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Sherwood Pictures announces Courageous
ALBANY GA – Nov. 15, in the year of
our Lord 2009 – Sherwood Church, home of the hit
independent movies FLYWHEEL(DVD only), FACING THE GIANTS, and
FIREPROOF (2008’s top indie film), at its Sunday evening service
tonight, announced the theme and title for Sherwood Pictures’
fourth movie. Senior Pastor Michael Catt, Executive Pastor
Jim McBride, and ministers Stephen and Alex
Kendrick—collectively the leadership team of Sherwood
Pictures—made the announcement.
“The movie is about fatherhood and the title is one
word: COURAGEOUS,” Alex Kendrick said,
briefly outlining the plot. “Four fathers who are all in law
enforcement—who protect and serve together—go through a terrible
tragedy,” he said. “They begin looking at their role as fathers
. . . and they begin challenging one another to fulfill God’s
intention for fathers."
That single-word title, Pastor Catt said, echoes God’s
call for men to “rise with courage” in their homes and as
leaders. This at a time when 4 of 10 marriages end in
divorce* and more than a third of all children live away from
their biological fathers.
“The statistics on fatherless children are
devastating,” McBride said. “And because the family is the
building block of society, one important place to rebuild
families is through fathers who stay and lead and love."
“God led us,” co-writer and producer Stephen Kendrick
said to the audience of church members, many of them volunteer
crew, cast, or catering in earlier Sherwood movies. “We
believe God is calling men to rise up with strength and with
leadership in their homes, with their families and with their
children."
"For more then a year we’ve prayed to be sure that
we’re pursuing God’s idea and not our own,” Catt said.
“With action, drama, and humor, this film will embrace God’s
promise in the Bible to, turn the hearts of the fathers to their
children and the hearts of children to their fathers."
Focusing on Fatherhood
“We focus on the crucial role
of father; it’s not just to be a father who loves his kids,”
said Alex Kendrick, co-writer/director of COURAGEOUS.
“It’s to be engaged with a purpose—to be a father on
purpose."
All four leaders of Sherwood Pictures are husbands and
fathers. Pastor Catt has two children; Pastor McBride has
four; Stephen Kendrick has four; and Alex Kendrick has six.
More Than a Movie
Sherwood movies entertain as
they touch audiences where they live, and they show the means to
live more fully through faith in God. FLYWHEEL focused on
compromise and business integrity; FACING THE GIANTS on despair
and hope; FIREPROOF on a dying marriage rekindled.
With previous Sherwood movies, fans, churches, and
organizations across the country (and world) became “partners”
in the movie’s impact—giving prayer support for production,
distribution, and the movies’ messages. Ministries and
outreaches used the films in creative ways. Churches built
series and group studies on the topics; Sunday schools seized
the momentum of good entertainment that emphasizes life-changing
truths.
“It’s been the Bible’s story of Jesus multiplying the
boy’s fish and loaves,” Alex Kendrick said. “God has
multiplied these movies beyond our wildest dreams."
Principle filming of COURAGEOUS begins
March 2010 in Albany. Like the previous three Sherwood
films, COURAGEOUS will be marketed by Provident
Films.
Sherwood Pictures is a ministry of Sherwood Church of
Albany, Georgia, under the leadership of Senior Pastor Michael
Catt and Executive Pastor Jim McBride.
To learn more, visit:
- COURAGEOUS www.CourageoustheMovie.com
- Sherwood Pictures www.SherwoodPictures.com
- Provident Films www.ProvidentFilms.org
- Sherwood Baptist Church www.SherwoodBaptist.net