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Psalm 66:15 (Common English Bible)
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Seeking Women Who Are Wise

3/2/2023

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By Michael Edgar Myers
Founding Artistic Director
​Among the many ironies of Christian faith and Biblical study is the volume of attention given to what Christians are against and the number of Scripture verses that prohibit behaviors. A high percentage of these negative viewpoints are among Christian church leaders, traditionally and currently. This negativity creates two consequences that  undermine the true essence of the religion of Jesus.
  1. 1. Infighting makes Christianity -- and thus, Jesus Himself -- unattractive to followers and those seek what He offers. “Church hurts” or “church splits” cause people to leave a congregation, or the Christian faith entirely. Accordingly, infighting is among factors contributing to the "Exgelical Movement," the abandonment of Christianity by those who were active in the faith through their teens shortly after leaving high school.

  2. 2. Misapplying Scriptures to individuals or circumstances for whom the passages were not originally intended, potentially prevent the purpose of Christ’s ministry to be understood and shared.  That purpose is the love of God – the unconditional love; the tough love.
The saddest effect of those consequences – by Christians -- is that they impede progress of Jesus’ mandate to make disciples of all nations, and teach them what He has commanded.  
 Where this impact is most notable in the U.S. is among youth, people of color, and women.

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May We Give to YOU This Tuesday?

11/29/2022

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By Michael Edgar Myers
Founding Director


​I'm writing while reflecting on "Giving Tuesday," the designated Tuesday after Thanksgiving when not-for-profit organizations concentrate on requesting  financial donations.  It's a laudable period of end-of-the-year generosity, even if a tad overwhelming.

No doubt you have received many "Giving Tuesday" email requests in recent days.  If you're like me, you may feel a twinge of pressure to try giving to everyone, as if #GivingTuesday is a do-it-or-lose it competition with leftovers from Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  For us, "Giving Tuesday" isn't a landing site, it's a launching pad of Yes, And... 
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So, to be transparent, yes, this IS a request to give...AND it is not.  Yes, we would be thankful if you gave financially to Kingdom Impact Theater Ministries (today, even), AND I want to let you know
there's a deeper reason I'm writing.  It's to thank you for the intangible gifts you have given us already so that we may give to others.​
Invest in Our Mission

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Songs of Worship in Ukraine

3/16/2022

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By Michael Edgar Myers
Founding Director


A colleague of ours with Artists in Christian Testimony Intl is a music ministry educator in Ukraine. As the Russian attacks were imminent, our colleague sent a post to A.C.T. Intl artists in 47 countries encouraging us to begin infusing oft-sung Ukrainian songs of worship in our local congregational assemblies. Three of the selections are original compositions by musical worship leaders in Ukraine, perhaps not known Stateside. YouTube links and link to the full story can be provided.

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What We Want for Christmas

12/10/2020

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Vikki recoils at her kids’ Christmas list in her holiday show, “True Gifts: Stories of Birth & Renewal” But KIT’s wish list makes her smile... and pray.

It is not the easiest question to answer:  “What do you want for Christmas?”
A response seems so selfish.  So greedy.  It is the seed that spawned Black Friday, Cyber Monday and broke January. That question in 2020 brings to mind other thoughts.  With another predicted wave of business closures and restrictions because of the pandemic, the theme song of this shopping season maybe a mashup of “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” answered by “I Got Plenty of Nothin’. 


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Guide to At-Home Communion

4/1/2020

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As the stay-at-home orders  extend around the U.S. as a result of COVID-19 quarantines, and Christ-following churches adapt how Services of Worship are conducted,  among the adjustments to be made are rites commanded by Scripture, notably,  baptism and The Lord's Supper.

While the procedures connected with the above may be familiar to you, in the online community, these days pastors will encounter many variables in the process:

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