Act in Faith is a team of professional, working actors and writers dedicated to bringing God’s grace, truth, and power to a hurting world.

 

“Sometime in the fall of 1999, I heard my pastor say, we should find “creative ways” to convey the gospel. I had been a professional actor for sixteen years, and suddenly I was flooded with the notion that this was the most important work I had to offer. This was where my professional life and spiritual convictions… would meet.”
— Gary Hershberger

We started out in our own church, but soon realized that we were to make these presentations available to people outside of our own four walls. The idea was confirmed to us, after one particular drama, where we had learned that the presentation had contributed to saving three struggling marriages from the devastation of divorce. We truly believe that when prayerfully presented, these dramas can be effective, remembered, and applied to the core of people’s lives.

 

We are not a typical church drama group, and our original presentations strive not to be preachy or trite, but rich and real, personal and powerful. It is a drama ministry that takes us out of the box, out of traditional church ministry efforts, to portray the often-tough realities of people’s everyday lives, and the struggle as well as the power of this Christian journey of faith.

Jesus often spoke His profound truths through parables so that we may more easily conceive what is often the inconceivable. Act in Faith shares in that tradition of telling stories - through hard hitting dramas and laugh out-loud comedies -- we help till the soil, comfort the broken-hearted, and proclaim God’s wonder and hope.

 

Our vision is to reach people in creative ways - to draw them closer into the love and grace of a God who constantly, passionately pursues us with His Love. These dramas were created out of the concern for ordinary people, with faith that sometimes falters, and for a God who loves us unconditionally.

 

We specialize in marriage conferences, and have performed at the “Celebrate Your Marriage” conference, and have recently been scheduled to perform at the National Pastor’s Conference in February, 2006.

All of our presentations are original works. We can also tailor-make an original work for your particular need.

Some Topics Include:

• The Woo Factor (Marriage: Parts 1,2,3)
• Squeezes (Listening to the Holy Spirit)
• Christmas Eve (Loneliness)
• The Counselor (Grace)
• The Meeting (Spiritual Battle)
• The Verdict (Christ our Advocate)
• ER (Special Needs of a Pastor)
• The Wind of the Spirit (Trust)
• Freedom (The Freedom of Tithing)
• The Drive-Thru (Prayer)
• Who’ll Tell the Children (Divorce)
• The Mechanic (Rebirth)
• The Lender (The Free Gift)
• The Shield (Discipling)
• Coffee (Forgiveness)
• Missing Person (Returning Home)

AND MANY MORE!