Spring 2016 Newsletter - Kinship Christian Radio

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See these lovely faces?
Staff members pictured are, Lynette
Dorfner, Jay Rudolph, Steve Ware and
Tracy Jones. But who is who?
Can you put the correct Kinship Christian
Radio staff name with each photo?
Mail your guess to any one of our studios
or email Kinship@KinshipRadio.org.
If you correctly identify the staff member
with their photo, weʼll enter your name in
our grand prize drawing…$100 worth of
diapers given in your name to the Caring
Pregnancy Center of your choice!
LETTERS FROM LISTENERS
”To KJIA Staff, thank you so much for your ministry! It’s so
nice to hear God’s Word taught in so many wonderful ways.”
– Lakefield
“I really like Steve Ware's "Night Light" program. Easy listening! I've enjoyed the National Christian Choir too. God Bless,”
– Lehigh
“Yesterday morning I heard the Bible Quiz question and the
explanation afterward. It was so great and really helped me
understand the Bible passage. Your guys just keep getting
better!”
– Elysian
"Love the music on KJCY. It ministers to me. Looking
forward to the Women's Conference in Mankato."
– Austin
“Thank you for your ministry to me and my family.”
– Ft. Dodge
“I sure love getting KJLY on my computer while I am in the
warm climate. I appreciate all you do to make this possible.
Thanks again for the great songs, messages, etc. that come over
the air waves.”
– “Snowbird”
"Keep up the good work on 95.5 FM. Good teaching on your
radio! Blessings"
– Charles City
“Thanks for the letter about putting up Christmas lights - I
could relate to all of it. Keep doing the wonderful job you do,
reaching people through the radio!”
– Algona
“Enclosed is a donation to help you in your radio ministry. I
especially appreciate the new Christian financial program, the
local weather (always accurate) and Jay's comments on various
issues... May God Bless you and yours always.” – Pocahontas
“Thank you for all you do, you brighten my day with
your Sonshine.”
– Lake Park
“I listen to your radio station on the way to work every day
and on the way home. Keep up the good work!”
– Jackson
"The blessings of the Lord are upon KJCY and all persons that
have a hand in the work, from announcers to secretary to work
groups, trustees and givers of Love gifts."
– Mason City
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SPRING 2016
Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting – Kinship Christian Radio
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Define Your Own Success
Catching a side view of myself in a full length mirror
the other day, I saw something that has become a bit
more prominent of late. My stomach.
It would seem that my sweet tooth may be catching
up with me. I’ve outpaced it for years as I come from a
family of body types where we could, as they say, “sit on
a dime and still see nine cents of it”. Donuts, gravy,
desserts, and the entire food genus that camps under the
heading of “Deep-fat Fried” posed no threat of weight
gain. Until recently.
Perhaps that is why the television ad for “Weight
Watchers” caught my eye. Though initially drawn to the
ad by the subject of losing weight, I quickly became
more interested not in “what” they were selling but in
“how”. They called their new Weight Watchers program
“Beyond the Scale” and, it allowed the participant to, in
the words of the voice-over announcer, “define your
own success”. Slickly produced, the gist of the message
was that participants no longer had to weigh themselves
on a scale. Instead, they were free to define what they
thought would constitute progress and “success”.
As the church lady from “Saturday Night Live”
used to say, “How conveeenient!”
Imagine if you will, the absurdity of a weight loss
program where you could define success as only eating
three boxes of Girl Scout “Thin Mints” instead of four.
Or, determining that my “success” would be making
sure that I eat a side-salad with my Big Mac and Supersize fries. Why, with such an approach, the possibilities
of success would be guaranteed.
(After all, scales are such troublesome things.)
This defining of our own success is emblematic of an
attitude and practice that has embedded itself into...not
only weight loss programs…but our American culture.
