Tag: Church
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Seminex: Memories of a Church Divided, A Documentary by Tim Frakes
Hey all you Lutherans out there. I’ve finally finished Seminex: Memories of a Church Divided, A Documentary by Tim Frakes. It’s a project I’ve been working on for more than a decade. I had no budget for this production. Nothing. It’s all a labor of love, because this is story that needs to be told.…
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Sanctuary, Chicago’s Christians from the East
Western Christians, both Catholic and Protestant, often overlook and sometimes even disregard their Eastern brothers and sisters – even when those Christians suffer persecution, become refugees and then live among us. In this documentary His Grace, Bishop Demetrios the auxiliary bishop of Mokissosof the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, will introduce to us Coptic, Assyrian…
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Rogation of the Ninevites
The Rogation of the Ninevites is three days of fasting in Eastern Christian Church traditions. The fast commemorates the Biblical story of Jonah. This footage was recorded at the Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church, 7201 N Ashland Blvd, Chicago. The footage is part of a documentary for Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries about Christians of the East…
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Leaders for the Next: Otis Moss III
Chicago Theological Seminary graduates do amazing, meaningful work. Whether as church ministers, teachers, community organizers or advocates of justice, our students become Leaders for the Next. Here is a story I produced for CTS with Mike Jordan and 31 Lengths.
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289,754 ELCA YouTube Views
Recently I took a peak at the Youtube channel for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Back in the late 1990’s while I still worked for the ELCA Churchwide offices, our Department for Communication began uploading programs to what was then called, Google Video. After Google purchased Youtube in 2006 for $1.65 billion, Google Video…
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Sanctuary: Refugee Christmas
Sanctuary: Refugee Chirstmas is a documentary produced by the Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministry and Tim Frakes Productions. Follow three Chicago area refugee families as they share their stories and reflect on Christmas in America. With feature commentary on the scriptural theme of displacement by Rev. Phil Blackwell, First United Methodist Church, Chicago Temple, Rev. Lillian…
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Ukrainian Baptist Music Ministers
I recorded this group of music ministers of the All Ukranian Baptist Union, Oleksandr (Sasha) Kreshchuk, Director, at Wheaton College for a new documentary on the global impact of the Billy Graham Crusades. They asked me if they could sing. I said, “Sure!” Here are the lyrics: In the quiet of the twilight, as the…
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Simply Stories, a storytelling series with Walter Wangerin, Jr.
This November I’ll be recording “Simply, Stories, a storytelling series with Walter Wangerin, Jr.”, winner of the National Book Award. Come and listen as Walt provides 3 unique evenings of story for the young adult and older. No ticket or admission fee required and all are welcome. For more information, please contact Paul Danger at…