| Instant Access Joyce Meyer Ministries’ website—www.joyce meyer.org—continues to be a growing source of information for thousands worldwide who want to learn more about who we are and what we do. Visitors can find daily inspiration, access our monthly magazine and even browse our e-store for their favorite Joyce Meyer resource. In fact, in 2005 our website received an average of one million visits each month. And we expect this number to climb even higher in 2006. Ultimately, our goal is to provide our friends and partners—along with those new to our ministry—a fast and easy way to access the information and resources they need in order to enjoy their life and their relationship with God. From the comfort of their own home, they can contact us via email, send a prayer request, order a book or teaching series, learn more about current government issues, and even watch or listen to Joyce’s program. Our Enjoying Everyday Life telecast airs on 507 stations, and our fifteen-minute radio broadcast is carried on nearly 375 stations worldwide. However, our webcasts allow visitors to enjoy Joyce’s TV and radio programs twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. In 2005 these life-changing programs were accessed over one million times. It was also a year of firsts. In August we introduced a thirty-day challenge to help people change their outlook on life. It provided a special section on our website that included daily activities, study notes and devotionals to supplement Joyce’s messages on TV that month. The response was tremendous… Christine, from Texas, wrote to say, “Not only are we doing the 30 Days of Change, but our family is also doing what we call an ‘extreme total makeover’— spiritual, physical and financial. We are really excited about growing in God!” In addition, last year we unveiled our new interactive World Missions map. This map allows visitors to click on any area of the globe and find out immediately how Joyce Meyer Ministries is affecting that region. To date we have also developed websites in German, Portuguese, Arabic, French, Russian and Farsi. Friends and partners, in 2005 your support enabled us to minister to millions of people more quickly and with greater access than ever before. And although our methods of ministry are constantly changing, one thing remains the same—the message of Jesus Christ has the power to change people’s lives. |
Getting the Word Out While we live in an age of advanced technology, the printed word is still one of the greatest and most popular avenues for communicating a message. And 2005 was marked by the release of two much anticipated messages by Joyce… In the spring Joyce introduced Approval Addiction, a book she believes may be one of her most important to date. Appearing on the New York Times best seller list, Approval Addiction instantly received national acclaim—which means more exposure and ultimately, helping more people. The response has been incredible. Catherine, from Missouri, wrote to tell us, “Approval Addiction has been a big breakthrough in my life. I didn’t realize I was addicted to approval until I read your book. It has set me free! I just wanted you to know what a blessing you have been in my life. I know now that I don’t need everyone’s approval because I have God’s love and approval.” In September Joyce released her Battlefield of the Mind Devotional, a daily study tool based on one of her most popular books of all time, Battlefield of the Mind. In all, we sold and distributed over five million copies of Joyce’s books in 2005, in more than sixty-three languages including Arabic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Russian, and our newest additions, Danish and Ukrainian. Last year your support also allowed us to distribute worldwide approximately 800,000 copies of our Enjoying Everyday Life magazine each month. For years, God has used this magazine to not only minister to our friends and partners, but to also reach thousands of others through second and thirdhand distribution. An inmate from a county jail sent us a letter saying he found a copy of Enjoying Everyday Life in a trash can while he was serving breakfast. He was a Muslim, and after reading the article, The New Covenant, in our March 2005 issue, he prayed to receive Christ. At its very core, Joyce Meyer Ministries is a teaching ministry aimed at helping believers grow in their walk with God. And the widespread demand for Joyce’s teachings on audio and video is a testimony that we are making a difference. In addition to our printed materials, we also distributed worldwide more than four million teachings on audio and video to help the body of Christ. Whether it’s books, CDs, magazines, DVDs, or even a flyer advertising a conference, everything we do has one common purpose—to communicate the truth of the Gospel. Thank you for your support in 2005 that allowed us to reach people of all ages, all races and all backgrounds with the extraordinary power of God’s Word. |
“If anything should be ‘instant access,’ it
should be the life-changing Word of God. That
is what is so awesome about our website—sharing
Joyce’s timeless message of God’s Word to
anyone, anytime, anywhere. For me, serving in
the role I do is an absolute privilege. It is wonderful
to know that people can be ministered to
in an instant—when they need it, or when they
don’t have anywhere else to go. Knowing they
can come to our website is such a tremendous
blessing.”
Julie McDevitt, Web Media Manager