8/11/04
Greetings,
At the LV District meeting at Zion Saturday Aug. 7 the need to establish a “team to direct” was discussed in reference to the “Life Without God” Halloween outreach program...
9/7/04
We met last week to look at Boulevard's facilities (Tues.) and discuss the program. We decided after discussion to do an abbreviated scene or two on the night designated by A-town as Halloween when Boulevard does a program for trick-or-treaters.
We need to look at a way to connect with the kids in conveying that what is accepted behavior is not necessarily the best behavior according to God. Through God's way the world will be a better place. That's our goal. That's our challenge.
We decided the full program was too ambitious for the time at hand. We'll use this time to begin planning for the big production next year. Prayer is in order.
9/15/04
…The focus will be on which elements of daily sin can be illustrated in a scene (or two) to have the most impact on the lives of the “trick-or-treaters”: greed, rudeness, vanity, drugs, cheating, etc.
We need to have writers and/or actors that may be at a church near you. We should have youth involved…
9/27/04
Tonight “LWG” met at Boulevard. We’ll develop scenes involving temptation/use of drugs and the decision process. We need to illustrate God’s way and how that’s better than the world’s way. Nothing cheesey! Ideas are moving. Not clear what to do with all age groups...
“LWG” met Mon. 10/4/04. Tim Ginder wrote a 5 scene progression dealing with drinking. We’ll use rooms and dividers downstairs…
10/21/04
…With this effort we hope to lay the groundwork for a concerted effort in the coming year between the Lehigh Valley EC District churches. There are other strategies for working together in the coming year but “LWG” will be the main one…
11/17/04
…"LWG" is the Halloween program that we undertook through the ECLV District Unity Committee at Zion EC this past August. It was an "iffy" undertaking from the start, but through prayer and effort a program came together at Boulevard EC (they already had a community outreach which brought in many young people and parents). On 11/29 we'll be doing an assessment of sorts and trying to spread the word through the congregations.
3/8/05
... just reviewed the material for “Life Without God”. It is an ambitious program. We’ve adjusted the program as we’ve progressed because the original was very ambitious. We are near the point of knowing whether we have a pool of actors...
...On this past Sunday “Life Without God” met at Arabic Living Church. The Portuguese church that meets there has a youth group that meets along with New Bethany and Arabic Living that is oriented toward drama and performance. They have a special event April 1st (Friday) called a “Holy-In” at Arabic Living where they bring it all together for an energetic evening. We need our youth groups and/or leaders to be there. The “LWG” success I believe is closely linked to this...
4/10/05
The “Life Without God” meeting at Emmanuel Sunday afternoon April 10th went well. We discussed the “Holy-In” the ARMY (Always Reaching More Youth) performed Friday April 1st at Arabic Living Church. ARMY is the youth group of the Portuguese church, which meets at ALC. They do a variety of media presentations at a fast pace from praise hymns to rap. They produce their own videos, sound, light, and write their own skits and perform. At the next meeting of “LWG” we intend to have a showcase of this drama with light and sound. We would like the EC youth of the Lehigh Valley and their friends to witness this. It is important at this stage to make known to those who would work with us what it is we are doing.
We must be working together about the Lord’s business and get the unchurched to church (along with everyone else). We can start with the youth (and young at heart) as we work toward that goal. The next meeting will be 7:00 May 15th at New Bethany (224 N. 6th St.) when the ARMY will want you to be aboard. We would like to have all the youth groups of the various LV churches along. This is an important moment in our effort to work closer together in outreach for the LORD. Please be there youth, uniters, outreachers, and anyone who can pray.
5/13/05
Over the course of the past two years we have attempted to work toward our goals in the LVDMT and Church Unity Group of working closer together... The “Life Without God” project is moving ahead as God leads with the goal of outreach for Halloween...
5/16/05 The Life Without God “exhibition” at New Bethany Sunday evening May 15th featuring ARMY was another step in the right direction toward fulfilling our mission: A partnership with local churches to make Christ known. Curious neighbors came outside the windows and entered in. That reality is near as God leads.
