Director’s Statement

Since I was a young boy I loved going to church. Being in God’s house around all my family and friends worshiping the Lord and learning how to live for Jesus inspired me. I want other people to know that joy because over the years when I was lost, the church and its people faithfully carried me through the most difficult times. But the church in America today is dying. That’s the facts. Over the past few decades, the institution has seen a steep and steady decline and the data continues to head the wrong direction. But there is hope. As a Christian who understands the value of a network of loving support, I cannot stand by and watch the organization as a whole collapse. I chose to make this film as part of my dissertation to obtain my PhD so that I could inspire churches to recognize just how vital they are to the community. As a filmmaker and academic, my goal is to bridge the gap between churches and university researchers so that churches might discover key communication tools to harness their own resilience and academics just might find a little bit of faith. 

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