Rick graciously offered his time and energy to not only host these programs on camera, but also do much of the writing and coordinate many of the travel arrangements.

This is the last installment of Mosaic, the video magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In 2007 the ELCA discontinued the series after a 21 year run.

The Lutheran Magazine ran this story announcing the end of the Mosaic Video series and our Life of Apostle Peter with Rick Steves video.

The Life of Apostle Peter with host Rick Steves is the final episode of Mosaic Television.
Launched in 1988, Mosaic was the quarterly video program produced by ELCA Communication Services. It was intended for educational use in a variety of congregational settings.

Frakes resigned in March 2007 to form Tim Frakes Productions, Lombard, Ill.

Thanks go out to Jim Parks who edited the last 48 programs. He is a gifted artist and musician. Jim Quattrocki was along to do much of the shooting over the years. I am grateful for his talents. Wendy Blanck worked with me on the administrative side for many years. She held the whole thing together as no one else could. Melissa Ramirez Cooper, Barbara Berry-Bailey, Wyvetta Bullock and John Bachman also made major contributions as hosts of the program.

Finally, thanks go out to Larry Foreman, creator of the Mosaic series and the many ELCA communication staff members both current and past who contributed in many ways. Personally, it was an honor and great privilege to be part of this small contribution to the reformation movement in modern times.

Tim Frakes Productions produces documentary and image video for faith-based, non-profit, broadcast and corporate clients. www.frakesproductions.com

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This program is special for several reasons. First, European travel writer and PBS television host Rick Steves will be our guide, lending his unique on-camera talents and clever pen to the project. Rick is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, Washington. He has contributed as guest host to past Mosaic Television programs including Opening the Door to Luther, The Life of Apostle Paul and Faithful Travel with Rick Steves.

Second, this is the last hurrah for the ELCA Mosaic video series, and we are going out with a bang! Mosaic is a staple in many congregations, a tradition that goes back to the first days of the ELCA in 1987. Twenty years is not a bad run for any show!

To make this program even more special, the Mission Investment Fund of the ELCA will distribute a DVD copy to all 10,500 ELCA congregations as a special gift.

Ciao! Tim

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About two thousand years ago Roman soldiers executed Jesus of Nazareth. The story appeared to be over. But it was just getting started. Within a generation, pockets of Greek, Roman, and Jewish members of a new faith, developed communities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean world. In time, that new faith, Christianity, became the official religion of the Roman Empire. This is the story of early Christianity’s greatest missionary and leading theologian – the Jewish Pharisee and tentmaker from Tarsus who became the Apostle Paul.

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