“It was always Dr. D. James Kennedy's dream to see both individuals and our culture transformed by biblical truth proclaimed through the media,” said Gladys Israels, Secretary to the Board. “Dr. Kennedy understood that media has a tremendous influence on America and the world. He started Coral Ridge Ministries to reach as many people as possible with the gospel and the Bible’s life changing truths.”

“Brian has demonstrated exceptional ability to focus the ministry as it strives to become the world's leading provider of this biblical media,” Mrs. Israels said. “Under Brian's leadership, Coral Ridge Ministries is now poised to see this goal achieved. He has gathered a knowledgeable and talented team. Together they are committed to reaching and impacting millions of lives for Jesus Christ in the coming years.”

Fisher, 34, brings a broad background of media and business experience to Coral Ridge Ministries. He studied classical piano at Westminster College in Pennsylvania where he graduated magna cum laude and has worked in Christian radio as an on-air personality and in management, sales, and production.

A financial advisor, author, and speaker, Fisher helped to start a financial services firm in 1999, eventually becoming a partner and its Executive Vice President. That firm grew from zero to $1.1 billion in assets despite difficult economic and market circumstances. Fisher also started the firm’s insurance, asset management, and multimedia design arms.

He is a fully licensed financial professional, a Certified Financial Planner ®, and has owned his own Christian financial planning firm. Fisher is the author of Seven Investment Tales, a down-to-earth primer on personal finance and investing that employs humor and short stories to communicate basic financial truths. Fisher is passionate about both the study of Scripture and the communication of its life-changing truths to American culture.

A native of Pennsylvania, Fisher and his wife, Jessica, have two young sons, Caleb and Zachary.

“Coral Ridge Ministries is poised for exciting growth over the next five years,” said Fisher. “Our goal is to follow the lead of Dr. Kennedy by using media—in new and innovative ways—to reach an audience of 30 million people in 2012 with the transforming truths of God’s Word. That’s a ten fold increase in impact. CRM is perfectly positioned at a time when media is undergoing tremendous transitions..

“Media is both activism and influence. Our culture desperately needs to hear the truth about Christ. It also needs us to unmask the lies of evolution, abortion, hate crimes, militant atheism, and other moral and cultural issues that are plaguing our nation and hurting the hearts and minds of our people.

“The Board’s gracious decision to allow me to take on this role is not so much about me as a person. It’s about the entire team of people at CRM who have proven their ability to ‘get the job done’ over the past year or so. It’s a privilege for me to serve with them.”

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Coral Ridge Ministries is the radio and television outreach of Dr. D. James Kennedy. Its programming reaches more than three million people weekly through more than 750 radio outlets, more than 600 TV stations, and its website, www.coralridge.org.