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Lights, camera, evangelize!
South Georgia church makes movies to reach people for Christ
By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor
Published July 20, 2006

Before there was The Passion of the Christ, there was Flywheel, The Movie. And now Facing the Giants is coming to the silver screen with the same Christian and family values that are capturing the attention of Hollywood.

Pastor helps
Published July 20, 2006

Church leaders desiring to use Facing the Giants as a ministry tool can visit www.facingthegiants.com for free resources, including Bible study guides, movie clips, the promotional trailer, downloadable flyers, and email invitations.

Frequently asked questions about Facing the Giants
Published July 20, 2006

MPAA "PG" rating is mixed blessing for Kendrick brothers
By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor
Published July 20, 2006

When Alex and Stephen Kendrick asked their church to pray for a media breakthrough to draw attention to their latest movie, Facing the Giants, they were not exactly prepared for a worldwide firestorm throughout the secular and evangelistic communities that would reverberate in the halls of Congress.

Facing the Giants Overview
Published July 20, 2006

Facing the Giants is the story of Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick), a coach who has never led his Shiloh Eagles to a winning season.

Facing the Giants Images
Published July 20, 2006

The Open Door
By J. Robert White, Executive Director, GBC
Published July 20, 2006

Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, where Michael C. Catt is pastor, is investing itself in an incredible out-of-the-box vision for reaching people with the Gospel of Christ. They are making motion pictures with excellence and outstanding spiritual impact.

PG rating is a good thing
By Tommy Kennedy, Senior Pastor, Southern Crescent Baptist, McDonough
Published August 3, 2006

I have been watching with great curiosity the furor over the PG rating for the new movie Facing the Giants. For Christian parents the PG rating should not be a problem at all. We should always be vigilant and know the general content of movies that our children see. Christian “parental guidance” has been in place longer than the movie industry has been around.

Flesh-and-blood locals play out real life drama on the gridiron
Facing the Giants to open on 435 screens nationwide this weekend
By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor
Published September 28, 2006

This time, when it comes to Southern accents, Hollywood gets it right.

Giants to open in 31 Georgia cities on Friday night
Published September 28, 2006

While Christian values are under attack on NBC, they are being affirmed in Hollywood's newest release. Believers have the opportunity to send a message to Hollywood by supporting the release Facing the Giants.

"Facing the Giants" opens to Hollywood audience prior to national rollout tonight
By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor
Published September 29, 2006

Los Angelenos turned out to hear a message of hope and spiritual inspiration Thursday night as “Facing the Giants” played to a private screening prior to Friday's nationwide release.

Facing the Giants fares well on opening weekend ticket sales
Grosses $1.3 million, places twelfth overall; rated #1 by Yahoo users
By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor
Published October 12, 2006

Facing the Giants fared well on its opening weekend debut on Sept. 29, rating the fourth-highest per theater average among 14 other Hollywood releases that either opened or were playing on at least 1,000 screens.

Movie by Sherwood leaving Giant impact on Hollywood
Published October 26, 2006

Three weeks after its Sept. 29 release, Facing the Giants, the full-length movie from Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, was showing on 325 screens nationwide, down from the 441 on which it debuted. But it only dropped four places, down to number 16, an impressive standing against seven Hollywood blockbusters that had opened during the same time frame. The per-screen averages put the movie at number 8, despite being at number 16 for overall box office receipts.

"Giants" rolls into seventh week, tops $7 million
Published November 9, 2006

As “Facing the Giants” enters its seventh week from its Sept. 28 opening, feedback from churches and the Hollywood box office continues to underscore the staying power of the movie.

Giants still rolling along into more theaters
By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor
Published December 7, 2006

Facing the Giants continues to make a national impact 10 weeks after its initial Hollywood premiere. As of early December the movie had sold nearly 1.4 million tickets and taken in $9.5 million in box office receipts.

Facing the Giants tops $10 million weeks before DVD release
By Michael Foust
Published January 18, 2007

In Hollywood, $10 million is mere change. In Albany, it’s a sign of God’s blessing.

Facing the Giants DVD release set for Super Bowl Weekend
By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor
Published February 1, 2007

Congregations like Colonial Woods Baptist Church near Lilburn are helping to bring to pass one of the dreams of the Kendrick brothers who wrote and produced the Facing the Giants movie: using it as an evangelistic outreach tool.

Facing the Giants' momentum continues year after debut
Novel based on movie published Sept. 7
By Joe Westbury, Managing Editor
Published October 11, 2007

Demand remains strong for the “Facing the Giants” franchise barely a year after the Georgia-based feature movie hit the big screen nationwide. And, its popularity has spurred renewed interest in Sherwood Production’s first big-screen release, Flywheel: The Movie.