MessageWeek Ministries is a non-profit, free community service, utilising emerging film technologies to share the best news we could ever hear!

Because each short film is value-centred on Jesus' life and teachings, (note that Jesus is without comparison the most influential person in our history), the hope, insight and inspiration cannot help but change our lives for the better.

BRIEF HISTORY
Our first few good news message films were streamed in 1997 in 28k Vivo and Real formats. It really was an experiment. For several years we produced a new, short film every week. It wasn't long, as the internet developed, that we discovered that visitors liked watching short films.

Thus, MessageWeek Ministries developed over the past decade using available film and streaming technology as it became available. In time we produced longer films suitable for local television.

Our goal is simply to share the good news message. The rollout of broadband heightened the media streaming experience. Training with Channel 9 Television helped. In 2003 the film studio moved to larger premises in Perth, until it finally moved back its original studios a few years later.

 

We all like short stories. From childhood we remember those favourite tales told to us by our parents. Jesus told many short stories. And today we're no different; we instead watch television many times for the sake of "story".

Media plays a big part in our lives today, and the films hosted here are a part of that ongoing story tradition.

NON-PROFIT MINISTRY
As a non-profit Christian ministry, we follow Jesus Christ's teaching to freely share the good news message. The work of script writing, filming, production and promotion is voluntary work. Meet some of our team. The recording base for our work is in Western Australia.

Technical development sponsored by Classic IT Support.

We welcome any donations to assist in offsetting production costs.

Rebecca is pictured at work on an on-location film shoot. She also manages the camera and equipment for in-studio filming.

PRODUCER
MessageWeek is unique in that it is one of the oldest ministries using the internet to stream free short regular good news film clips.

For Producer John Klassek, MessageWeek Ministries is a culmination of Jesus' discipling call, church work, experience in graphics and design, and more recently in IT work.

"We really had no idea, when we started, of how far-reaching and effective media streaming the gospel could be," recalls John, "however there was always a sense of mission to persist... It's provided remarkable training for all of us. It is exciting as it is challenging to find authentic ways to articulate the timelessness of God's word and grace in our ever increasingly complex world."

"We appreciate all those who in various ways who have supported us over the years."

 

Goals:
Ongoing goals for MessageWeek Ministries include:

• Continue to explore and deploy creative, short films sharing the good news of Jesus Christ
• To provide FREE quality gospel media experiences across a range of platforms
• Continued development of "hope" themes: Return, Resurrection and Rest
• Training and development of team members
• Benefit from good mentors in theological and technical areas of expertise
• Evaluation and implementation of best work practises
• Directly reach 60 million people in Asia-Pacific region
• Develop regular broadcast quality 8-24 minute films
• Develop "Board" for management, development and planning
• Increase bandwidth with better redundant server technologies
• Sustainable sponsorship enabling future full-time development
• Maintain 50% content filmed on location, interstate & overseas
• Introduce interviewed guests and special features
• Develop partnerships with Church of God ministries
• Establish additional regional offices/larger studio
• Further develop newer streaming formats
• Discuss succession planning strategy