A word from the Chair of CBC – Olave Snelling

Welcome to the website of the CBC. We do hope that you will find these pages helpful and encouraging, and we sincerely hope that you will join with us in some way, either by becoming a member or by joining our mailing list.

I'm far from the only one to sense the urgency of the times, that time is so short. We are living in such dangerous times nationally and internationally and that is why we have chosen the speakers we have. We cannot and must not ‘faff’ around. How can we when confronted with what is happening in Iraq and other situations? We have to preach the Gospel by every possible means (including media) to reach to the uttermost ends of the earth before Jesus returns, whenever that may be. The whole point of Christian broadcasting and of Christian ministry generally and globally is to bring in the 'lost' to Christ, to build up and encourage the 'found' and, most importantly, to bring literal sustenance and prayer to the suffering.

What does CBC do?

• CBC exists as a friendly forum mainly for the Christian independent media organisations and it aims to build Christian consensus across these same organisations.
• Its message is unashamedly about the Christian Gospel and serves to build up, inspire and encourage those in broadcasting in their Christian walk and vision.
• CBC also seeks to encourage excellence. It applauds relevant, contextual and Christian content in what is produced by its participating organisations and those who submit programmes for CBC Awards.
• CBC has strong links with Parliament and maintains good relationships with Ofcom in its submissions and responses which Ofcom invites.
• It seeks to work, pray and speak relevantly into the issues of the day where possible.
• CBC seeks to form alliances in a strong prayer and empowering relationship. We desire to be a resource for prayer for all involved in media, joining with prayer ministries across the Nation.

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If there is any way that we can improve what we do, please do feed that back to us – we would love to hear from you.

Kindest regards,

The Christian Broadcasting Council was founded in 1983:

 

• To stimulate and promote the knowledge of the Christian faith and the propagation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the broadcasting media in the United Kingdom.
• To encourage the highest standards of Christian media communication.
• To support and develop the knowledge and standards of all those involved in broadcasting.
• To bring together in fellowship those working in broadcasting and those who support the vision of CBC, under girding and encouraging them in their spiritual lives. 

CBC works with:

• Parliament, negotiating to protect the right to spread the Christian Gospel
• The Office of Communications – Ofcom, commenting on new regulations and assisting in the maintenance of good broadcasting practice
• The Media – broadcasters, writers and producers, in particular encouraging professional broadcasting practice and the production of good UK Christian programme material
• The Churches, generating interest in the media with Christians of all denominations.
• CBC's membership consists of representatives from the growing number of radio and television companies in the Independent Christian Broadcasting (ICB) sector plus individual members and ministries that support the need for quality Christian broadcasting in the UK.

CBC holds an annual conference together with the CBC Media Awards Dinner, offers fellowship and advice to members including a regular email prayer/information newsletter, publishes an e-news newsletter and regular updates via email, meets with the broadcasting regulators and members of both the Lords and Commons to promote Christian media and holds seminars and meetings, often in the Houses of Parliament, where speakers address issues of interest to independent Christian broadcasters and CBC members.

"But how can people call for help if they don't know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust if they haven't heard of the One who can be trusted? And how can they hear if nobody tells them?" Romans 10:14 (The Message)

"Don't forget the power of the media and let us rejoice in the opportunities to broadcast the Gospel" Baroness Cox, Vice-President