Week 2 - Media that matters

Written by Jono Lucerne Thursday, 14 July 2011 07:14

This week has had a good start! Carol C. fired away with some inspiring video shorts and some overwhelming statistics about the unreached to kick off Media & Mission Strategy. We then began some prayer and then focused on our dreams for the future and our calling into missions. Students and staff took turns to tell their story about their calling and why they ended up where they are now. The next day, we watched some more videos that Carol had prepared. She had also brought along some examples. One particular device was simply a piece of folded cardboard and a needle, which enables to play records similar to a gramophone!

We also had a few more people from Create staff come in and talk about their experiences with different media forms. Penny A., along with intern Jay A. came in and talked about the difficulties they had came across while trying to paint culturally -appropriate art pieces for the upcoming animation series God’s Way for Muslim peoples.

Rachel W. also showed us a little of her involvement in learning ethnomusicology & ethnodramatology, highlighting dances from a Tibetan tribe. The dance was very spiritual in nature, but we were challenged to begin thinking for a way to redeem our common Westernized dramas and begin making them culturally relevant. This addressed the importance of research needed for a culture before you set off on outreach!

But the week is not done -- there is still one more day of Carol’s teaching to go. We have been given a special group assignment – a simulation of reaching an unreached people group using at least 2 media forms! It will be interesting to see these skits acted out tomorrow!