mft, hsbs, icf MEDIA DREAM 1/ funding slows down center The Center for Christian Broadcasting, a religious auxiliary production branch of the Instihlte for Church and Family, prayed fumling would not crush a lifelong dream. Dr. Louis Butterfield, professor of commtmication and founder of the CCB, hoped to create a center where Christian topics could be presented in a multitude of media to the general public. "It started in my mind years and years ago," Butterfield said. "We have been talking about it for over 20 years, but we actually put CCB together four years ago." The center struggled to get off the ground because of lack of funding. For the future, the CCB developed a vision to create a form of media dealing with several different topics, but focused on the topic of dating, marriage and sex among teenagers this year. "We deal with every conceivable topic of dating. We are not going with just dating," Butterfield said. "It is going to be first principle stuff, but doctrinal stuff as well." Butterfield said there was not enough media covering vital topics that needed tobe addressed in a modem society. "People always have videos and compact discs from other sources that are not Christian. They are not presented the way we would like them to be," Butterfield said. "I want to be able to make something for Christians that they can look to for answers about today's questions." But there was a hindrance to the progress of CCB this year. "The main problem is that we don't have enough money to advertise the way we want to," Butterfield said. "Sales aren't as good as we wanted, bllt at this point, we have only advertised in Harding's Church and Family Magazine. We just don't have the money to advertise at the moment." Butterfield said, however, that from one issue of the magazine, CCB sold 10 copies of the most recent video. The vision Butterfield had for all these years slowly became reality. A comprehensive media presentation on modern-day Christian issues and an eventual media center were part of the plans Butterfield had for CCB. Jn the spring of 2004, Butterfield took a sabbatical to help his dream come true. The entire focus of his work went toward CCB in hopes that it would become the media center that he had always wanted it to be. "I want to make this happen," Butterfield said. "Taking [a sabbatical] will give me time to focus on CCB and really make some progress." ~Gary Luna 1621/ academics Or. Lou Butterfield, professor of communication, works on material for the Center for Chirstian Broadcasting's video series on marriage, family and dating Dec. 5. In order to spend more time with CCB, Butterlield took a sabbatical during the spring semester. (Photo by Kelli Ohrenberger)
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