{"id":9400,"date":"2014-08-01T11:16:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=9400"},"modified":"2014-08-01T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T19:03:19","slug":"the-identity-series-premiers-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2014\/08\/the-identity-series-premiers-today.html","title":{"rendered":"THE IDENTITY SERIES Premiers Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/files\/2014\/08\/Theidentical4-trimmed.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9401\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2014\/08\/Theidentical4-trimmed-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"the identity series; the identical fil\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a>City of Peace Films, Gray Media and in::cite Media, debut a new Christian show challenging believers to come to grips with their identity in Christ. THE IDENTITY SERIES features content from the parent film THE IDENTICAL, a story about a preacher who takes a life turn to pursue a music career. \u201cTHE IDENTICAL is not religious; it\u2019s where people are living right now,\u201d said Yochanan Marcellino, president and CEO of City of Peace Films.<\/p>\n<p>Every half-hour episode prominent faith leaders, including best-selling author Max Lucado, Lifechurch.tv\u2019s Craig Groeschel, Bishop George Bloomer and Rev. Samuel Rodriquez, will shed light on what it means to really go after God\u2019s call on your life.<\/p>\n<p>Other faith leaders featured include: Jamal Bryant, pastor of Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimore; Mike Breaux, pastor of Canyon Ridge Christian Church in Las Vegas; Miles McPherson, pastor of The Rock Church in San Diego; author Lisa Harper; author Holly Wagner; Bil Cornelius, pastor of Bay Area Fellowship in Corpus Christi, Texas; Raleigh Washington, president of Promise Keepers; David Nasser, pastor of Christ City Church in Birmingham, Ala.; and best-selling author Lee Strobel.<\/p>\n<p>THE IDENTITY SERIES will air Aug. 1-Sept. 5 on both secular and Christian television networks, including: ABC Family, CMT, Lifetime, Discovery Channel, TBN, Daystar, The Word Network, INSP and TCT. Churches also have the opportunity to stream episodes to their congregation during services. For more information on this visit www.theidentityseries.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur IDENTITY SERIES brings relevancy to the modern churchgoer,\u201d Marcellino explained, \u201cby elevating the movie&#8217;s core truth, that Jesus Christ alone can answer the question we all ask ourselves: Who am I and what am I here for?&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City of Peace Films, Gray Media and in::cite Media, debut a new Christian show challenging believers to come to grips with their identity in Christ. 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