In case you can’t already tell, this will not be a shiny-happy-feel-good message.  It will likely be a message that many who have claimed the name of Christ find difficult to hear. But it is, without a doubt, a message that has the power to radically change your perspective and the whole course of your life.  And please believe, this is not the marketing-speak of an enthusistic director…these are words of experience from someone who will never look at his life the same way again.

Please share your thoughts…where does this trailer hit you?

-Shane

BTS Webisode 05. In this first webisode to feature actual footage from the NOT A FAN series, actors Ryan King, Tom Luce, and William McNulty, provide a glimpse into the hearts, minds, and stories of their characters.

NOT A FAN is an upcoming 6-part DVD series that challenges people to become sincere “followers” of Jesus Christ, rather than simply “enthusiastic admirers” or “fans.”

2nd Asst. Director Stephanie Whonsetler talks about recreating 1979 and the spiritual significance of visiting the main character’s troubled past.

Diane Durham is the founder of Backpack Mission Ministries, a non-profit that feeds hungry children in the Appalachia Mountains. To learn more: backpackmission.com

NOT A FAN – Real Stories, Real Followers: Diane Durham from City on a Hill Productions on Vimeo.

Those of us who went on the trip jokingly called MotH,”The Larry Baskin Show” because Larry goes into every prison, jail and penal farm that he can gain admittance to and on his off hours he serves at a downtown mission. Instead of taking vacations, he goes on mission trips. Although the friends and family who volunteer alongside Larry in the ministry might agree with our view; Larry would protest loudly. For him, MotH is “The Jesus Show” or it is nothing.

Larry’s one and only goal, and his vision for MotH is to live out the great commission to “go and tell everyone the good news”. He asks each day that God will entrust him with one soul and he doesn’t make that request lightly. Even when we were out shooting b-roll for the video, Larry stopped and talked to this man on the street outside the city jail.

Larry is a burly guy with a really big heart that is burdened for those who might never hear if he doesn’t go. He leads a dedicated group of volunteers in ministering behind bars to people who most of us would like to forget are there and he does it with ease and with a joy that is infectious.

One of his supporters is sponsoring the making of the ministry support video that City is producing. Larry told us several times while we were with him that he doesn’t really know how he will use the DVD once we finish it. He just does the work in front of him and trusts God to provide for the needs of the ministry. We hope that our video will let others know about the work that is being done in Memphis through Ministries of the Heart and that people will be encouraged to support the ministry. I think that Larry will be okay with that, as long as God gets all the glory.

Check this shortened version of the video out we did for a ministry in Memphis, TN.

For more information about the ministry of Economic Opportunities call 502.245.2425.