CREATIVE SCRIPT WRITING

 

For almost two years Christopher Allen has been writing the scripts for “Comics Café” produced by Eagle Brook Church. Each episode includes a Bible story as its central teaching point as well as a “Big Idea.” The “Big Idea” is a one-line summary of the theme of the episode and comes out of the Bible story.

He is already working on the next season since the scripts must be written twenty-four weeks before the weekly episodes air. That allows time for review, editing and the ordering of necessary props before filming. The actors need the scripts in time to make their preparations, and after filming, another editing process occurs.

Here is the theme for the current episodes of “Comics Café.”

“As the Comics Café team returns to school, new faces, forces, and personal crises threaten to undo everything they’ve built into the store and their friendships. Throughout this series, the kids overcome challenges, learn who they were made to be, and discover how God sees each person in our world.”

All of the episodes of “Comics Café” can be seen on YouTube. Your children and grandchildren will love the action, the humor, and the Bible lessons.

“The biggest thing I want people to know about this is that we’re teaching this way because we genuinely believe it’s the best way we can lead kids to know Jesus,” says Christopher. “We work from three principles. (1) Kids speak the language of fun. (2) Our message in ineffective unless kids understand it. (3) Kids won’t remember what we teach, but they’ll remember the stories we tell.”

He adds, “Our goal is that kids would remember a story that tells them who God is, what He’s done, and how much He loves them, because they saw the truth of those things in Comics Café.”

Go to YouTube right now. Enter “Comics Café” in the search box. Treat your kids and grandkids to these creative episodes. You’ll be glad you did.