The church of Oprah

Interesting article on Oprah in Religion News Blog. There's a section called, "Oprah by the numbers."

19: Winfrey's age when she became the youngest person and first African-American woman to anchor the news in Nashville, Tenn.

22: Age she became a newscaster at WJZ-TV in Baltimore in 1976.

$275 million: Estimated annual revenue generated by Winfrey's businesses.

30 million: Average number of Americans who view her show each week.

$30 million-plus: Amount Oprah's Angel Network has raised for nonprofit groups since 1998.

19: Number of years the Oprah Winfrey Show has been the top TV talk show.

12,000-15,000: Number of e-mails Oprah.com receives weekly.

55 million-plus: Number of U.S. homes in which Winfrey's Oxygen cable network for women is available.

1 of 100: Ranking of Winfrey by Time magazine among most influential people of the 20th century.

?What if Christ-followers followed so well that Jesus could average 30 million Americans really tuning in each week and penetrate the hearts of the men, women, and children in 55 million U.S. homes? ...I wouldn't care about Time magazine's rating but I'd be pumped about the Kingdom impact that could radiate throughout the world.

just my view from here...