Services
NRB provides networking, educational, ministry, and advocacy opportunities for its members. The association also provides industry-specific information to its members, and recognizes excellence in Christian broadcasting. These services are accomplished in a variety of ways:
Education & Networking
One of the principal benefits of NRB membership is access to high-value education, training, and research. All NRB members are encouraged to attend the annual NRB Convention & Exposition, a four-day event that brings together thousands of individuals from across the United States and around the world. The NRB Convention exists to be a resource for peer-to-peer industry networking, along with continuing education through seminars and workshops. The Exposition Floor is a large marketplace dedicated to Christian media professionals, where more than 200 vendors and ministries showcase their products and services on 130,000 square feet of exhibit space. Attendees typically include Christian radio and television broadcasters, Internet web developers, church media ministries, public relations firms, publishers, broadcast and communications students, and media/broadcast equipment producers and vendors. Non-members may attend the NRB Convention & Exposition, but discounts are provided to association members. The annual NRB Convention & Exposition is held typically at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN.
International Partnerships
NRB encourages its members to assist Christian broadcasters in other parts of the world. The association’s Strategic Partnerships division provides training, mentoring, facilities assistance and programming aid in order to meet the needs of Christian broadcasters around the globe.
Advocacy
The NRB Government Relations office on Capitol Hill and NRB’s Office of the General Counsel pay particular attention to protecting and promoting the needs of religious broadcasters and their First Amendment rights – both freedom of speech and free religious expression. As such, NRB advocates on behalf of its members in Washington, DC, representing Christian broadcasting before the White House and other Executive agencies (including the Federal Communications Commission), both chambers of the United States Congress, and the Judicial Branch. NRB has presented testimony on religious liberty issues before committees of both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and the Federal Communications Commission, and has contributed to the drafting of federal legislation protecting religious freedom. NRB also participates as Amicus Curiae (“friend of the court”) in proceedings before the United States Supreme Court on First Amendment and communications-related subjects.
Information
The Communications Department of NRB produces e-publications. NRB Today highlights industry trends, important federal broadcast policies, and member news items. In tandem with NRB’s Office of the President and Government Relations office, Washington Next Week provides “insider information” regarding the inner workings of Congress, the FCC, and other federal agencies as they relate to the mission of the association. Current issues of NRB’s publications may be viewed on the association’s homepage, and back issues are available to NRB website registrants. Both publications are available free of charge to NRB Members and on-request to the general public; membership in the association is not required for website registration.
Recognition of Excellence
In addition to the many functions performed by its Membership Division, NRB presents a number of annual awards to its members during the Convention & Exposition. For example, the association’s most prestigious honor, the Hall of Fame Award, is presented to an individual NRB member who has exemplified the highest standards and evidence of faithfulness to Christ along with an invaluable contribution to the field of Christian communications.
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