Hello and thanks for stopping by for today's Destin for Victory, where we feature the teaching ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard.

Well, as I'm sure you know, Pastor Paul had a great desire for reaching as many people as he could through the use of media.

It's why he loved radio and why he always wanted the radio ministry of Destin for Victory to continue

long after his preaching days were over. During one of our recording sessions, we asked him to talk

about why radio was so important, and we thought you'd like to hear what he had to say.

Well, I want to tell you that it's important to me as a discipller that my voice has heard and it is used to help people grow in their

knowledge of the Lord and in their faith walk with him. Fact of the matter is my voice

doesn't sound like most of the other folks you hear on Christian radio. I'm well aware of that

and I'm really comfortable with that.

I come from my own unique background, both ethnically and in terms of life experience. There are

things I share, there are things I say, and there are the ways that I say them that are unique.

I believe that that perspective needs to be heard throughout Christendom.

And so while I'm so grateful for all of my heroes, your heroes are mine. I listen to the same people,

the guys who have been on the radio for decades and have proclaimed God's word faithfully.

I really do appreciate those guys. But I've learned not to be intimidated by them

because I've got my own way of processing and own way of sharing and helping people to learn

and to grow in their faith. So it's quite intentional. Sometimes I like to be really colloquial

in what I say and how I say it because I'm just using who I am and I think God wants to use that. He's the one who called me. I didn't call myself. He called me. And I believe he knows what he was getting when he called me into the ministry. And so I'm just trying to make a difference because the gospel

really does change lives. And I believe I have a unique calling to help present the gospel

from my own perspective. And I pray that that's resonating with listeners. And I pray that that

means enough to them that they'll make sure my voice can continue to be heard right along with

our other heroes who teach the gospel of Jesus.

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