January 7, 2004
by Nan Ross

CHICAGO - The Rev. Robert F. Sims, senior pastor of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atlanta, is the featured speaker Jan. 18 and Feb. 22 on "Day 1," the award-winning radio program. Day 1 is broadcast on more than 150 stations nationwide, on the American Forces Network to U.S. service men and women around the world, and at http://www.day1.net on Day 1's Web site.

An ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and a graduate of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C., Sims has served ELCA congregations in South Carolina and Virginia. He has been recognized for his special skills and gifts in growing and developing congregations, and is a member of the Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics, Wittenberg, Germany.

In his Jan. 18 sermon, Sims says, "We are called by God to be his living people, but somehow we must learn to give some sign of life, some evidence to the world and to ourselves that we are alive, that the power of God is active, alive, moving and stirring within us." The Day 1 programs include a sermon and brief interviews with Sims. A television version of Day 1 is also broadcast on the Hallmark Channel's "America at Worship" on Sunday mornings.

Formerly known as "The Protestant Hour," Day 1 has been broadcast every week for more than 58 years, winning numerous awards in the process, including the George Foster Peabody Award and the 2003 Communicator Award for excellence in inspirational radio. It is produced cooperatively by the ELCA, Episcopal Media Center, United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and United Church of Christ.

A list of radio station that broadcast Day1 can be found at http://www.day1.net on the Web.

ELCA News Service
Nan Ross is publicist for Day 1.