quick talking about saying you believe in god without ever acting on his word. now. faith is an act! >> in all, there are 1,600 television ministers. of the $1.5 billion grossed annually, just three of them, pat robertson's, jimmy swaggert's and jim bakker's, took in close to $500 million. >> the primetime preachers say they need the money to stay on the air, and they need to stay on the air to raise money. money for the kind of electronic equipment any network would be proud to own. >> i believe god wants us in the next 30 days to have every one of these bills paid in full, and ptl can live if we pay our bills. >> we can pay the bills if we would all just do something. >> as televangelism grows, jim bakker, is the one that truly gets it. he understands that preaching on television is not just about standing up and giving a fire and brimstone speech. he understands in the age of television, the johnny carson approach to televangelism, being more intimate, showing your