October 27, 2010
Ice Breakers, Teambuilders, Icebreakers, name games, songs, and more!
Time to build a team, or get off the ground in a first rehearsal?Need some fresh ideas? Think: ICE BREAKERS in your FRESHMAN DORM... ResidentAssistant.com has some good ideas.
June 23, 2010
Family Time Toolkit: Drama Games & Storytelling Kids Can Teach Their Parents
Designing a Community Workshop for Sept 5th*
Is your family stuck in a rut of what you talk about around the dinner table, or when you're together on evenings and weekends? Take the "Creasman Challenge" and learn a few drama tricks to spice up your family life. This session is for kids of all ages to let their hair down and have a little creative & dramatic fun. The catch? You take what you've learned back home and try it out with their parents and grandparents! If you report back to me within the next 2 weeks, I'll post on the web it to inspire others. A prize will be awarded on September 19th, to the student who has the best family photos/most creative report of the experiment.
BIO: K!Mberly Creasman spent the first half of her life in Los Angeles where she obtained her BA in Communications/Drama from Biola University and married James at very young age (in 1984-25 years ago!) It was eight and twelve years later that Tyler (the Singlish Speaking White Boy) and Cameron (13) added "Mother" to her CV. In 1997 the Creasmans moved to China for 2 years of language & culture study that help endear her to all her neighbors in Singapore, where she studied Mother tongue with her boys who attended local schools for their first 6 years here. She is currently working on a guide book: Get Out of the Malls and Movies: A Singapore Guide to Family Fun with Teenagers (working title).
A permanent resident for many years now, she gets really re-charged when teaching and mentoring creative people in theatre and personal development. Since her arrival in Singapore she's had some part in dozens of performances for itheatre, Focus on the Family, Tapestry Playback Theatre, yelowbox studios, raintree productions, All Good Gifts and various church groups. In recent years she has lead the drama ECAs at ICS (http://ourtheatrecompany.blogspot.com) and is currently an adjunct lecturer in theatre studies for TCA College. More about her work in drama can be found at http://spicetolife.blogspot.com.
*details: Date: 5 Sept, Sunday
Time: 3pm Free Health Screening by Adventist Community Services (ACS) / 5pm Concurrent Workshops / 7.30pm Worship with Be107FM
Venue: Jurong Seventh-day Adventist Kindergarten
Is your family stuck in a rut of what you talk about around the dinner table, or when you're together on evenings and weekends? Take the "Creasman Challenge" and learn a few drama tricks to spice up your family life. This session is for kids of all ages to let their hair down and have a little creative & dramatic fun. The catch? You take what you've learned back home and try it out with their parents and grandparents! If you report back to me within the next 2 weeks, I'll post on the web it to inspire others. A prize will be awarded on September 19th, to the student who has the best family photos/most creative report of the experiment.
BIO: K!Mberly Creasman spent the first half of her life in Los Angeles where she obtained her BA in Communications/Drama from Biola University and married James at very young age (in 1984-25 years ago!) It was eight and twelve years later that Tyler (the Singlish Speaking White Boy) and Cameron (13) added "Mother" to her CV. In 1997 the Creasmans moved to China for 2 years of language & culture study that help endear her to all her neighbors in Singapore, where she studied Mother tongue with her boys who attended local schools for their first 6 years here. She is currently working on a guide book: Get Out of the Malls and Movies: A Singapore Guide to Family Fun with Teenagers (working title).
A permanent resident for many years now, she gets really re-charged when teaching and mentoring creative people in theatre and personal development. Since her arrival in Singapore she's had some part in dozens of performances for itheatre, Focus on the Family, Tapestry Playback Theatre, yelowbox studios, raintree productions, All Good Gifts and various church groups. In recent years she has lead the drama ECAs at ICS (http://ourtheatrecompany.blogspot.com) and is currently an adjunct lecturer in theatre studies for TCA College. More about her work in drama can be found at http://spicetolife.blogspot.com.
