Recent Program Responses

May 28, 2010

Jim Shenk, Director of Development at Philhaven (a non-profit behavioral healthcare organization in Pa.) wrote, “I was moved to tears listening to the powerful story of forgiveness and hope that emerged from the rubble, pain and anger of the Oklahoma bombings. The content of Shaping Families is authentically rooted in real and difficult issues faced by families everywhere – and by Philhaven client families every day.”  

Listener Sandra wrote, “You covered the many topics that aren’t ever covered anywhere else.  Great discussion starter.” And from Dorothy: “[Shaping Families] is a wonderful program, very helpful, it is helping me and my family. I look forward to it on Saturday.” Post your reactions to the program on our Facebook page, on our Your Turn section of this website, or write to us at info@ShapingFamilies.com.  

Shaping Families Staff at RCC 2010

Apr 30, 2010

Discussion Forum Now Online

Apr 16, 2010

Listeners to the Shaping Families radio program can now leave comments, post questions, and interact with other listeners right from our website.

The discussion forum is found under the "My Turn" section of our home page.  You can leave comments as a "guest" or log in using one of your existing online accounts such as Facebook or Twitter.  It's easy and fun, so feel free to give it a try!

Three New Stations

Apr 3, 2010

Three new stations have begun airing Shaping Families.  They are KBCU-FM, North Newton, KS at 4 p.m. Fridays; WCTP 88.5 FM, Gagetown Michigan, airing on Sunday mornings at 6:45 a.m., WMGW 1490 AM, Meadville, Pennsylvania, Sundays at 7 a.m.  We appreciate the free air time these stations are offering.  If you live in these areas, please express your thanks to the station managers.

What do you think?

Mar 13, 2010

Now you can respond to each week's program, the My Turn speakers, Burton's blog, or tell your own story. Go to Your Turn and log into the comment section with your Twitter, Facebook Yahoo!, or OpenID account. You can also post as a guest or create a free Disqus profile and post from that. We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you like, what bothers you, what story in your own life this week's program brings to mind or how you resolved a similar situation.

Mailings sent to 2,684 radio stations across the U.S.

Mar 6, 2010

An email and mailing of a program CD and brochure were sent out this past week to 2,684 radio stations across the U.S. We’ve already heard from stations in three large metropolitan areas, New York City, Denver and Phoenix expressing interest in airing the program. We invite you to contact stations in your listening area. One station manager commented that the program she screened was “very powerful” and meaningful in her own life. We’ll keep you updated here as new stations begin airing Shaping Families.  We need to purchase air time on most stations, so we would be interested in hearing whether your church or business might want to sponsor a program in your area. Contact info@ShapingFamilies.com for more information.

Woops! A Goof and a Fix

Mar 6, 2010

We found out this past week, much to our chagrin, that our ShapingFamilies.com email addresses were being blocked by spam filters in our system and never getting to us. Our sincere apologies if you tried to write to us and kept getting returns. The fault was on our end. Thanks to one persistent listener we were alerted to this problem as well as to the fact that our Current Offer form was also not working properly. Thanks to Mary for calling us with her questions about what she was experiencing. We have fixed both of these problems and welcome your calls or emails if there is anything else on the site that is not working for you, that you don’t understand, or that you think would be helpful to yourself or to other readers. Our web designer, Michael, did a wonderful job putting the whole site together in about six weeks which is a record time. Not all the bugs were worked out from the day we went live, obviously, but we’re constantly working to improve and upgrade the site. Thank you for your patience and your assistance as we continue to develop the Shaping Families Web site.

Mennonite Churches in Listening Areas

Feb 13, 2010

Podcast now Available

Jan 30, 2010

Now you can get the latest episode of Shaping Families automatically downloaded to your iTunes or iPod each week. Click here to subscribe.

New Station Added in North Carolina

Jan 23, 2010

Station WPNC, 95.9 FM in Plymouth, NC will air Shaping Families on Sunday mornings at 5:30 a.m. beginning Jan. 24. Station manager Bill Benjamin has been a long-time fan of Mennonite radio programming, especially the Choice radio spots which ran for about 20 years from 1969 to 1989. Third Way Media continues to make available 30- and 60-second public service announcements on subjects such as mental illness, race, parenting, forgivness, grief, and more.  See all PSAs.

Listen Online Now Available

Jan 15, 2010

Now you can listen to the Shaping Families radio program right from our Web site -- no downloads or installing special programs! Just click the "LISTEN" link at the top left corner of any page at ShapingFamilies.com and the program will begin playing while you're browsing the Internet.

Shaping Families Now Airing on Eight Stations

Jan 15, 2010

Eight radio stations have now begun airing Shaping Families. The stations are in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California. You can find a station near you by clicking "Radio Stations" on the left side of this page. And remember that you can always hear all our broadcasts at ShapingFamilies.com. If you'd like to take a sample CD and brochure to a radio station in your area, contact program manager, Sheri Hartzler.

Shaping Families on Facebook

Jan 9, 2010

You can now connect to shaping families through Facebook. Get updates, discuss show topics, ask questions, and stay up on the latest news from the program. Just log on to your Facebook account and search "Shaping Families." When you reach our page, just click "Become a Fan" next to our name. We'd love to hear from you!