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Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 12/14/22

Jesus Christ Superstar. 2000 years after His birth, the Son of God continues to draw the faithful – including on television.

On Sunday Season 3 of The Chosen premiered worldwide on its new official app co-created via its newly-formed partnership with the Come and See Foundation.
The new app features  Bible rountables, the new Chosen Aftershow featuring cast and crew and access to all episodes. It also allows viewers to make tax-deductible donations to fund the production of future seasons where every dollar is matched by Come and See Foundation to bring the show to new audiences.
According to series creator Dallas Jenkins “The partnership with the Come and See Foundation allows us to super charge our efforts. Seasons will come faster, language translation will expand and quicken, and our marketing efforts will grow exponentially.” The new partnership will also allow The Chosen to raise its production budget to a sustainable level as 90% of donations will now go directly toward funding production.
A global phenomenon (which recently made waves at the movie box office), The Chosen is the first multi-season television drama based on the life of Jesus. Offered without charge, it has garnered more than 420 million episode views from around the world. Season 3 also can be viewed on The Chosen’s official Facebook page and YouTube channel for a limited time. The new Chosen app is available now for mobile download on the Apple App Store and Google Play and will be available shortly on Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku. The app and show will continue to remain totally free.

Looking ahead, tomorrow (12/15) Fox Nation debuts part one of a two-part special entitled The Life of Jesus in which Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth and the pastor of his hometown church Chris Durkin will retrace the steps of Jesus. The pair will travel to different biblically significant sites, including Cana (where Jesus’ first miracle), the newly unearthed Pool of Siloam (where He cured a man’s blindness), the ancient city of Bethsaida (location of miracles including the “feeding of the five thousand”), the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Beatitudes and the ancient city of Capernaum (aka The Town of Jesus). The program will encore on Fox News Channel on Sunday (12/18). Part two will premiere in the first quarter of 2023.

Finally, Christian music artist Chris Tomlin will host the new season of Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith debuting in early 2023. Season three will premiere on the UP Faith & Family streaming service on March 2 and on the UPtv cable network on April 2. The inspirational series, based on the bestselling devotional book Jesus Calling (Thomas Nelson) features stories of success, loss, heartbreak, and redemption told by people of faith from all walks of life that will inspire and encourage.

John W. Kennedy is a writer, producer and media development consultant specializing in television and movie projects that uphold positive timeless values, including trust in God.

Encourage one another and build each other up – 1 Thessalonians 5:11

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