KJGT
88.3
Waconia, MN
KJWR
90.9 FM
Windom, MN
KJTS
88.3 FM
New Ulm, MN
KJTT
88.3 FM
Story City, IA
By Matt Dorfner,
Executive Director
From education, where “inventive
spelling” allows students to spell
words any way they would like, to a
weight loss program where you
never have to actually weigh yourself, this practice of defining your own success has already moved past many church doors and is firmly
ensconced in many pews.
Reason would demand that for a weight loss program to be successful, you need to …at least occasionally…step on the scale. And as any Christian knows, we
need to…regularly…compare our behavior, spiritual
growth and attitude to the scale of God’s Word and the
person of Jesus Christ. We are not free to define our own
spiritual success by some artificial markers that we can
set and reposition depending upon our mood or need
for self-affirmation. True success for the Christian is
measured by how Christlike we are in our thoughts,
attitude, heart and practice.
Such a comparison is never “convenient” and
usually leaves us acknowledging our fairly consistent
failures. But it is the needed first (and regular) step in
turning to Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit who alone
can transform us into a “success” in the
eyes of God.
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’Sup at KJCY?
through what we call “Kinship Crossroads Reports”. If you
“What’s happening?” That, at least, used to be the way my
have a special event or celebration coming up that could use
generation would extend a greeting to a friend and pose a
question as to the current status of “things”…health, current
some extra (free!) publicity, just let us know and we’ll see if we
can fit it in the broadcast calendar. If so, we’ll show up with
level of boredom, prospects, what have you been doing, etc.
(American slang can cover a lot of ground!) These days, the
our compact equipment, connect into your Internet network
and we’ll be “on the air”! And if we are unable to do a live
greeting/query has shrunk to the phrase ’sup…which is short
for “What’s up?
broadcast, we can certainly help build awareness through our
So, you might ask, ’sup at KJCY?
…again, always free…Community Calendar announcements
What is still “up” at KJCY is our rock solid commitment to or a news feature with Jay Rudolph.
We also want to let you know that we have a new mailing
share the Gospel of Jesus Christ over the air at 95.5 FM and
address and phone number…you can now write us at KJCY,
92.5 FM in Northern Iowa and at 105.7 FM in Rochester. We
PO Box 125, Osage Iowa 50461 or call us at 1-866-710-5529 or
are also now a little more firmly established in our new KJCY
Community office at 119 N. 5th Street in Osage. Also our KJCY 641-832-2762.
“Ambassadors” have just kicked off their season of events and
At all times and in all ways, KJCY is here for you. Just write
us or give Chris or Lynette a call at our Osage office!
activities planning with their first organizational meeting of
the year just a few weeks ago on
April 5th. (See all those friendly
faces of our Ambassadors in the
photo to the right! By the way, we
would love to see your face in the
next photo of our KJCY Ambassadors….volunteers who meet
about once a month through the
spring, summer and early fall to
strategize and implement plans to
Those in attendance at our recent KJLY ambassadors
make more people aware of the
Christian radio ministry of KJCY.) meeting, starting front left clockwise Lynette Dorfner,
Matt Dorfner, Diane Thome, Susanne Cooper,
We are also excited to remind Carol Miller Ilene Brown, Lavon Dearmin, Sharol
This is Shelley Brumm, a volunteer for KJCY,
packaging "Witness Bracelets" for the Family Fair
you that KJCY has the ability to
Zweibohmer, Dianna Nicolai, Janet Pickar and not
that Lynette & Chris attended in Mason City on Sat.,
do short “live” feature broadcasts pictured Chris Walters (who was busy taking this
March 9.
picture!)
“My middle name is “Wayne”. I’m not for sure why my parents used this, because there is no one
else named Wayne in our family. I would like to believe it was because of the popularity of actor
John Wayne!! “Howdy, Pilgrim!!!!”
– Steve Ware, Kinship Announcer
“My middle name is Marie, my mom's middle name is Marie. I also share this same middle name
of Marie with my two sisters!”
