Tag: Church
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Building Men for Christ: Lutheran Men in Mission
This is a video I produced for Lutheran Men in Mission. Lutheran Men in Mission builds men’s faith, relationships and ministry through men’s events, the resources they produce and ongoing leadership development. We recorded stories for this video in Chicago and Denver, Colorado.
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Faith in Action: Salem Lutheran, Glendale, CA
This is a video I produced as part of a capital campaign to renovate and redesign the church and school campus at Salem Lutheran in Glendale, California. Kairos, a national Christian resource development firm recommended me for the job. During production I stayed at the home of Salem members Bob and Chris Watson. Their daughter…
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Clearing Rubble, Redemption Lutheran, Carrefour, Haiti
Members of Redemption Lutheran Church in Carrefour, Haiti gather to clear rubble from their destroyed church building. The structure collapsed during the January 12, 2010 earthquake that hit Haiti. Fortunately, no one was in the building when it collapsed.
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Building Our Future: In The City For Good
This is a video I produced for Incarnate Word Lutheran Church in Rochester, New York. This urban congregation is beginning a capital campaign through Kairos and Associates. They asked me to tell their story and record testimonials. Part 1. Part 2.
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Marie Conlin
Marie Conlin is a member of the Lombard Bible Church, Lombard, Illinois. www.frakesproductions.com
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Quiet Strength: The Deaconess Community, ELCA
Quiet Strength is a short documentary I produced in for the Deaconess Community, ELCA. The video looks at the history of the community its role in Church and society and the future of the organization. The video is narrated by the Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey.
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Tanzania Jubilee
This video recounts the history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. I produced it back in 1992 in the Swahili language with the help of Lutheran Missionary Howard Olsen. The roots of organized Lutheranism in the nation now known as Tanzania had their origin in the late 19th century. The work began in 1887…
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The Life of Apostle Peter with Rick Steves
The Life of the Apostle Peter with Rick Steves is my fifth collaboration with the noted author and PBS travel show host. Past programs include: Opening the Door to Luther, Weaving a Global Neighborhood, The Life of Apostle Peter with Rick Steves, Faithful Travel and In the City for Good. Rick graciously offered his time…
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Women in the Early Church
Who were the women of the early church? What was their role in the formation of the faith? Why do we know so little about them? We recorded this documentary on location in Rome, Italy. The video tells the story of women in the first three centuries of Christianity. We tell stories about women like…
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Understanding the Roman Catholic Church
Understanding the Roman Catholic Church is a documentary I produced for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America MOSAIC series in 2005. The idea was to help Protestant Christians better understand their Roman Catholic friends and family by having Roman Catholics tell their own story. This program has done quite well on Youtube.