Duane Smith is pastor
of the Clinton Free Will Baptist Church in Indiana, and he runs
Gospel Lighters, one of my
favourite Southern Gospel radio programmes. When I first discovered Southern
Gospel music, just a couple of years ago, and began searching the internet
for online radio stations, his was one of the first I found. I used to
listen a lot.
I
wrote about Gospel
Lighters in September last year. This is part of what I said:
The [programme] is a
real find. It’s a 30-minute weekly show from Duane Smith of the
Clinton Free Will
Baptist Church in Indiana. I’ve no idea what Free Will Baptists are, but if
they have Duane Smith as their pastor they have to be on fire. He confesses
that sometimes the spirit takes him over, and you can hear it on some of his
shows - impassioned, hellfire preaching mixed with raw and gutsy music.
Unfortunately, soon
after I posted my article, heavy expenses forced Gospel Lighters of the
internet. But now he’s back, as part of the
Live365 online radio
network. Go and listen. I commend Duane and his music ministry most highly.
And here are some
other online Southern Gospel resources that have become personal favourites:
