Hour of Power

I think my in-laws may have been at one of his drive-in churches.

Am I misremembering, Walt, Sherry? And then, of course, Crystal Cathedral is what he moves to, and the Hour of Power, a kind of new version of Norman Vincent Peale.

Fun fact, the Hour of Power today is broadcast by his grandson and out of his church, which was formerly Irvine Presbyterian Church.

And so if you turn it on, you'll see Bobby Schuler III, and he's speaking from the exact same place where I was both baptized and married.

Wild.

Let me meet him." And, uh, I meet him in, in meeting rooms the same way.

Uh, I was looking, glancing down the list, uh, Dr. Robert Schuller, Hour of Power, uh, the, uh, Crystal Cathedral.

I had a friend who knew him, and he invited me down to spend the weekend or something.

I said, "I'll come on one condition.

It sort of was a drive-through theater in a way.

[laughs]

And he started, by the way, that's funny you should mention that, the Crystal Cathedral, the Hour of Power, the Garden Grove Community Church, started with him standing on the roof of the snack bar in a drive-in theater preaching-

I did not know that.

One of the predecessors to the full seeker sensitive model was Robert Schuller.

Schuller became famous through the Crystal Cathedral in Southern California and through his television ministry, Hour of Power.

His theology and preaching were controversial in their own right, but his ministry demonstrated something that later evangelical pastors would develop in much further.

Church could be designed intentionally around the person who did not normally attend church.

She was almost like a second mom.

And I remember her watching Robert Shuler's Hour of Power, that crystal cathedral.

I remember her watching that on Sunday mornings because I would say 90% of the time we did not go to church.

It was very rare.

In fact, as you've chosen to join us on this journey, you've made it possible for us to send the good news of the gospel all around the world.

Thank you for continuing to support Hour of Power.

We're so grateful to have you as part of our caring and faithful Christian community.

As a way of saying thanks for everything you do, we have some special gifts for you this month.

Our special guest today is Dr. Robert A. Shuler.

Dr. Shuler is the son of Dr. Robert H. Shuler, the founder of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, and the Hour of Power International Television Ministry.

Robert later, for a few years, became the second senior pastor of the Crystal Cathedral and the host of the Hour of Power television program.

Today, Robert A. Shuler is the chairman and principal of Comstar Media, which manages two cable TV networks providing over 30 million households with family-friendly, positive programming.

He has written 17 books, including Possibility Living, Adding Years to Your Life and Life to Your Years with God's Health Plan, and his most recent book, When You Are Down to Nothing, God is Up to Something.

And at that time, it was called the Garden Grove Community Church before the days of the Crystal Cathedral.

And your father was my pastor and really my spiritual mentor.

So I personally am very grateful to the Crystal Cathedral and the Hour of Power Ministries for starting me on my path in my spiritual journey.

In fact, as you've chosen to join us on this journey, you've made it possible for us to send the good news of the gospel all around the world.

Thank you for continuing to support Hour of Power.

We're so grateful to have you as part of our caring and faithful Christian community.

As a way of saying thanks for everything you do, we have some special gifts for you this month.