– Chris Walters, KJCY Secretary
“My middle name is Anne. My mom says that they chose the spelling of my middle name
because of Princess Anne who was in the news at the time. They thought it was more impressive
and they thought I was special, so they went with Anne for the spelling.”
– Beth Siebrands, Kinship Bookkeeper
“My middle name is a bit unusual…Quovadis. I was given my middle name by my dad. His
mother, my grandmother, was named Vadis. My dad happened to see a movie by the name of
"Quo Vadis" and that is how I got my middle name!”
– Sheri Dardis, Kinship Christian Radio Prayerline Coordinator
“My middle name is Marion - Lynette Marion (Gruett) Dorfner. My mother's youngest sister's
name is Marian and I know I was given my middle name to honor her, but I don't know why it is
spelled differently. I even called my dad to ask him but he could not recall the reason.”
– Lynette Dorfner, KJCY and KJIA Office Manager
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There’ s Room for You!
News from KJIA
By Lynette Dorfner
KJIA Office Manager
As I reflected on our first 2016 KJIA Ambassador meeting held on April 4th, at the “Pizza Ranch” in
Spirit Lake, (see photo) the desire for continued growth floods my thoughts. Kinship Christian Radio does
continue to grow both wider and deeper as a ministry and an exciting part of that growth includes KJIA.
While attendance at the Ambassador meeting was superb, there is always room…and need… for more
participants. Would you be willing to meet with other KJIA enthusiasts once a month from March to
November to share your ideas, time and talents to promote the Good News of Jesus? Then, there is room
on the Ambassador Committee Group for you!
One of our largest outreach projects is our KJIA booth at the Clay County
Fair in Spencer. KJIA has an informative display at this busy fair manned by
volunteers and staff that can’t wait to tell others why they listen to Christian
radio. There is room for your name on the fair schedule and the KJIA volunteer list.
Do you have a snazzy vehicle that you would love to drive in an area parade? Or maybe you would like to walk in the parade handing out KJIA literature and goodies? There is lots of room on the parade signup sheet for
you and your family!
You may have caught on by now – the ministry has room for you in any
way God would call you to serve. Please contact Bev or myself at the KJIA
Outreach and Business office in Spirit Lake by calling 712-332-2428 to find
out more about all the opportunities we have for KJIA friends like you.
Most importantly – KJIA and Kinship Christian Radio want to remind
Hereʼs a photo of the KJIA Ambassadors between laughs and
you there is room for you in the family of God. There is always room for all
bites of pizza at the recent KJIA Ambassadors meeting! From
that come to faith and desire to sit at the feet of Jesus. God Bless you and
left to right, Linda Prince, Sandy Krout, Marilyn Strickland, Jan
thank you for helping fill the spaces!
Bowles, Betty Crandall, Matt Dorfner, Mick Noteboom, Karleen
Noteboom, Kathy Fueston, Jan Kischer and Karl Kischer.
“My middle name is Christopher. I have never cared for it for some reason. But, I believe my
mother chose it because of Christopher Robin in Winnie-the-Pooh, which was one of her favorite
books… and soon became one of my favorites as she read it over and over to me!”
– Jay Rudolph, KJYL Operations Manager
“I was given the middle name of Grace. My mother’s first name is Grace; she was named after
her grandmother, Gysbertje, who came to America from the Netherlands in 1911. We passed this
namesake on to our youngest daughter.
– Bev Cother, KJIA Secretary
“My middle name is Ray. I was named after my maternal grandfather. His name was Raymond Erickson.”
– Doug Johnson, Kinship Announcer
“YOU LIKE US, YOU REALLY LIKE US!”
Are you one of the nearly 1200 people who have “liked” us on
Facebook? If not, donʼt you think itʼs about time!?! You can follow
us on Kinship Christian Radio and see regular posts including
pictures at our stations showing what we or our volunteers are
up to, blog posts, information on upcoming Kinship Christian
Radio events and inspiration for your day. You also are able to
send us a message or post a review on the ministry of Kinship
Christian Radio. Weʼre hoping youʼll “like” us today!
