The Artist Portal

Todd Hunter - The Artist Portal from The Work Of The People on Vimeo.

An outtake from our recent conversation with Todd Hunter.

In the Church, But Not Of It...

"Often we hear the remark that we have to live in the world without being of the world. But it may be more difficult to be in the Church without being of the Church. Being of the Church means being so preoccupied by, involved in, and consumed by the so many ecclesial affairs and clerical "ins and outs" of things, as well as the selecting, directing, cultivating, and pruning of people and groups that we are no longer focused totally on Jesus and what he's doing. The Church then blinds us from what we came to see and deafens us to what we came to hear. Still, it is in the Church that Christ dwells, moves, and invites us to his table, speaking to us words of eternal love. Being in the Church without being of it is a great spiritual challenge. How can you possibly be the fully empowered, completely essential member of Christ's Perfect Body without losing your focus, joy, and peace in all the busy, mundane, and urgent doings?"

Henri Nouwen

Theology Of Stuff

The Theology Of Stuff from The Work Of The People on Vimeo.

I came across an outtake from a film I created for a company I started called Highway Video. It's extended footage of the Skit Guy's Tommy Woodard playing Dick...the "money pastor guy." Old, but still pretty funny.

Tim Condor Interview Clips

We recently spent time with pastor and author Tim Condor...Check out the clips..

You can download films from our Vimeo page HERE or watch streaming clips HERE.

Tim Conder (MDiv - Gordon-Conwell Seminary) has served as a pastor and an elder at the Chapel Hill Bible Church in Chapel Hill, NC for the past fifteen years. He now pastors Emmaus Way, an intentional missional community in nearby Durham while remaining a standing elder at Chapel Hill Bible Church. He is the author of The Church in Transition and the recently released Free For All. He also serves on the leadership team of Emergent and on the Board of Directors for Mars Hill Graduate School.

The Gift Of Saying Things Offensively

Another outtake from upcoming films with Stanley Hauerwas...

Prayer Of Creative Blessing

God, on this alter we lay down what we know and understand.
We lay down our hopes, dreams and aspirations as a body of believers.
We lay down how we understand and encounter you,
We lay down how we understand and encounter each other.

We pray now, together, that we will not settle for what we know.
We wait expectantly for what we cannot imagine.

God we invite your creative blessing.
Release us into our created image as creators.
Release us to understand and encounter you in rich an deep ways.
Release us to understand and encounter each other in new and creative ways.

Creator God, do not let us, your people, settle for what we know.
Give us a thirst for what we cannot imagine.

- Steve Frost

Reclaiming The Material Gifts

Reclaiming The Material Gifts from The Work Of The People on Vimeo.

An outtake from our recent conversation with Carole Baker. Lok for films soon at www.theworkofthepeople.com. Carole Baker is a visual artist and Research Associate at Duke Divinity School. Trained as a theologian and working with the tangible, Carole creates paintings and installations that aim to prompt a theological encounter with the viewer. Her installation entitled "Mary: The Paper Doll Project" continues to exhibit locally and will begin traveling nationally in 2011. Carole's next project, "The Confessional", is set to open in February 2010. For more information about Carole or her work contact her at carole.baker@duke.edu.

Sentimentality

Sentimentality from The Work Of The People on Vimeo.

An outtake from my conversations with Stanley Hauerwas. *Warning, some viewers may find language in this video offensive. Look for new Hauerwas films soon at www.theworkofthepeople.com

Aloneness

Aloneness from The Work Of The People on Vimeo.

An outtake from recent visit with Stanley Hauerwas. Look for new Hauerwas films soon at www.theworkofthepeople.com.