*details: Date: 5 Sept, Sunday
Time: 3pm Free Health Screening by Adventist Community Services (ACS) / 5pm Concurrent Workshops / 7.30pm Worship with Be107FM
Venue: Jurong Seventh-day Adventist Kindergarten
May 02, 2010
Broadcast Media Ministry & Internet Evangelism: CVC
WEDNESDAY, April 28, 2010
For the second time this week a group of believers in Singapore met up with local bases for Broadcast Media Ministries. After a quick lunch outside the Eunos MRT station and finding out who made up our "group du jour" we made our way to CVC's office in Eunos Techpark. Today's gathering was a bit of a challenge as one in the group spoke no English, and another in the group spoke no Chinese! We muddled through with translating and switching around and asking alot of clarifying questions. Hopefully I've gotten my facts straight!
CVC, previously known as Voice International, started its operation in May 2000. Here's a description of their comprehensive mission work from the CVC UK Website:
The local office here in Singapore was set up in mid 2008 and has a focus solely on broadcasting to the Asia Pacific Region, namely: India, Indonesia and China. They work closely with the region's main office, the Asia Pacific Broadcast Centre (APBC) on the Sunshine Coast Australia. These offices put together all the programming needed for the work of CVC in the region.
According to Hui Fang, a friendly energetic and articulate young Singaporean (with perfect Mandarin), our visit came during the first month of a huge transition for CVC. At the end of March 2010, only a few weeks ago, they have all but stopped shortwave program production and broadcasting, and are ramping up for doing all broadcasting via the internet. For now there is still an hour of shortwave broadcasting daly to China, and CVC continues to monitor it's effectiveness to determine their shortwave efforts in the future.
Their target audience for their pop music programming is young people aged 15-35. To be even more specific, Hui Fang and her team are now fervently studying how to reach the demographic of 18-25 year old Chinese nationals.
Theirs is not the traditional form of "gospel radio" where Bible classes and the message of salvation through Jesus is preached on the programming. Instead, their aim is to reach those who would not tune into Christian Radio, but might enjoy a station that plays pop music with positive messages with practical advice and help about life and listeners felt needs. Local record companies are providing CVC with their latest releases and then playing music with positive messages, the DJs will use this platform for developing a listener base. Listeners can tell, if they listen long enough, that the DJ's or talk show hosts are followers of Jesus and are part of a local church. There is encouragement via radio to call and write in, and counseling available, which is clear to the listeners will be from a Christian worldview. When listeners do show an interest in following Christ or learning more about the teachings of the Bible, CVC refers them to the programming resources of other Media Ministries such as HCJB, FEBA, FEBC, TRW.
NEEDS FOR MINISTRY PARTNERS/HELP/MENTORING: According to Hui Fang, "We are in the transition stage now where we are moving into 100% Internet Ministry and outreach to Chinese youths in China. Anyone who may have prior experience in China youth work or Internet-related ministry experience could contact us. It would be awesome if we could then learn from experienced folks who could give us some pointers on what we are doing currently. We are also looking at improving our website as well as to start producing video which are short, relevant, may/may not be evangelistic content on our own so we could use these clips to reach out and to impact the intended online audience."
Should you know of someone who might be able to assist/freelance/or take a position with CVC, contact leehuifang@cvc.tv
Here's what the others had to say about our visit to CVC:
Ray Arsenault My impression of CVC is that they are a small but professional organization with a huge mandate! They are trying to bring the Good News to most of Asia which encompasses more than half the world's population. Yet their staff is very, very small. During my time there, I really got the sense that the "Harvest is great, but the workers are few". Even so, God is always in control.
Rita Cao
(Worked in broadcasting in Mainland China before becoming a Christian, and is looking for what God would have her do now. Her child is starting school and her husband is in seminary here.)
Learning about these new trends in Christian media is eye opening. I am challenged to think more creatively concerning program making when I start to get involved in media again.
