{"id":25917,"date":"2022-12-14T14:17:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T19:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=25917"},"modified":"2022-12-14T14:18:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T19:18:08","slug":"jesus-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2022\/12\/jesus-on-tv.html","title":{"rendered":"Jesus on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 12\/14\/22<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"yiv5431419312ContentPasted0\"><strong>Jesus Christ Superstar.<\/strong> 2000 years after His birth, the <strong>Son of God<\/strong> continues to draw the faithful &#8211; including on television. <\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">On Sunday Season 3 of<em><strong> The Chosen<\/strong><\/em> premiered worldwide on its new official app co-created via its newly-formed partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001oj01ODZ2Km3tof3s53j2-dMO92BZBt2I-778mwMnoUf7XQXb-j1KTs-Zi6J4Ig1RJm4EP3cZDCg3dhJW8nkwPgw1Brxd_vlL8HfNhzv9tF7sImfsZMGsuErW8XeyqiuLAONx1H-1Nw2PZOuDbdnSww==&amp;c=O48vT20RmAPHlMjqIPqyz8UWNOGUNIyX1daiVRNqMhBnjHbqWeU6ew==&amp;ch=UwYV-iEVmeC_b9_T96rzPfbnpXhfhXYzWsEhq6Kn0cqPvyRKWRERfQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Come and See Foundation<\/strong><\/a>.<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">The new app features\u00a0 <strong>Bible<\/strong> rountables, the new <em><strong>Chosen Aftershow<\/strong><\/em> 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.<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">According to series creator <strong>Dallas Jenkins <\/strong>\u201cThe 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.\u201d 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.<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">A global phenomenon (which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2022\/11\/tvs-the-chosen-reaps-at-the-box-office-stossels-thanksgiving-history-lesson-a-thanksgiving-carol.html\">recently made waves at the movie box office<\/a>), <em>The Chosen<\/em> 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 <em>The Chosen<\/em>\u2019s official <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001oj01ODZ2Km3tof3s53j2-dMO92BZBt2I-778mwMnoUf7XQXb-j1KTs-Zi6J4Ig1ReTBA92s7oYU4nomJ9YDrJQqbrGfUhdS3N5XNn16mw5ifey_2NlSgH20kyu_WoNZWFv2wHWKOs9r7STcsAMtX2Pyj1SCyiEDWBNB7pYUKRA0=&amp;c=O48vT20RmAPHlMjqIPqyz8UWNOGUNIyX1daiVRNqMhBnjHbqWeU6ew==&amp;ch=UwYV-iEVmeC_b9_T96rzPfbnpXhfhXYzWsEhq6Kn0cqPvyRKWRERfQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong> page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001oj01ODZ2Km3tof3s53j2-dMO92BZBt2I-778mwMnoUf7XQXb-j1KTs-Zi6J4Ig1ROBm_zDL2AQf0OH8X8HCBbut75td1OiHTpjaqqVe_RfWjzcZFeCyW57HjCuyJ_tge7Ec3SXqdIVd7dAfijbta10nsHbJX5YlxrBjBkxa9Tu4=&amp;c=O48vT20RmAPHlMjqIPqyz8UWNOGUNIyX1daiVRNqMhBnjHbqWeU6ew==&amp;ch=UwYV-iEVmeC_b9_T96rzPfbnpXhfhXYzWsEhq6Kn0cqPvyRKWRERfQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong> channel<\/a> for a limited time. The new<em> Chosen<\/em> app is available now for mobile download on the <strong>Apple App Store<\/strong> and <strong>Google Play<\/strong> and will be available shortly on <strong>Fire TV<\/strong>, <strong>Apple TV<\/strong> and <strong>Roku<\/strong>. The app and show will continue to remain totally free.<\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Chosen: Season 3 Official 60-Second Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/377bA3KAcF8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"yiv5431419312ContentPasted0\">Looking ahead,<strong> t<\/strong>omorrow (12\/15) <strong>Fox <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"yiv5431419312ContentPasted0\"><strong>Nation<\/strong> debuts part one of a two-part special entitled <\/span><em><strong><span class=\"yiv5431419312ContentPasted0\">The Life of Jesus <\/span><\/strong><\/em><span class=\"yiv5431419312ContentPasted0\">in which <\/span><strong><span class=\"yiv5431419312ContentPasted0\">Fox &amp; Friends Weekend <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"yiv5431419312ContentPasted0\">co-host <strong>Pete Hegseth<\/strong> and the pastor of his hometown church <strong>Chris Durkin<\/strong> will retrace the steps of Jesus. The pair will travel to different biblically significant sites, including Cana (where Jesus\u2019 first miracle), the newly unearthed Pool of Siloam (where He cured a man\u2019s blindness), the ancient city of Bethsaida (location of miracles including the \u201cfeeding of the five thousand\u201d), the Sea of Galilee, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_of_Beatitudes\">Mount of Beatitudes<\/a> and the ancient city of Capernaum (aka The Town of Jesus). The program will encore on<strong> Fox News Channel<\/strong> on Sunday (12\/18). P<span class=\"yiv4103988902ContentPasted0\">art two will premiere in the first quarter of 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p>Finally, Christian music artist <strong>Chris Tomlin<\/strong> will host the new season of <em><strong>Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith<\/strong> <\/em>debuting in early 2023. Season three will premiere on the <strong>UP Faith &amp; Family <\/strong>streaming service on March 2 and on the <strong>UPtv<\/strong> cable network on April 2. The inspirational series, based on the bestselling devotional book <em><strong>Jesus Calling<\/strong> <\/em><strong>(Thomas Nelson) <\/strong>features stories of success, loss, heartbreak, and redemption told by people of faith from all walks of life that will inspire and encourage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>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. <\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"st\">Encourage one another and build each other up &#8211; <\/span><\/em><span class=\"st\">1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 12\/14\/22 Jesus Christ Superstar. 2000 years after His birth, the Son of God continues to draw the faithful &#8211; including on television. 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