God's Revolution of Love: Customizable Short Film
It's never too early to start planning for the season of Advent, that mysterious time the church sets aside to wait and watch and pray for God's revolution of love to be even more present in this broken and beautiful world.
At SALT, we want churches to make the most of this sacred time by lighting candles, reading scripture, singing, praying, and using SALT's new Customizable Short Film! We envision congregations using this lovely little film in the following ways: 1) on the homepage of their website; 2) as a fun and vibrant invitation that church folks will be excited to share with their friends, family members, co-workers, etc. on social media; 3) as a bright and beautiful invitation for your church's Christmas Eve Service(s); 4) as beautiful content marketing that will spiff up your Facebook page, YouTube channel, Vimeo page, Instagram feed, etc.
As is our practice, we are making this film (customized with your church’s name, website, and Christmas Eve Service(s)) available to congregations on a sliding scale basis. We’re suggesting $175 for churches with 50–100 members; $275 for churches with 100–500 members; and $375 for churches with more than 500 members - but, please know if this price point is not possible, we’re open to a “pay what you can” model.
But wait there's more: if you decide to purchase God's Revolution of Love, we'll throw in our new Mary "Revolution of Love" Advent Coloring Pages (8 1/2 x 11) designed by illustrator extraordinaire Jordan Sunburg of for FREE. They're inspired by this year’s lectionary texts and are fit for Advent artists of all ages.
Here's what they look like already colored in:
So, let us know if you’d like to take part in this round of Customizable Short Films. And, as always, thanks for your interest and support of SALT - if there's anything else we could be doing to serve you better, please let us know!
Peace and Revolution,
The SALT Team
p.s. Did you see how lovely our Mary "Revolution of Love" Advent Coloring Posters look in the film? We're so pleased with how they turned out!
These Advent coloring posters are full of vivid, evocativeness: stars falling, deserts blooming, and a young woman proclaiming God’s revolution of love through song. What better way to encounter and inhabit these images than through creativity and color!
We’re thrilled to announce that SALT has teamed up with illustrator extraordinaire Jordan Sunburg of Tin Cup Design to bring churches and families around the world five extraordinary coloring pages (8 1/2 x 11) – inspired by this year’s lectionary texts – fit for Advent artists of all ages. These coloring posters are a perfect Advent calendar gift idea.
As you well know, coloring pages are everywhere, and for good reason: for young and old alike, coloring can be expressive, meditative, stress-relieving, and just plain fun. SALT’s modern and theologically rich designs invite folks into the season’s deeper meanings and mysteries, and the posters’ large-scale size makes building intergenerational community a cinch, since several people can gather around them and color together.
A rainbow of options await:
Imagine a coloring station for children inside the sanctuary during worship
Imagine a Sunday School class gathering around a poster each week of the season, breathing color into hope, peace, joy, and love
Imagine intergenerational Advent workshops where the posters are colored, discussed, and then displayed as milestones on the journey to the manger
Imagine an elder care ministry using the posters in a nursing home, or connecting elders and children through crayons and creativity
Getting started is as easy as one, two, three:
Your digital image file will be available for download immediately upon completing your purchase.
Email the files to your local printer (Staples and FedEx work great!) and ask to have each poster printed on 4’x3’ “engineering print” paper. Please note: it’s important to stress that you’d like to have it printed on “engineering print” paper and not as a banner; printing all five banners should be less than $40 to print.
Unleash your community’s imagination and let it shine! And, be sure to send us pictures of your Advent masterpieces - no hiding under bushel baskets allowed!