL-KNOWN, KNOWLEDGEABLE CHRISTIAN SPEAKERS AND TEACHERS. CONTENT WILL BE SEPARATED INTO SINGLE-SERVING VIDEO BITES, AND MADE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORTERS VIA SUBSCRIPTION OR DIRECT PURCHASE. MANY VIDEOS WILL BE CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR FREE ACCESS. OUTREACH DESIGNING AND WEBSITE WORK BEGAN IN 2018, AND INTERVIEW FILMING AND CONTENT CREATION AND EDITING CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2019, RESULTING IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF VIDEO RESOURCES TO BE HELD IN RESERVE AS THE LAUNCH SCOPE IS DECIDED UPON. SINCE THIS IS TO BE A MAJOR NEW INITIATIVE WITHIN LIVING WATERS, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL TIME TO MAKE SURE IT IS COMPLETE AND FULLY READY FOR A PLANNED LAUNCH DATE. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, WORK ON THE PLATFORM AND THE FILMING OF ADDITIONAL CONTENT WAS SEVERELY HAMPERED. HOWEVER, WORK ON EDITING AND TRANSCRIPTION CONTINUED THROUGHOUT 2021 AND INTO 2022 AS RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED.

WEB / YOUTUBE (PROGRAM EXPENDITURES - $341,787.33)IN ORDER TO FILL THE NEED FOR RELEASE OF DAILY/WEEKLY INSTRUCTIONAL AND INSPIRING WEB CONTENT, WE CONTINUE TO AGGRESSIVELY CREATE AND UPLOAD INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT TO YOUTUBE AND OUR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS SUCH AS FACEBOOK. WE HAVE SEEN THAT THIS SHIFT IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH THE MINISTRY IN CAPTURING MEASURABLE RESULTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING AN ABUNDANCE OF FREE CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC. FOR THE YEAR 2021, WE SECURED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: 158 NEW VIDEOS WERE UPLOADED TO OUR CHANNEL. TOTAL CONTENT VIEWS IN 2021 37,829,505, AND GAINED 179,473 NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL SUBSCRIBERS FOR A CUMULATIVE SUBSCRIBER TOTAL OF 947,400. CUMLATIVE CONTENT VIEWS SINCE CHANNEL INCEPTION STANDS AT 191,407,607. OUR TOP 5 VIDEOS VIEWED IN 2021 WERE: 1. HE DIDNT CARE ABOUT GOD (1,537,575 VIEWS), 2. WATCH DEMONS TRY HARD TO STOP THE GOSPEL (882,041 VIEWS), 3. DO THIS AND YOU'RE MESSING WITH DEMONS (737,702 VIEWS), 4. CREATIONIST STUMPS EVOLUTIONARY PROFESSOR WITH ONE QUESTION! (693,490 VIEWS), AND 5. HE WAS OK UNTIL I MENTIONED JESUS (641,712 VIEWS).