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Computer Prayer?
“It Was Good to Be Queen”
Well, not exactly. Rather, itʼs a way to access a praying
community of Kinship Christian Radio listeners through a
computer or smartphone.
Itʼs called “Prayerworks” and itʼs a simple way for you to
share a prayer request or need in your life at any time of the
day or night.
For example…letʼs say there is a sudden illness in your family that could use some
prayer support from fellow believers. Simply click on the “Prayerworks” icon located in
the left margin at KinshipRadio.org. As you do, you will be taken to a page where you
can enter in your prayer request. Then click on “Submit a Prayer”, enter your prayer
request and click on “Add Prayer Request”. As you do, your prayer request is posted
on the Prayerworks page for others to read.
(No need to be concerned about your security or anonymity either as no
one is able to see your name or email address.)
All who see your prayer request can then lift your need up in prayer and
even tap the “I Have Prayed for This Person” response button that will let
you know they have seen and are praying for your need.
(Again, no names or emails are transmitted so anonymity is assured.)
Itʼs easy, secure and available anytime. Check it out at KinshipRadio.org!
“My middle name is Neal. It was the middle name of my Grandfather, James Neal Fowler. My
Grandfather was a pilot in the Air Force, and also served as a radio operator on a B-29 Superfortress.
In 1952, during a test flight, his plane was accidentally shot down, and he didn’t survive. My mother was
two years old at the time. I’ve always been incredibly honored to share the name of my Grandfather.”
– Allen Jones, Kinship Announcer
“My middle name in Joline, which is my moms middle name. “
– Melodee Roberts, KJYL Secretary
“In’s Ann. Because everyone knows that it’s the best middle name for Beth :)“
– Beth Erdman, KJLY Secretary
“Me? At a Loss for Words?”
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By Allen Jones
Kinship Christian Radio Announcer
I find myself at a loss for words.
Perhaps you might be thinking, “Allen, I don’t know if you’re capable of not finding something to ramble
about…” But alas, it’s true. I was really excited to write about the page, but now as I sit here seeking for the proper
words, I just don’t know where to start!
How do I begin to describe the insightful, word of God filled writings of Dan Jones that you will find on the
“Kinship Blog”?! How do I describe the weekly pages of Dan in a few measly words! I was tempted to simply copy
and paste his most recent blog. Not for the sake of ease, but so you can read what he writes! It’s that good!
To give a little background, when Dan was a younger man he had dreams of becoming an outdoor fishing journalist. I’ve always imagined Dan sitting by a stream, line in the water, writing about his fishing excursions when
Christ suddenly approaches him and asks him to become a fisher of men, just like Peter. Hence, his writing talents
became applied to furthering the kingdom of God.
I don’t think it happened exactly like that, but truthfully, you would be hard pressed to find a man who is more
adamant about fishing for God than Dan Jones. His passion for scripture, God, and spreading the Gospel explodes
out of every page he writes. And he’s humble too! (He’ll probably hate that I wrote so many nice things about him)
Truly, I am nothing short of blessed every time I read Dan’s weekly blogs. But don’t take my word for it! Go
read it for yourself, at www.Kinshipradio.org and click on the orange “B” on the left hand side of the page. (We also
post Dan’s blogs on our Facebook page under Kinship Christian Radio.)
And if you enjoy the writings of this lowly announcer, then you really will want to check out the page, as I also
contribute a blog post from time to time!
Though the tiaras were not physically apparent, it
was obvious that the over 600 area women who attended the 7th Annual “KJLY Day for Women” felt
like a queen this past April 2nd at Hosanna
Lutheran Church in Mankato.
