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Furious Love was conceived before Darren Wilson had even finished his first film, Finger of God. He was in Istanbul, Turkey, and Heidi Baker, a missionary from Mozambique, began to pray for him. In the midst of her prayer, she suddenly saw, in her spirit, Darren filming the occult and demonic. The the Lord gave her this word for Darren: “You must go into the darkness to show the light.” Neither Darren or Heidi had the slightest clue what any of this might mean, and the last thing on Darren’s mind at that point was a “sequel” to Finger of God, which he still had yet to even put together!
Two months later, while in an otherwise normal church service, Darren was literally pushed back into his seat with the second part of God’s call to him. He heard, very distinctly, God tell him to do two things with this film:
That was it. Darren had his marching orders. But first, he had to make Finger of God.
Finger of God was released in late December, 2007. Darren had no marketing plan, no financial backers, and no distributers who were even remotely interested. He put it online, and word of mouth began to turn his strange, little film into an underground hit in the truest sense of the word. To date it has sold more than 60,000 copies, and has been seen by millions of people around the world.
The success of Finger of God opened up the possibility for Darren to move forward in his next production: Furious Love.
Darren and his faithful crew of two, Braden Heckman and Matt Bilen, began filming Furious Love in July, 2008, in Tanzania. The only direction Darren had for the film was to accomplish the two things he knew the Lord had told him to do. The reality of the war should be easy enough to show, but how does one film love? How does one translate the devastating effects of unconditional love from God onto a screen? This was the question that haunted Darren and his crew everywhere they went, and so they just delved further into the darkness, hoping at each stop that God would prove Himself faithful and that He would show up when the cameras were rolling. They were ever cognizant that if God did not show up, they had no film.
Filming was completed in August, 2009. With a budget pushing $300,000 and a growing expectation from the Finger of God fan base, Darren and his crew knew they had to deliver something that was at least equal to Finger of God. They knew they had some incredible footage and stories (over 200 hours worth), but how to put it all together? From August to October, Darren locked himself away in his studio in an effort to allow the Holy Spirit to guide him through telling the story of God’s immense love for a very dark, very sinful world. It was the most strenuous spiritual experience he had ever gone through. When he emerged, and after his crew had come in to put a polish and sheen on the film, they knew they had just created something very special.
The Lord also put on Darren’s heart in late 2009 to start a new form of distribution for Christian films, with Furious Love being the forerunner. He was told, quite clearly, to “turn churches into movie theaters.” Partnering with Sondra Martin Hicks and Heartstone Pictures, that’s exactly what they did. On February 14, 2010, Furious Love was unveiled to the world in over 500 churches in 19 countries.
The response has been, in a word, overwhelming. Feel free to visit our PRESS page or our TESTIMONIES page to find out more about the reaction to this incredible film.
There is a great quote in the film from a pastor who says, “Truth is not a teaching. Truth is a person.” For Christians, we can disagree about a lot of stuff, and we probably always will, but the core of this film should cause no Christian any pause. The core of the film states, very simply, that Jesus is Lord, that He loves us all way more than we love Him, and that we are called to love those around us. That is ultimately what Furious Love is about.
Currently, a Christian filmmaker has one of two options when they make a film: 1) go straight to DVD; or, 2) get Hollywood to show their film in theaters (which is next to impossible for most filmmakers, let alone Christian filmmakers). Even if you do get the film picked up by a major distributor, you are handcuffed by their rules, and Hollywood gets the vast majority of the profits. We want to change the rules.
By turning churches into movie theaters, we are, in effect, creating a brand new system of distribution. We no longer have to play by the rules of Hollywood. We bring empowerment back to the filmmaker, as well as the audience. Now, you have another option on Friday night instead of having to choose from the 10 movies at your local theater.
Obviously, by using this distribution method, the rate of return for the filmmaker is much, much higher than any other model currently in existence. But more importantly, the host church also becomes a part of the model, because they will be able to keep 1/3 of the gross for each film they show, thus bringing in a new, much needed revenue stream to help with ministries, building improvements, missions, etc... Everybody wins: the filmmaker, the church, and the viewing public.
So while it may feel a little odd at first, please understand that this decision is not in the least way motivated by greed. Movies cost a lot of money to make, and filmmakers need revenue to make more movies that you want to see. By charging admission, you are not feeding the greed of a broken system, but you are instead helping to launch a brand new, God-centered system of entertainment.
Not really. A typical conference will have 2-4 speakers. This event will feature 9 speakers. All of the speakers have been featured in Darren Wilson's first two films, Finger of God and Furious Love, and Wanderlust Productions will be filming the entire event to create a teaching supplement for those films that can be used in churches, small groups, or individually.
The Event itself will take place on April 6-9, 2011, at Redeemer Fellowship Church in Monroe, Michigan, Darren's home town.