For the second time this week a group of believers in Singapore met up with local bases for Broadcast Media Ministries. After a quick lunch outside the Eunos MRT station and finding out who made up our "group du jour" we made our way to CVC's office in Eunos Techpark. Today's gathering was a bit of a challenge as one in the group spoke no English, and another in the group spoke no Chinese! We muddled through with translating and switching around and asking alot of clarifying questions. Hopefully I've gotten my facts straight!
CVC, previously known as Voice International, started its operation in May 2000. Here's a description of their comprehensive mission work from the CVC UK Website:
Christian Vision is a UK-based international charity. Our mission is "To introduce people to Jesus and encourage those who acknowledge Him to accept Him as the Son of God and become His true followers." We run projects working with local churches in training leaders and church planting. These include education, healthcare, skills training and humanitarian projects, aimed at making a positive impact on the local community.
Christian Vision's media projects use the most appropriate format, in the major languages of the world, to establish relationships with audiences and introduce them to Jesus. Christian Vision is both a producer and distributor of media content, and seeks to be contemporary and culturally relevant.
The local office here in Singapore was set up in mid 2008 and has a focus solely on broadcasting to the Asia Pacific Region, namely: India, Indonesia and China. They work closely with the region's main office, the Asia Pacific Broadcast Centre (APBC) on the Sunshine Coast Australia. These offices put together all the programming needed for the work of CVC in the region.
According to Hui Fang, a friendly energetic and articulate young Singaporean (with perfect Mandarin), our visit came during the first month of a huge transition for CVC. At the end of March 2010, only a few weeks ago, they have all but stopped shortwave program production and broadcasting, and are ramping up for doing all broadcasting via the internet. For now there is still an hour of shortwave broadcasting daly to China, and CVC continues to monitor it's effectiveness to determine their shortwave efforts in the future.
Their target audience for their pop music programming is young people aged 15-35. To be even more specific, Hui Fang and her team are now fervently studying how to reach the demographic of 18-25 year old Chinese nationals.
Theirs is not the traditional form of "gospel radio" where Bible classes and the message of salvation through Jesus is preached on the programming. Instead, their aim is to reach those who would not tune into Christian Radio, but might enjoy a station that plays pop music with positive messages with practical advice and help about life and listeners felt needs. Local record companies are providing CVC with their latest releases and then playing music with positive messages, the DJs will use this platform for developing a listener base. Listeners can tell, if they listen long enough, that the DJ's or talk show hosts are followers of Jesus and are part of a local church. There is encouragement via radio to call and write in, and counseling available, which is clear to the listeners will be from a Christian worldview. When listeners do show an interest in following Christ or learning more about the teachings of the Bible, CVC refers them to the programming resources of other Media Ministries such as HCJB, FEBA, FEBC, TRW.
NEEDS FOR MINISTRY PARTNERS/HELP/MENTORING: According to Hui Fang, "We are in the transition stage now where we are moving into 100% Internet Ministry and outreach to Chinese youths in China. Anyone who may have prior experience in China youth work or Internet-related ministry experience could contact us. It would be awesome if we could then learn from experienced folks who could give us some pointers on what we are doing currently. We are also looking at improving our website as well as to start producing video which are short, relevant, may/may not be evangelistic content on our own so we could use these clips to reach out and to impact the intended online audience."
Should you know of someone who might be able to assist/freelance/or take a position with CVC, contact leehuifang@cvc.tv
Here's what the others had to say about our visit to CVC:
Ray Arsenault My impression of CVC is that they are a small but professional organization with a huge mandate! They are trying to bring the Good News to most of Asia which encompasses more than half the world's population. Yet their staff is very, very small. During my time there, I really got the sense that the "Harvest is great, but the workers are few". Even so, God is always in control.
Rita Cao
(Worked in broadcasting in Mainland China before becoming a Christian, and is looking for what God would have her do now. Her child is starting school and her husband is in seminary here.)
