About Monica SchmelterMonica is probably best known as the host of the Christian Television Network’s daily television program, “Bridges.”    Broadcast weekly in over 50 million homes across the U.S., “Bridges” has been on the air for more than 20 years. A talk show designed to showcase the hearts, struggles, and triumphs of Christians living everyday life, “Bridges” is a project that represents Monica’s childhood dreams of someday using television to make a difference in the world.As a young girl, growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Monica regularly daydreamed about being on TV, but it was in high school when that vision really began to take shape.  In Monica’s senior year of college, she began to sense thattelevision was not just a “desire” but a part of God’s plan for her life.“When I first considered studying television in college, I was thinking that God wanted me to be a news anchor,” Monica says. “It was not until I graduated from college that I realized Christian television was God’s plan for me.”

After graduating from college, Monica started to put her news anchor “demo reel” (yes, that’s what they called it back then) together when she sensed that God was telling her to go another direction. Monica obeyed and ended up letting the idea of television go completely. Buoyed by the support of her husband, Joe, Monica began looking for other opportunities that would fit with God’s will for her life.

Monica’s first real job out of college was at the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries. Although Monica knew accepting that job would look odd to many people, she decided to ignore those comments and concerns.  Instead, she began heading up the Rescue Mission volunteer recruitment program and writing copy for their radio ads.

“Working at the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries was a very rewarding job,” Monica remembers. “I recruited volunteers from churches to serve in the Mission’s medical and dental clinics and to serve as prayer volunteers in the chapel.  Writing the radio ads and doing voice-overs for the Mission was the ‘icing on the cake’ part of the job.”

After a year at the Rescue Mission, the organization decided to launch a telethon. Remembering that Monica’s background was in television, Monica’s boss asked her to produce the telethon. Monica excitedly agreed.

“I had no idea how to produce a telethon,” Monica admits now. “But I knew God would help me do it.”

In one of the planning meetings for the telethon, Monica met the President of the local  Christian television station in Detroit, MI.  After those telethon planning the President of the Christian television station offered Monica a full time postion.

After a lot of prayer, Monica accepted the position, but only after she completed the telethon assignment with the Detroit Rescue Mission.  The Mission’s telethon was a tremendous success, and Monica’s boss at the Rescue Mission was very understanding and supportive about her job offer in Christian television.

“I loved my early years in Christian television,” Monica says. “I did on-air work, produced shows, and answered the phones. It was definitely God’s training ground for my work in Christian television.”

Monica’s next assignment included being a stay-at-home mom with her son, Joe.

“Being a stay-at-home mom was just the best. Those are times I can never have back, but I definitely appreciated every single moment I had,” Monica says.

Fast-forward several years. These days, you’ll find Monica serving as station manager at WHTN, Nashville’s Christian Television Network.

“I have served WHTN as a volunteer, camera operator, traffic manager, program host, and station manager,” Monica says. “I’ve worked 19 years at WHTN, and it’s been one of the biggest blessings of my life and career.”

Monica feels strongly that Christian media is even more important now than when she first sensed God’s call.

“The world is a dark place and things are changing rapidly,” she says. “All people need the hope and truth that Christian television provides.  We get calls and emails every single day from people whose lives are changed through Christian television.”

As WHTN’s station manager, Monica oversees all aspects of WHTN.  It’s a responsibility she takes seriously and one that requires she rely totally on the Lord.

“Whether I’m praying for a viewer, leading the team, speaking on television or at an event, I am depending on the Lord for strength and wisdom,” Monica says. “I have no desire to be hip, cool, or clever.  I don’t have a brand or a gimmick. I speak God’s Word with boldness because I know Him.  He is good and He desires that all people come to salvation through His Son Christ.  I don’t let my ministry or my life get more complicated than that.”

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Linda Evans Shepherd, the publisher of Leading Hearts Magazine and has empowered thousands across North America and Europe to release their burdens to God and walk more closely with him. No matter that many in Linda’s audiences arrive worried and disconnected, they leave refreshed; with a deeper trust in God.

For the Joy – Discover how to find real and lasting joy. Scriptures stories and fun! Lots of laughter.

Be a Better You– Fun, dynamic, deep. Interactive corporate-inner healing event focusing on yielding to God’s peace concerning your Fear, Bitterness, and Grief issues. Powerful! (One of Linda’s favorites.)

Faith Never Shrinks in Hot Water  – Can our faith stretch to fit tough times? Laugh till you cry as Linda shares her testimony and explains how to discover God’s love for you despite life’s circumstances. Powerful and dramatic!

When You Don’t Know What to Pray – This is not only a powerful teaching on prayer, it is a prayer experience. Based on Linda’s best selling book.

When You Can’t Find God – Powerful look at holding on to God in hard times.

Live Your Life as an Act of Worship – Learning how to focus on God in your daily life.

God Wants Spiritual Fruit Not Religious Nuts – Do you want to Experience God in a deeper way? Then find out how to stay connected with The Vine so you don’t become a religious nut!

When You Need a Miracle – This topic is about learning to trust God, no matter what – inviting His presence in our difficulties, while shutting the door to the enemy.  Linda encourages her audiences to open their eyes to the fact that God is indeed on the move and that His miracles are all around them.

Experiencing the Presence of God, Learning to Listen While you Pray – NEW! based on Linda’s latest book. Focuses on how to hear God’s voice in your everyday life, with the retailing of the stories of people who encountered Jesus in his earthly ministry. Powerful.

MORE Topics & Events:

The Powerful Prayer Event – Up to 8 hours of teaching on prayer, including corporate prayer experiences so your group can go deeper in their relationship with God.

The Faith Lift Event – Blend of topics that focus on giving God our burdens.

For the Joy Event – Blend of topics that focus on the JOY of the Lord.

Winning Your Daily Spiritual Battle – Turns Spiritual warfare on its ear as we learn that we were all former slaves set free by the Great Prince.  We must know how to fight our enemy with the weapons of our warfare.

The Wonderful Worship Event – Blend of topics that focus on lifestyle worship.

Focus on Jesus Event – Blend of topics that focus on Jesus.

 

Linda’s Christmas Topics:

THE MARY CHRISTMAS – The telling of the Christmas story through Mary’s eyes. Very sweet.

THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS – Linda tells God’s story with man – with the fall of man, the birth of Jesus, His death on the cross, and the glory of His resurrection. Great for groups that invite their local community. People come to faith!

HOW TO TAME THE CHRISTMAS GRUMP– Humorous look at the stress of Christmas – and the real meaning of Christmas.

THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS – Linda shares the heartaches of her life and tells how she learned to trust God in everything, and teaching her audience how to do the same – contains the telling of the Christmas story and the real miracle of Christmas- God redeeming man.

 

We are looking forward to hearing from you regarding Linda Evans Shepherd.

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