The Way of the Master (WOTM) is a

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-based

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ministry, founded in 2002 and headed by

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-born evangelist

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, American actor

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and American radio host Todd Friel. The organization produces a television show, a radio show, books and

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, an online course in evangelism, small-group training courses, and a website. The ministry's logo incorporates the letters, WDJD, standing for "What Did Jesus Do?" and a reference to : "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." The Way of the Master is an outreach of Living Waters Ministries, also headed by Comfort.

Programs

Television series

''The Way of the Master'' is a television show hosted by Cameron and Comfort. Production started in 2004. Currently, it has been released up to season four. WOTM is broadcast on the

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, FamilyNet,

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, along with other media outlets, and can be watched in more than 100 countries. In 2006, Comfort recorded a segment for ''The Way of the Master'''s television show in which he argued that the

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was an "atheists' nightmare", arguing that it displayed many user-friendly features that were evidence of

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. Comfort retracted the video and claims upon learning that the banana is a result of

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by humans, and that the wild banana is small and unpalatable. The show won the

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' People’s Choice 2004, 2005, 2006, and Best Program, 2005 and 2006.

Radio show

''The Way of the Master Radio'', WOTMR, was a syndicated two-hour, daily radio show hosted by former

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. WOTMR was broadcast on various local radio outlets, internet

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and on

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. The show ran from January 2006 until November 2008, when it was renamed ''Wretched Radio'', broadcast through FamilyNet. The Way of the Master Radio web link is no longer active for the ministry.

''The Way of the Master Minute''

''The Way of the Master Minute'' was a series of one-minute Biblical radio

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s made between 2006 until 2008. They still continue to air on The Full Armor of God Broadcast.

Living Waters Publications

Living Waters Publications (LWP) acts as an

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for WOTM. On June 6, 2006, the

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seized 8,300 copies of the "million dollar bill" tract printed by Living Waters Publications from the Great News Network headquarters because a woman in

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attempted to deposit the tracts as

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(despite the fake bills being marked "This is not legal tender").

Debate with Rational Response Squad

Cameron and Comfort participated in a debate with two members of the

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(RRS) atheist activism organization at Calvary Baptist Church in

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, on May 5, 2007. ''Nightline'' correspondent

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served as moderator at the event.Correction to article; "Evangelist Challenges Atheists to Debate on ABC"; April 29, 2007
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'' aired the debate online and included a short two-segment summary on its May 9 broadcast. Cameron told the audience he would prove the existence of God scientifically, without resorting to faith. In reporting on the debate, ''Slate'' magazine claimed that Cameron's declaration to prove God would have made him the first to accomplish this feat in many centuries of religious thought, besting scholars such as

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. ''Slate'' reported that RRS atheist debaters Brian and Kelly defeated the three main arguments of Cameron and Comfort which were: a) everything has a maker, b) the existence of the human conscience shows that there is a higher moral power, and c) Christ is revealed in the Gospel. Although numerous Christians claimed that Comfort and Cameron went to the debate "well-intentioned but unprepared", the two were also widely commended for having a very "positive demeanor" during the debate, in strong contrast to their opponents. In addition, some Christian debate viewers accused the moderator, Martin Bashir, of "being biased towards the atheist side."

References

External links

The Way of the MasterLiving WatersLiving Waters - Asia
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