In our world, stories aren’t just orally transmitted like in the days of old. They aren’t just Jesus telling his disciples about a metaphorical farmer. It’s not a bad idea, and sometimes this is a great option. But in our world, stories can take you so close to a different life that you can feel it.
Maybe one great storyteller can relay the story of how they made a difference. Or perhaps you can use realistic audio, stirring photography and moving videos to tell a story.
However you tell it, it’s important that you prioritize these stories so people can understand and believe that as humans, we’re capable of so much. Perhaps you need to use a story from Deidox or the ever-popular Nooma. Or it could be that you need the pastor to interview a member of your congregation about their time at the soup kitchen.
- Josh Cody, Church Marketing Sucks
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…Deidox is a documentary project that seeks to show how God is still actively working today through the lives of ordinary people. The key here is that these are ordinary people; the difference is that they are allowing themselves to be used by God.
The pieces I’ve seen from Deidox are, simply put, amazing. The short films highlight God’s impact in one person’s life. While there are other short films/videos that tell someone’s story, these are different. The documentary, first-person style makes the storytelling so personal, so real.
- Greg Simmons, gsimmonssc.blogspot.com
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I have purchased and shown both of their current videos, “Lindsay” and “Robert” to our youth group during my LGLP series over the last few weeks. At $19.99/ea., the videos are comparable to most online short-form illustrative video price-wise, but I dare you to compare the quality. These are by-far some of the best-produced media for the Christian-community out there.
- Stevan Sheets, StevanSheets.com
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Think of Deidox… as short narrative-driven films featuring glimpses of the Kingdom at work in our midst. In other words, these are documentaries of the Missio Dei in action. Not only are they stories told through a great medium, but they display the power of the imagination when lead by God.
The point of these films is to inspire the viewers to “to realize anew how big and active God is, how He is reaching and changing lives in all countries…” as well as support those individuals whose stories are being told through the films.”
- C. Wess Daniels, Gathering In the Light
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“There are a ton of different Christian “video sites” out there where you can download sermon illustrations and other short clips to use in services. What these guys are doing though is very different. They are creating high quality documentary style pieces that can stand on their own and not just be lead ins to something else.
Comparison is sometimes good and other times not helpful but I can’t get away from comparing some of the quality that I see in these videos with the great work done over the years with the Nooma series of videos featuring Rob Bell. They are not the same type of videos but the quality of the camera work, editing and storytelling is pretty solid in the first two videos I saw.
One thing we know about the 20-something generation is that they are moved by story and especially stories of God being active. The days of ministry simple doing using apologetics and propositional truths to share their message are largely over. If your church wants to reach out effectively to this generation this might be a great resource to check out and see how it might foster interaction and discussion.”
- Lars Rood, Relevant Pew
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