Laughing along with noted author, Liz Curtis
Higgs, who spoke in each of the main sessions on
subjects from her latest best-selling book “It’s Good
to Be Queen”, the Kleenex were also apparent as
hearts were touched and friendships established
over the fabulous breakout “mini-sessions” and a
powerful message from Rachel Britz of St. Peter. Of
course, the luncheon was a delight and snacks were,
well, fit for a Queen! All of this, combined with the
incredible music of “The Sonflowerz”, resulted in many saying that this year’s event was our “best-ever”!
As we look ahead to next year’s “Day for Women”, we
want to express our thanks to the Lord for His presence and
grace. We would also like to extend our appreciation to chief
event organizer and KJLY staff member, Tracy Jones, and the
entire Kinship Christian Radio staff, board, and the many
volunteers who helped make this a day of blessing for all
who attended. Of course, we want to especially thank the
staff and members of Hosanna Lutheran church in Mankato
who graciously opened their facility to us and joined hands
in service to make the day an extraordinary one of ministry
for all.
Thanks, too, to our corporate and business sponsors
who helped underwrite a portion of this year’s event….Gold
Level sponsors “Lindsay Window and Door” of Mankato
and “Partners Funding, Inc” of Fairmont and Bronze Level
sponsors; “Thistleberry” of Amboy, “Homestead Realty” of
Winnebago, “The Lighthouse Christian Book and Gift” of
Mankato, “Burtis Chiropractic” of Fairmont and “Freedom
Counseling Center” of North Mankato.
We were blessed to count among the over 600 attendees to the recent
KJLY “Day for Women” a number of church womenʼs groups including
these friends who attend Faith United Methodist Church of Waseca.
This fine group of women from the KJIA listening area were among
those who attended the recent Kinship Christian Radio “Day for
Women” seminar featuring Liz Curtis Higgs (l to r) Jan Bowles,
Carolyn Butterworth, Becky Welch, Vicki Schuette, Amy Stover,
Christy Thompson, and Bev Cother.
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Jay Rudolph
– KJYL Operations Manager
NEWS FROM KJYL
Another exciting season of ministry is springing forth! We have
hopes for some fun and spiritually uplifting concerts/events this
summer and fall… but it’s just too soon to let the cat out of the
bag!
We can confirm though that you’ll again be seeing the KJYL
banner and lots of volunteer walkers in several parades this summer and fall. From Algona to Story City and Dows to the Storm
Lake area… north to south, and east to west, we expect to be blanketing our region by appearing in a number of parades again this
year!
Probably the biggest news around KJYL lately is the recent
installation of our new, more efficient and more reliable transmitter. It’s still exciting to see it in action -- or even more to “not hear”
it, as it is so much quieter in operation than the previous one!
And, along with some other recent technical improvements, I
believe KJYL is now sounding better than ever!
Also, we’re starting to look better than we have in a long
time too… thanks to the remodeling taking place at the apartment
complex next to our building (see the photo). It’s been a long time
coming, but the new owner of the complex next door to the KJYL
studios has a crew that is working very diligently to
improve both the interior and the façade of the declining building,
so that our entire neighborhood here will be much more
attractive.
We look forward to hopefully seeing you at one of the parades or other ministry events we participate in this year… and
thanks, as always, for your support of KJYL and KJTT!
A massive remodeling project taking place at the apartment
complex next to KJYL's building is improving the scenery for
the entire area.
Ever wonder what "Mailing Day" looks like at KJYL? Here's
a great picture of some of our cherished KJYL volunteers Jan Cooper, Elaine Carlson, Marian Denclau (foreground)
and Nelda Kiley, Ruth Siemens, Pat Uri, Joyce Halbach,
Doryce Halverson and Margaret Johnson. (background)
Thanks, Ladies!
Where the Wind Blows (really!) Strong
If you live anywhere in Kinship Christian Radio land,
you are no stranger to wind. Wind, along with snow,
rain, thunderstorms, heat, lightning, sub-zero cold and
the occasional dust cloud are all pretty much the status
quo across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.