Rolland and Heidi Baker are the founding directors of Iris Ministries, which began in 1980. They arrived in Mozambique in 1995, after ministering for twelve years in Asia and three years in the UK. They began to pour out their lives and hearts among the street children in Mozambique.
Heidi and Rolland reside in Pemba, Mozambique. One-third of her life, Heidi travels around the world as a conference speaker. Her passion is calling people into a radical place of intimacy with the Lord Jesus and on to their destinies in Him. She's calling for a passionate tribe of holy given, laid down lovers to give their lives away for love's sake and to bring the lost children of all ages and nations home to the Father's house.
WEBSITE: Iris Ministries Inc.
Ps.Philip Mantofa graduated in theology from Columbia Bible College, British Columbia, Canada. Since 1998, He has been serving in Mawar Sharon Church, a growing church of 30,000 in Indonesia. Currently, He is the assistant head of Gereja Mawar Sharon denomination, which has a network of 70 local churches. Since his younger age, he has brought more than 100,000 souls to Christ. His passion is to ignite the fire within the younger generation to become pastors and spiritual leaders all around Asia. Moreover, he has a burning desire to see nations experience and encounter the love of Jesus Christ. He is happily married to Irene Saphira with three lovely children : Vanessa, Jeremy and Warren.
WEBSITE: Philip Mantofa on Facebook
Robby is a fifth generation pastor who was born to missionary parents in Japan. He grew up seeing lives transformed by the power of God in poor urban communities. Robby had served as a youth pastor for 12 years for churches between 50 to 12,000 members before he and his wife Angie planted a Vineyard church in the downtown area of Aurora, Illinois (Chicago area). They now have 5 boys and one on the way. 80 % of their church came to Christ at their church and 70% of that through Power encounters (Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance or feeling God’s presence). Robby ministers extensively as an itinerate minister (in the U.S. and in over 30 countries) equipping churches in Power Evangelism. He was most recently featured in the movie Furious Love in 2010.
WEBSITE: Robby Dawkins
In 1999 Will Hart walked into the basement of a church not knowing why he was there. That night the Holy Spirit reached out and grabbed him by the heart and he was never the same. While the rest of his senior class was walking down the aisle collecting their diplomas, Will was already on a plane to Paraguay.
During his 19 months in Paraguay he witnessed the power of revival first hand. Ministering alongside his mentor Bob Bradbury, he saw salvations, healing and deliverances. The power of the Spirit was on him to preach and set people free. In 2002 he received a call from Randy Clark to travel with him full time.
After three years of hands on training with Randy, Will and his wife Musy moved to Mozambique to serve Heidi and Rolland Baker. Will's call is to take the simplicity of the gospel and power of the Holy Spirit wherever he goes. Whether it is the jungles of Congo or the streets of Thailand, he is expectant and confident in the Holy Spirit showing up in power.
WEBSITE: Hart Ministries
Angela’s teaching and insights come from years of experience on the front lines of Spiritual warfare. A seasoned Seer/Warrior for Christ, and a leading force in deliverance ministry. Author and TV personality Justice for All.
For the past 26 years Angela has traveled the world, teaching an setting people free.
WEBSITE: SetFree Ministries
Shampa Rice was raised in Calcutta, living across the street from Mother Teresa’s headquarters from the age of 12, Shampa was often inspired by her faith and simplicity. She prayed that God would raise her out of poverty so that she too could someday help the poor as Mother Teresa was doing. God heard her cries above and beyond anything she could have dreamed; eventually she would be reaching people all over the world with God’s love.
One of Shampa’s favorite themes is that God likes to use simple, “little people.” “I love to cook. I am a woman from the kitchen,” she says. “God is not looking for someone important; He's looking for anybody who loves Him because He wants to be found more than we want to find Him.”
Shampa has been the director for Iris Ministries in North India since 2005.
WEBSITE: Iris Ministries // India
The founder, pastor and CEO of Touch Reach and Impact the Nations,
Mattheus van der Steen was born in Holland. He is passionate for and about Jesus, and speaks prophetically about revival and transformation, God's heart for the orphans and the widows, the John the Baptist generation, the Church in the end time, Joel's Army, depression and burnout, signs and miracles, being filled with the Holy Spirit, the Great Commision, and, his favourite subject, "If you see the invisible God, you can do the impossible."
WEBSITE: Mattheus Van Der Steen
Greg is an internationally recognized theologian, preacher, teacher, apologist and author. He has authored or co-authored 18 books and numerous academic articles, including his best-selling and award-winning Letters From a Skeptic and his most recent books (co-authored with Dr. Paul Eddy) The Jesus Legend and Lord or Legend.
WEBSITE: Greg Boyd
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