Chino Hills, CA—May 22, 2023—With increasing attacks on First Amendment rights and censorship of conservative and religious speech on social media, Pastor Jack Hibbs and Real Life Ministry introduced The Real Life Network (RLN) at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) annual convention in Orlando. RLN will officially launch and be available to viewers on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023.

RLN is a digital media platform that features a wide variety of Biblical-worldview and family-friendly programming to fast forward the faith of viewers across the globe and ensure that God’s Word will never be silenced by Big Tech and Big Government.

“American citizens better be concerned about the precarious state of their First Amendment rights. The assault is real, it’s happening right now, and it’s time to take a stand,” said Pastor Hibbs. “To combat this violent censorship, and the direct attack on the preaching of the Gospel, we are excited to launch The Real Life Network. We must be proactive in keeping truth as the primary narrative in society and speaking out against the forces that seek to silence us.”

We must be proactive in keeping truth as the primary narrative in society and speaking out against the forces that seek to silence us.

Donor-supported, RLN is free to subscribers and showcases unique, on-demand and live programming from Real Life Ministry and a host of partners that share the network’s vision. Everything on the network is at the fingertips of viewers whenever and wherever they want to access it—across all devices, including mobile phones, connected TVs, desktops, laptops, tablets, AppleTV, Apple iOS, Amazon FireTV, Roku, Google Play, and more.

The network’s mission is to empower viewers by providing character-building entertainment, teachings, and other content to live out an abundant life based on the Bible. Viewers will be able to enjoy in one place all the unapologetic Biblical teachings, events, and ministry of Pastor Hibbs. At launch, RLN will also feature more than 60 programmers and 2,000 episodes of news, culture and current events, documentaries, podcast content, and children’s programing. New episodes and programmers will be added on a weekly basis, keeping the content fresh and timely.

“Why launch on Pentecost Sunday?” said Pastor Hibbs. “It was a watershed moment for the early church, symbolizing the empowerment of believers through the Holy Spirit to spread the gospel and continue Christ’s mission on earth. It was also a significant day for me personally. On Pentecost Sunday in 2020, the Holy Spirit impressed upon me to reopen the doors of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, regardless of any lockdown, mandate, or ‘guidance’ from the government. On that day, I informed our congregation that we would never again violate God’s Word by shutting down His Church, as no one has that authority but God Himself.”

Why launch on Pentecost Sunday? It was a watershed moment for the early church, symbolizing the empowerment of believers through the Holy Spirit to spread the gospel and continue Christ’s mission on earth.

To realize Pastor Hibbs’s vision, RLN partnered with Bitcentral, which has been assisting broadcasters and publishers deliver the biggest stories in news, sports, and entertainment to the widest audiences for more than 20 years. For streaming, Bitcentral has developed ViewNexa™, offering one, unified workflow that features a content management system (CMS) for importing and organizing video, from video on demand (VOD) to live and free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels. ViewNexa eliminates the complex, multi-vendor video workflows and allows customers to build new services from a single, cost-effective partner.

“As Christians, we are called to be salt and light in the world,” said Pastor Hibbs. “We need to be a positive influence on our culture and engage in the public square to shape the course of our nation. We must never give up our freedom to speak and worship as we choose, and we must always be vigilant in defending those freedoms.”

As Christians, we are called to be salt and light in the world. We need to be a positive influence on our culture and engage in the public square to shape the course of our nation.