Learning about these new trends in Christian media is eye opening. I am challenged to think more creatively concerning program making when I start to get involved in media again.
Christian Radio & Video: Studio Elpizo - Be107FM
SINGAPORE. Our Christian Broadcasting Tour added a couple more visitors yesterday, and included a small core of those who made it to all three media ministry venues. Our last stop this week was for a visit with a dynamic, passionate and obviously multi-talented Faith Toh in the 3rd floor studio belonging to the Seventh-day Adventist Mission of Singapore on Upper Thompson Road between Caldecott Hill and Mt Alvernia Hospital. She packed a whole lot of information and inspiration into our short time together.
Incorporated in 1997, the mission of Studio Elpizo is: Enhancing your ministry through media content & services. They see their role through radio to broadcast a message of hope, healing, love and mercy. Their target audience is those who are "open minded to the Word of God" and makes their availability for prayer and counseling clear through their broadcasting and websit. The studio has a prayer-team network where they can forward calls and requests to the care of ministries serving and praying for specific groups (ie. children at risk, or counseling care for women's issues etc.)
The station incorporates media content from such groups as Focus on the Family, the Media team from Trinity Christian Centre, Loma Linda University, a Mandarin speaking pastor's wife (Jurong Chinese Seventh-day Adventist Church), as well as producing their own content and is looking for more partners. Studio Elpizo is programming for not only English, but Mandarin, Tamil and Tagalog as well!
With a transmission tower located on Indonesia's nearby Batam Island, they are able to broadcast on Batam, in Singapore and parts of JB. Broadcasting remotely via a tower in Batam has certainly gotten easier since the days when DAT tapes and equipment were carried by Sampan from the port at Batam to the little island Belakang Padang where the original transmission tower was; complete with it's own power generator! If something broke down at the site, it could take up to a month to complete repairs and get on the air again! In recent years the base has been on the main island where there is internet and stable electricity. But they still needed to hand carry programming via pre-recorded CDs to Batam. As we met with them this week we saw that they are on the verge of a huge change in the transmission their programs from Singapore via a WinMedia system. Not quite up and running, and with short term technicians Steve and Vlad still checking for "robustness" this will streamline the process, freeing the small two person staff to growing and developing new programs and projects.
Current Programs are as follows:
The aim of Studio Elpizo is to "echo hope to the community through 'beautiful music and inspiring messages.' We perceived a need for radio programs that offered hope in a world affected by broken relationships, loneliness and other social problems. The aim was to provide a positive alternative to the programs prevalent in today’s broadcast industry."
Sarah, and NTU Broadcast Media major nearly jumped up and down when Faith took us from the recording studios into their newest room and revealed that they have added a video production studio. "Over the years, we’ve evolved into media center, broadening our purpose to include producing Christ-centered materials for video broadcast and providing professional standard production services to suit your ministry’s budget." (website content). Faith told us they are currently organizing a short video production course where it will be a pay as you can, but ask those who attend to offer their new skills back to the studio of at least 10 volunteer hours. One of the many projects they've got going are with pastors who have their teaching in various languages made into dvds which are then sent in to other countries for Bible, Theology and other types of training.
Here's what the others had to say:
Ray Arsenault107FM is a pioneering radio station delivering Christian music and talk formats to the people of 3 nations, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The idea for the station originated from Singapore. Even though the Singaporean government has said "no" to any form of religious programming, with a little bit of ingenuity and direction from God, the Word can become flesh no matter how difficult the circumstances may be. The physical radio station is situated in Batam, Indonesia and the office is located in Singapore. The message is beamed from Batam towards Singapore and the signal makes it's way to parts of Batam Island and Johor Bahru in Malaysia. I think that 107FM has already come a long way in the past 11 years, but I feel that there are many, many more chapters to be written in the future.
