Many of you may have already heard of Pirate Christian Radio.

For those of you who have not, it is a streaming online radio station created to provide a platform for the cancelled and now resurrected radio program Issues, Etc. which is a program focusing on apologetics, doctrine, and other issues from a Lutheran perspective. The station is now host to a couple dozen other shows; everything from service and sermon podcasts to historical and doctrinal formats.

The creation of Pirate Christian Radio is a momentous event for confessional Lutherans and those who are concerned with Reformation doctrine in general. For a long while Lutherans have lagged behind the rest of the church in media outreach. PCR changes that and thrusts us out on the cutting edge of participation in the conversation of the church at large. The Lutheran voice has been largely missing in the public sphere, especially in the dialogue between differing theological traditions. Those days are over. PCR gives voice to the treasures of the Reformation that have long been hidden behind synodical politics and old school Lutheran insularity.

Another reason that I find this exciting is because it will allow great preachers whose congregations lack the resources to share their gifted pulpits with a wider audience the opportunity to give the gospel a worldwide hearing. You will hear some great preaching and teaching, some of the finest anywhere.

I urge you to support the station by listening, and by telling all your friends and family about it. Don’t be afraid to support them financially. Chris Rosebrough and Pastor Craig D’Onofrio, the masterminds behind the station, are committed to financial integrity and transparency.

These guys have just started the station from scratch and are still working out some of the “bugs” but things are improving daily and eventually all the shows will be podcast so you can listen at your convenience. More shows and great content are being added weekly. Visit the site and check out the schedule. You won’t find a better or more consistent lineup of theologically sound programming anywh

By Pat K

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