CALIFORNIA - Ghandi once quoted, “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” He’s not alone in his thinking. YouTube videos show general public views and opinions on Christ as favorable yet when asked about Christians today the reactions are negative. The message is clear: Jesus isn’t the problem, people are.
How can the message of Christ be center-stage in a world that doesn’t have a desire to listen to His people? Jana Tether, author of “And God Created Human: A Collection of Scenes and Monologues”, believes, “One needs to step aside, get out of the way and let the Holy Spirit lead. Don’t stifle or suppress unexpected avenues that God may take in reaching out to someone. The Holy Spirit works in unlimited, creative ways. This should be no surprise. God is after all the Creator of creativity. He may move through music, drama, dance, conversation, His Word or simply our everyday conduct.”
On Jana’s website, www.createdbyjana.com, God takes center-stage. There, theater scripts - scenes and monologues – give the audience a peek into human relationships with God’s grace, strength, faithfulness and love and our fear, resistance and sloppiness. God accepting us in our imperfect state, a revelation for many.
Many churches world-wide have opened their doors to this alternative means of presenting the Gospel. Drama today is well accepted, which gives more reason for finding solid, creative and engaging material to present.
Created by Jana’s script inventory includes scripture-based contemporary vignettes, as well as Bible-character pieces. Scenes are simple, thought-provoking, full of energy, seeker-friendly and inexpensive (individual scripts cost between $5 and $10). These writings are effective as both performance pieces and readings for the accomplished and beginning actor.
The collection is growing and provides not only devotional time for those more firm in their belief but also gentle eye-openers for the resistant, yet curious. Faith stories and a forum on Jana’s site allow visitors to experience spiritual journeys of people like you and me and gives them a place to connect with others.
Jana shares, “Our job is to witness and sow seeds to share our faith with others. God doesn’t expect us to convince, convert and close the deal on someone’s salvation at that very moment. When we open a door, even a crack, God takes over. The pressure’s off. I believe in going with God’s flow.”
Visit www.createdbyjana.com
For more information contact Nina at (USA) 562-651-7541 or pr@createdbyjana.com
