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Here’s the plan: this post will stay at the top of our blog to be a reminder of the schedule of events. The tentative date is Aug 17, 7 PM. I will check with Lancaster Fire Department about the bonfire and what permits are needed if any. Jackie will be our “scheduler” for the promotional schedule. Next week we will take volunteers for specific tasks; radio interviews, visiting our sister churches, talking to football coaches, passing out fliers or praying (which is the most important task of all).
So, stay tuned, I’ll keep you updated as best I can.
I think our movie night went over well. We learned a lot of what needs to be done better and we also learned what we can do well. Better advertising, is the major thing and I can take credit for that shortfall. We did very well with the hospitality and treats, at least everyone thought so. Maybe a good plan for next time is to plan for a gathering after the movie. Maybe a bon-fire or desserts for everyone. The bon-fire would appeal to the youth and we could do it at the church directly after the movie.
The peliminary idea iss to show the next movie a few weeks before the High School football season starts.Scheduling will bew tough, camp, vacations and such. But we must remember it’s for guests and our sister churches.
Any ideas feel free to comment or email me.
Today I should get a license package for the movie. It has a DVD that has a trailer and handouts. I will get them to Kari so she can bring it to church. The trailer can be played Sunday either AM or PM depending on Pastor’s wishes. There will be posters and handbills, so make good use of the materials.
Here’s the agenda;
6:45-7:00 Music and handouts of the Popcorn and candy
7:00-05 short intro (more on that later)
7:05-8:56 movie with a discussion time of 10-15 after the movie. So we will probably wrap the movie up by
9:30. There is clean-up to keep in mind, Jackie said she would bring carpet cleaner and we can take car of the trash and vacuum up when everyone is gone.
Here’s the tag line: Never give up. Never back down. Never lose faith.
The intro short talk should be less than 5 minutes. Here’s what I would like the presenter (Tim Canterbury) to include: the tag line, ask everyone to watch for the turning point in the movie for Grant and for the football team. (No spoilers please) As one last thing you can ask the audience to make a mental note of their favorite parts for discussion after the movie. Then as the last thing tell them about a piece of movie trivia- how the movie was basically sponsored by a church and made for less than 100,000 dollars. Also notice who makes a cameo appearance (answer-no spoiler please- Mark Richt, coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs).
Follow up (Doug), this is a little tougher and will have to be played more by ear or heart. Start (unless you feel lead differently) with the trivia answers of who was the cameo, then what was the turning point for Grant and why, follow up conversation then the team’s turning point and discussion. From here as you are lead we can tell the audience we are available for prayer and anything else anyone needs.
He and his wife are missionaries to this far off land. He sometimes wears a beard to fit into the culture. He travels all through the country and neighboring areas teaching pastors and lay pastor about the scriptures and how to be more effective in their ministries. He has a special light in his eyes when he talks about his ministry and both he and his wife are very special. Before he was a missionary he was a church janitor. Who is this missionary?
Missionaries to Hawaii, to be precise and they are associated with Baptist Mid-Missions. Ron and Elena have 2 grown children. They have been missionaries 25+ years in Hawaii for 2 churches. A few years ago they “retired” and took another church on another island. Soon they hope to have their church to be self-supporting. This is a big challenge due to the high cost of real estate; a small house could cost up to a million dollars. And property with a decent amount of land for parking and such would be beyond our belief.
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