“Fireproof,” the latest release from the makers of “Facing the Giants,” will offer churches a unique opportunity this fall to underscore the importance of a biblical view of marriage.
Leaders of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Focus on the Family, and FamilyLife are urging their constituents to see the film.
One Web site, FireproofMyMarriage.com, offers a host of resources for churches, couples and singles. Following are several ways churches can use the movie and help promote it:
– Buying all the tickets for a particular showing. In many such instances, theater owners will allow pastors and church leaders to address the audience before and after the movie if they have purchased all the tickets.
– Offering babysitting on a particular night, promoting it as a date night, to allow couples with small children to go see the movie.
– Planning a sermon/sermon series on marriage to coincide with the film’s release.
– Having Christian couples invite other couples to see the movie together.
– Giving movie tickets to local firefighters and encouraging them to take their spouses.
– Showing the movie’s trailer to church members. (A link for a free download is available at the FireproofMyMarriage.com Web site. Click on “Churches,” and then click “Click Here for Fireproof Church Campaign Resources and Information.” Lastly, click on the “Free Fireproof Resources” banner.)
– Placing Fireproof icons on the church’s Web site. (They can be downloaded at FireproofTheMovie.com. Click on “Free Resources.”)
– Purchasing copies of “The Love Dare” book, as seen in the movie, and giving it to church members.