Adel
Really see how the different medias are used together to benefit the community. I am also very impressed byt the external partners and collaborative synergy with the local churches' outreach programs.... I want to thank Kimberly to organise these ministry visits and I especially like the way she closes the visits with a prayer for the people. I find that brings great comfort and encouragement to the ministry team in the various offices, it makes our visits all the more meaningful. I'd be looking forward to the future visits and events and courses and getting to know the people better.
May 01, 2010
The "I Am Second" Movement
Check out this website - video interviews with a whole range of people who've learned that life isn't about them. It's about living for God and others...Simple. And very cool.
When meeting with Hui Fang at CVC last week, she mentioned that they were researching ways to harness the power of the internet. She mentioned this website particularly as inspiration to them...
April 26, 2010
Prayer for the Arts May 10th Touch Community Theatre
this came today from...
lovesingapore
A moving song, an inspiring film, a captivating dance.
The Arts have an amazing capacity to influence our thinking, touch our hearts, and lift our spirits. But where you find a great potential for good, you will also find the same great capacity for evil. God knows. He is in the picture and He longs to create masterpieces through us that will reflect His character and fulfill His mission! Do you see what He sees? Is He already stirring your heart?
Don’t miss lovesingapore’s inaugural prayer encounter for the Arts and Entertainment Gate.
Especially if you are someone in Arts and Entertainment! Or perhaps you are just someone with an interest in or a burden for this Gate. Please come. We need you there. Pastor Lawrence Khong will be leading us. Our dream is to build a critical mass of visionaries and warriors to effect Kingdom transformation within the Arts and Entertainment Gate of Singapore. Bring your friends.
• Monday 10 May 2010 • 7.30 pm • TOUCH Community Theatre Auditorium (3615 Jalan Bukit Merah)
PS: Please help us spread the word. Forward this email to church members and Christian friends in your sphere of influence. Post on your web. Announce in this week's church bulletin. Thank You so much. All for the Kingdom!
Broadcast Media Ministry: HCJB Global Voice - Asia Pacific Office
Besides hearing about the unique ministry of the Asia Pacific office, their work and dreams of what can be done in the various countries of the region, we also saw two compelling promotional videos. One aimed at potential investors in the work and the other video interviewed an Indonesian partner ministry who's effectiveness has grown through the support of HCJB helping them set up local FM radio stations around Indonesia.
Thank you to Ty Stakes (Radio Planter and all around great guy), Janice Reid (Radio Trainer),
plus Steve Balzer (Regional IT Support) and Lisa Balzer (working on a newly launched project of MMS subscriptions to English Lessons via Cell phones in Thailand as platform for link to website with Gospel and arranging user group meetings)
Here's what these guests had to say:
RITA
(Chinese national with a background in broadcasting before she became a Christian in China, seeking part-time work as a trailing spouse in Singapore the next 2 years)
It's amazing to learn that there are already so many forms of ministry in the media field, and there are almost unlimited possibilities for using broadcasting in ministry.
SARAH
(Student from NTU, majoring in Communications)
It was really an eye opener for me today to talk to people from HCJB. Just to see the various ways the Gospel can reach the Muslim world in Asia through non-direct pre-evangelistic ways. I think a lot of time when we thing of missions many of us thing about preaching the gospel directly but not seeing the way different locals can reach out their own communities in their own local contexts. It really touched my heart and I pray God will continue to work in this way through HCJB.
RAY
(Professional Trainer with education in Broadcast Media)
No matter how big or how small, the Lord will always find a way for His work to be completed. We met with an amazing group of individuals whose numbers were just a handful, but their small group has managed to plant several radio stations in SE Asia. Their plans are to plant up to 200 FM radio stations in Indonesia. So far, they are approaching 50! Praise God! What is seemingly small, God can make into a big thing. From the mustard seed to the largest plant in the garden.
ADEL
(Currently researching and working on new media based discipleship training)
This is an exciting information session and I am much impacted by HCJB's ministry in the Asia Pacific region. What I noticed in the presentation that I find suitable for what I do now is the way radio is an effective communication tool for church planting and outreach to communities in local areas.
