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History of Discovering A BETTER LIFE MINISTRIES
Updated: Aug 18, 2021
Helping people find Hope
Discovering A Better Life INTERNET and MEDIA MINISTRIES, is a Gospel outreach of the Kendenup Pre-Denominational church of Christ Western Australia. We are personally committed to helping people find a committed relationship with Jesus Christ, in order that they might live courageous lives in an insecure and discouraging world (John 10:10).
Commencing in 1985, from Albany, Western Australia, Discovering A BETTER LIFE MINISTRIES have been sharing regular weekly messages of hope and encouragement which have been published in up to 25 different secular newspapers throughout Australia. The messages we share through various newspaper columns are centred in providing emotional and spiritual support on an entirely non-denominational basis and are well received.
Hundreds of men and women have enrolled in our A Better Life Bible Study Correspondence Courses, which encourage a balanced, systematic study of the Bible. These Correspondence Courses have helped many men and women throughout Australia, as well as other places in the world, to experience a committed, personal relationship with God, through Jesus Christ (John 10:10; John 14:6).
Early in 1996, the Discovering A BETTER LIFE team was invited by the local Albany Community Radio Station 100.9 FM, to present a weekly Bible message and with the help and generosity of our valued co-worker and audio technician, Tom Reed, we established a recording studio at his home and prerecorded our first radio messages on July 29th, 1996 which were broadcast on Sunday morning, August 18th, 1996. These 15-minute weekly messages were presented as Discovering A BETTER LIFE and continue to be broadcast in 2021.
Ron Bainbridge at the Microphone
Tom Reed at the Mixer
In 1997 our 30-minute program known as A Cappella Songs of Inspiration commenced broadcasting on Sunday evenings from our local Albany Community Radio Station 100.9 FM We give God the praise for providing us with an exciting opportunity to introduce A Cappella Praise and Worship songs into our community.
Some weeks after our A Cappella Songs of Inspiration had been on air we received a letter from Ian Hall who presents a program on Central Victorian Gospel Radio. Ian wrote the following words, "Last week our friends the Ribe family, namely Yvette, passed on some of your tape ministry programs for us to listen to. I found on listening; a refreshing difference and a quality not matched by some of our broadcast material, including the A Cappella singing. I am writing to ask permission to play the tapes on our radio station on an occasional basis to gauge listener response and to assist our program material.
I thank you for your professional quality production and messages to the listening and learning audience. God bless your continued service. Thank you, Ian Hall."
Naturally, we were happy to oblige this request and received back some very positive responses to our messages.
In 2001, the Discovering A BETTER LIFE MINISTRIES team was invited by the Albany Community Radio Station 100.9 FM to present our 5-minute daily devotional program, (HEARTBEAT), which was broadcast from Monday through Friday each week. These 5-minute messages are aimed to help listeners overcome personal or social problems
Our 15-minute, 30-minute and 5-minute programs, presented by Ron Bainbridge, are in a contemporary, easy listening style in an effort to reach the unchurched listener, (as well as those who have faith in Jesus), through offering words of Gospel-centred encouragement and hope to help people cope with life’s difficulties by entering into a genuine relationship with Jesus.
Since commencing our first Radio Broadcast in 1966, DiscoveringA BETTER LIFE INTERNET and MEDIA MINISTRIES has pre-recorded and distributed hundreds of our Gospel Radio Messages, on Audio Tapes, CDs and USB’s. We have also distributed hundreds of booklets, on various Biblical subjects, to listeners who have requested them.
We thank God, that our Radio Media Outreach is being used by God as an effective means of reaching out to hurting men and women throughout Australia and other countries. It is indeed an exciting, challenging, and rewarding ministry!
On May 23rd, 2018, Esperance Community Radio 103.9 HOPE FM commenced broadcasting our 15-minute Discovering A BETTER LIFE messages from their Station. As from June 21st, 2020, these messages have been presented each Sunday at 11am and 11pm.
In September, 2020, Radio Great Southern Easy Listening 1611 AM Station commenced broadcasting our 15-minute Discovering A BETTER LIFE messages from Wagin W. A. on Sundays at 8.45 am, and are replaying the messages on Tuesdays at 9.15 am.
Since relocating to Kendenup, the Discovering A BETTER LIFE team, through our Social Media pages and Website:
has received many requests to encourage and mentor young preachers, in countries such as Africa, India, Pakistan, Philippines, and other Asian countries, by providing sound Biblical website resource links and literature, which is enabling them to grow in their knowledge of Christ and His purpose for His Church.
Discovering A BETTER LIFE MINISTRIES are indeed thankful to God for this opportunity to share, messages which are dedicated to helping men and women find hope, meaning and purpose for a better life with Jesus our Saviour (Ephesians 3:20-21).
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