Located as we are in the crosshairs of potent “Alberta
(Canada) Clippers” it’s a sure bet that “calm” conditions
are a fairly rare occurrence. Of course, these winds do
blow us a lot of good, too…witness the scores of windfarms in our region churning out green energy by the
megawatt and providing landowners with another source
of income from tower leases.
Even though we all have our share of wind, there is
one region of our listening area where the physical winds
seem to blow with even a little more than the usual gusto
- southwest Minnesota - the home of the Kinship Christian Radio ministry of KJWR. Broadcasting at 90.9 FM
and serving the communities of Windom, Redwood Falls,
Marshall, Mountain Lake and greater southwest Min-
nesota, the KJWR radio ministry shares God’s Word and
song 24 hours-a-day with the residents and many travelers who crisscross the region daily on the likes of Highways 71, 14, 60, 23 and 19.
It is evident from the many vibrant individuals,
churches and faith communities
located in the KJWR
region that the
Holy Spirit is
blowing strong
and steady in
many hearts. In
fact, let’s pray that
the Wind of the Spirit would
work through His Word,
churches and ministries like KJWR to
blow even stronger through this beautiful region of crops, prairie and a hardworking and generous people.
“My middle name is Marie. I am named after a very special Aunt of my mom’s. Aunt Marie was this
loving, caring, giving lady who always had a big hug when you visited her. I also share my love of
baking with her. My favorite wedding shower gift was a cookbook that she gave me and wrote a note
inside the front cover so I’ll always have her with me when I bake.”
– Tracy Jones, Kinship Christian Radio Senior Bookkeeper
“My middle name is Marcus. I am named after my father, Earl Marcus Bohnett. I was tagged "Mark"
to limit confusion in the home.”
– Earl “Mark” Bohnett, Kinship Christian Radio Chief Engineer
A NIGHT LIGHT
By Matt Dorfner, Executive Director
A few months ago I installed a night light…with its own digital timer…
in the hallway near our bedroom. Itʼs simple and the perfect solution for
someone like me who could use a light on my inevitable middle-of-the-night
way to the you-know-where.
A different type of “Night Light” is our new 90-minute program you can
hear every weeknight from 10:30 PM – Midnight on Kinship Christian radio.
Hosted by our own Steve Ware, “Night Light” features a wonderful musical
blend of tasteful praise, hymns and Christian classics. As its name implies,
the program strives to be a spiritual light in the night as Steve shares an
engaging mixture of story, thoughts, scriptures and music to settle your
spirit and bring you hope and encouragement at the end of the day.
Discover what so many listeners are already enjoying as you join Steve
Ware for “Night Light” each weekday evening from 10:30-Midnight on
Kinship Christian Radio.
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A PLANTING FOR THE LORD
This month of May will see a lot of planting. Farmers will be
running full-tilt with their spring planting of crops and homeowners will be hoeing and planting their vegetable gardens
with an eye towards a 4 or 5 month growing season. Of
course, some crops take longer than one summer to mature.
Those of us who plant a new apple tree are probably looking at
3-5 years prior to biting into our first apple.
There is another type of “crop” that requires an even longer
growing season…the gift intentions you make through your
Will or Estate Plan. For most who make such gifts to a loved
one or ministry, it will likely be decades before your presentday kindness ripens into a tangible financial blessing.
When it comes to something as serious as estate planning,
you will certainly want to provide first for your family and
loved ones. After that aspect of a wise estate plan is fulfilled,
you can also choose to designate a fixed dollar amount or per-
centage of your estate to the ministry of Kinship Christian
Radio through a simple statement included in your will. Of
course, we would suggest you consider this subject with your
spouse, lawyer and close family
members prior to making any
such estate decisions.
As you do include Kinship
Christian Radio in your estate
planning, you can know that
when you are rejoicing in
heaven, your gift bequest will be
hard at work here on a spiritually darkening earth furthering
the proclamation of the bright
and hopeful Gospel of Jesus
Christ.
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