GodFilms^TM is a video production unit of The General Board of Discipleship

General Board of Discipleship

The General Board of Discipleship is one of 13 international agencies, boards and commissions of The United Methodist Church. It was established by the 1972 United Methodist General Conference...

 (GBOD), an international agency of The United Methodist Church. Based in Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

, United States, GodFilms produces short films for Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 small groups and in 2008 produced the denomination's first feature-length movie since the 1960s

1960s

The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...

. Although part of The United Methodist Church

United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...

, GodFilms productions are for Christians of all denominations.

Digital Diary is the first small group series by GodFilms and is available in Cokesbury

Cokesbury

Cokesbury is the retail division of the United Methodist Publishing House. While it is an agency of the United Methodist Church, Cokesbury serves Christians of all denominations...

 bookstores and at Cokesbury.com. Each 10-12 minute short film features an individual on a mysterious and introspective journey to understand where God

God

God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....

 is in their life. And each journey features a "digital diary

Diary

A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...

" that causes them to reopen their life to Jesus' teachings. Helping unravel the mystery is a 32-page leader's guide with Biblical references and study questions.

Films

• Becoming Jesse Tatehttp://www.becomingjessetate.com (2008)
• Called to Step Outside (2006)
• Going to Galilee (2006)
• Digital Diary | ROBBY (2009)
• Digital Diary | LAURA (2009)
• Digital Diary | CHRISTINE (2010) (Emmy Award Winner)
• Running Back to Forward (Emmy Award Winner)

History

GodFilms began as a research project in 2007 by Steve Horswill-Johnston, Executive Director of Communications & Brand Strategy of GBOD. Soon after he co-produced "Becoming Jesse Tate"http://www.becomingjessetate.com, a low-budget faith-based feature film for 8 to 12 year olds.

External links

Website: http://www.GodFilms.com
See also: http://www.RunningBackToForward.com