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Each year the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America produces a video for each of its 65 synodical organizations. The program is viewed at synod assemblies across the church. This program was recorded at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa with Mark S. Hanson, ELCA Presiding Bishop. The video gives Lutherans a “big picture” view of the…

Augusta Victoria Hospital, a healthcare ministry of the Lutheran World Federation, has been serving Palestinians for nearly 60 years. In 2007, the Lutheran World Federation, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Foundation announced plans for a new, 84-unit housing facility for Palestinian Christians on the Mount of…

My time in the Holy Land is drawing to a close. Yesterday was spent on the Mount of Olives at the Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH). Kaiser Willhelm built the institution a century ago as a retreat for German Pilgrims. Since the 1950’s it as been run by the Lutheran World Federation as a hospital for…

After breakfast at St. George’s, Jean and I walked back into the Old City to worship at ?Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. The Church was built for 19th century German ?pilgrims visiting the Holy Land. There are two congregations, one in Arabic, and the ?other in English. There is something compelling about worship in Jerusalem.…

The next chapter in my travels began as it usually does, at O’Hare International Airport. This trip back to the Holy Land is my first as an independent producer. I am traveling with Jean Martensen, a long-time colleague from the ELCA. Jean asked me to produce a short video documentary for “Love Thy Neighbor” a…

Go on a prayer journey across the Church. In Michigan and Wisconsin the internet is helping connect people who pray. Learn about a prayer scrapbooking ministry in Rochelle, Illinois. Intercessory prayer ministry is modeled by Bethlehem Lutheran, an urban, African American congregation in New Orleans. This documentary also explores the scriptural foundation for prayer and…

July 6-16, 2007 I will return to the Holy Land to record footage for three projects. One is a children’s peace camp at the Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. The second project is “The Life of Apostle Peter with Rick Steves.” The third is footage for a video about fundamentalism. This video was recorded…

Tim Frakes Productions is a full service video production company specializing in single camera, documentary productions for corporate and non-profit clients. www.frakesproductions.com

This one is just for fun. A few years ago we had an intern named Todd. Nobody knew he could sing. When my buddy Jim Parks pulled out his guitar at lunch, Todd and he started to jam. Not bad for one take. Sorry, I can’t recall Todd’s last name. www.frakesproductions.com Tim Frakes Productions is…

The Fund for Leaders in Mission, a promotional image video produced by Scott Hendrickson and Tim Frakes has won a 2007 DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Certificate of Merit from the Religion Communicators Council. The DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards are presented annually to members of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) who demonstrate excellence in religion communications and public…