Media Fellowship International

by Jeanne C Defazio (Editor), Susan Stafford (Editor), Julia C Davis (Foreword by)

Overview

This project pays tribute to Pastor Bob Rieth. High profile members of the entertainment industry were members of Pastor Rieth's Media Fellowship International. In first-person accounts, the contributing authors demonstrate great love for Pastor Rieth, describing him as a truly remarkable relational evangelist who was a powerful minister of Jesus's redemptive love. This book contains actual primary sources that describe this seminal, significant, and influential ministry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798385242863
Publisher:	Resource Publications (CA)
Publication date:	03/03/2025
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Jeanne C. DeFazio is the author of Keeping the Dream Alive: A Reflection on the Art of Harriet Lorence Nesbit; co-author of How to Have an Attitude of Gratitude on the Night Shift with Teresa Flowers and Letting Go with Terry McDermott; and editor of Berkeley Street Theatre: How Improvisation and Street Theater Emerged as a Christian Outreach to the Culture of the Time. She also edited Specialist Fourth Class John Joseph DeFazio: Advocating for Disabled American Veterans, The Commission, Otto & the White Dove, and Finding a Better Way, and was the co-editor of Creative Ways to Build Christian Community, Redeeming the Screens, Empowering English Language Learners, and An Artistic Tribute to Harriet Tubman. She is a contributing author to Christian Egalitarian Leadership and to Jesus Among the Homeless.



Susan G.Stafford is best known as the original hostess on Wheel of Fortune from 1975 to 1982. After a trip to India working with Mother Teresa's nuns, Stafford was compelled to do more with her life than "turn letters." She left the show and worked for a year as a chaplain intern at a cancer research hospital in Houston. She earned a BA in nutrition and an MA and PhD in clinical psychology. She has a degree in theology from Logos International. Stafford served on the Emergency Response Team with Media Fellowship International following the school shootings at both Columbine and Virginia Tech, counseling with survivors, family members, and the television crews. She worked with Friends of the United Nations and received the World Unity Award for Humanitarian Service along with Edward James Olmos and Martin Luther King III. Stafford is the author of Stop the Wheel, I Want to Get Off, and a contributing author to Redeeming the Screens, The Commission, and The Journey Home.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“I recommend this book! Pastor Bob Rieth’s Media Fellowship International stood for inclusion and against structural racism. MFI modelled an equitable multiracial America.”

—Darin Vincent Poullard, pastor, Fort Washington Baptist Church



“The heartfelt testimonies in this tribute to the late Pastor Bob Rieth provide an inspiring picture of a man whose ministry to the entertainment world offered a truly inclusive gospel that cut across barriers of race, class, and religious background. Bob Rieth exemplifies the kind of servant leadership modeled by Jesus himself.”

—David Groff, retired college professor and administrator, Portland, Oregon

Editorial Reviews

I recommend this book! Pastor Bob Rieth’s Media Fellowship International stood for inclusion and against structural racism. MFI modelled an equitable multiracial America.”

—Darin Vincent Poullard, pastor, Fort Washington Baptist Church



“The heartfelt testimonies in this tribute to the late Pastor Bob Rieth provide an inspiring picture of a man whose ministry to the entertainment world offered a truly inclusive gospel that cut across barriers of race, class, and religious background. Bob Rieth exemplifies the kind of servant leadership modeled by Jesus himself.”

—David Groff, retired college professor and administrator, Portland, Oregon

From the Publisher