April 23, 2010
Broadcast Media Ministry & Internet Evangelism
Friends,
Last week, talking with an intern who is interested in broadcasting/media ministry, I thought: Hey! I know a few folks who do that sort of thing! I'll bet a lot of the Drama Ministry or A4J friends I've made along the way would be fascinated to learn about such work!
So, in my spontaneous "oK!-let's-make-it-a-party-style,"
I started setting up appointments to visit a some local broadcast media organizations/studios.
With no time to waste!
We're meeting up next Monday and Wednesday (and perhaps Saturday too!).
Join me!
I believe it will be a good opportunity to reconnect, meet some others who are in the arts and are believers,
learn about such ministries, pray for, be inspired, and perhaps even consider such a ministry for yourself in the future. Either partnering with an existing group, or pioneering your own.
Follow this link
Follow this link
http://www.doodle.com/us3aaurzdvyvvzhu
and check when you'll be there! Come for one, or all of the appointments. However it fits your schedule.
If you have to change your reply at the last minute, text me!
K!Mberly Creasman
kimberly@crms.org.sg
CRMS
Empowering Leaders
crms.org.sg
+65 98396965
So far we've got these lined up:
Monday 26 - 10AM
Ty Stakes
HCJB (Asia Pacific)
59 Jalan Pemimpin (Bishan)
#02-06 L&Y Building 577218
tea afterward at the kopitiam nearby on Jalan Pemimpin
Wednesday 28 1PM-2PM
Hui Fang
CVC Network
60 Kaki Bukit Place
Eunos Techpark
#01-13
Eunos Techpark
#01-13
2:30-3:30 Faith Toh
Studio Elpizo / Be107 FM
798 Thomson Road, Singapore 298186
Divine Arrangements! This week's events, and Saturday April 24th
After getting the inspiration for touring studios/regional offices only last week, then meeting up with this intern who brought it up on Friday, then today while sending out this little invite about the tour, I learned about this event below (and as I'm writing this, Cheh at Focus on the family sent me the info too!:
IED = Internet Evangelism Day
Focus Day: 24 April 2010
March 16, 2010
Drama Ministry Meet Up
UPDATE on the meeting today:
A great time this afternoon meeting one another, talking about what each person had been or is doing or plans to do.
what we'd seen other churches doing etc.
Heard updates, affirmed the power of drama not just on the audience but the way it brings people together with the shared experience - lifelong lasting impressions.
(regardless of the professionalism - it still was a catalytic event)
A new youth drama ministry held auditions. A "using drama to teach children" workshop is now in the works for August. The Voice theatre company is branching out to do shows in the community in Chinese. We discussed things like the problem of youth not having the capacity to sit for long periods or tolerate simple, so churches working at Big production values and then there's the small churchplant where worship is simply singing, preaching, communion, casual welcomes and announcements every week and it's growing like i've never seen with teenagers enjoying it.
Oh, we covered a lot of territory in 2 hours.
But we all had the unanimous conviction that it's all pretty unimportant compared to simply walking with Christ our Saviour.
When the gals who exchanged business cards cc me on the plans they make, or the websites they've found, or other resources they've discovered, I'll post it up on the blog.
Please pray for my family and I in Turkey this next week! Let me know how I can be praying for you - especially Easter preparations! We'll come back in time to come watch and worship with you, so if you're using drama Easter weekend, please let me know! Also, if you want me to take you off this group, let me know that too! Don't want to spam you!
One of your fans,
K!Mberly
Theatre Practitioner / Explorer
CRMS
just an fyi - for what it's worth -
i made a second blog years ago with lesson plans, and handouts for drama training sessions/seminars
Who came today?
Quek Shi Wei (Riverlife)
Cheryl Ng (Trinity Christian Centre, The Voice)
Mary Soon (Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer)
Tina Atiga + imminent baby! (Every Nation Church)
moi (Redemption Hill Church)
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