Overview
On October 5, 2022 the Media to Movements Content Meetup brought together 18 creatives to source content useful for MTM practitioners. Chris Villwock and Chris Casey from OneKingdom shared ways how their team is building a regional content creation network. They were able to share the challenges they and the field teams faced as well as potential solutions.
If you wish to catch up with previous executive summaries, see 2021 (Nov, Aug, May) 2022 (Feb, May).
See below for further resources and notes.
Session Recording
Featuring:
- OneKingdom Using media to accelerate making disciples throughout Europe.
Presenter Notes:
Top Three Pain Points for Field Teams
- Finances
- Marketing expertise
- Content
Challenges Discussed
- Are there other content creators that can come alongside field teams?
- How do we bridge the gap between ‘top of funnel’ and contextualize content to the context where field teams are.
Content creators can work in the any of the following ways:
- Create contextualize content for the field teams
- Work together with field teams
- Empower teams to create content and work alongside while educating in the process
Communities
- Campfire Creatives (Discord server)
- Global Creatives Collective (Tim Cowley) offers multiple invitation-only ways to connect with each other via Facebook, Signal, Discord (via Campfire) and an email newsletter
- MTM Facebook Group
Films/Projects Referenced
- Stars of Eger Film Foundation supports several projects in addition to the Eclipse of the Crescent Moon feature film project, including feature films, episodic content for television and new media platforms, and short films.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina is a story of a Team in Bosnia frustrated by a decade of ineffective ministry. They had a breakthrough when they tried Media To Movements.
Production Agencies represented
- OM MediaWorks
- Rogue Marble (MK Kilburn) – a specialized movie production company, partners with Christ-centered ministries/missions groups to turn testimonies into anonymized testimonial movies. Open to consulting/advising in scripted film development, as well as having some internships opportunities available.
- TWR Motion
Other Agencies represented
- Tearfund is a Christian charity that partners with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries. We tackle poverty through sustainable development, responding to disasters, and challenging injustice.
Misc Resources
Training Resources
- Campfire Creatives
- Kavanah Media – provides up-to-date podcast episodes, training and for-hire services for MTM teams worldwide
- Kingdom Training
- Mission Media Univ.’ Foundations of Media Strategy
Other
- NGOstock.com – got b-roll from UPG/other areas and willing to let others download some of it to use in their own media projects? This is the place to have them embedded so others can find them.