Resources for Finding, Evaluating, and Selecting Movie Clips

Written by Don Pucik

Be sure to read 7 Steps for Using a Movie Clip in Your Sermon before using these resources.

Here are some sites that will help you to find, evaluate, and select movie clips to use for sermons and bible studies.

Sermon Spice http://sermonspice.com/index_lifwy.php
Sermon spice is an index of companies who provide ready to use video clips for your sermons.

Screenvue
Movie Illustrations, ideas, and scenes available at Screenvue.com.

Culture Watch
http://www.damaris.org/cw 
Articles and study guides on films, books, music, television and some of the developments within culture as a whole.

Movie Parables http://www.christiancritic.com
Featurs reviews and spiritual commentary on movies from film critic Michael Elliott.

Movie Theme Index http://www.textweek.com/movies/themeindex.htm
Movie suggestions for different themes.

Movie Theology: Movie Reviews and Resources http://www.cmu.ca/library/faithfilm.html
List of general websites where you can find information on literally thousands of movies, as well as websites that offer reviews from a Christian perspective.

Film Education http://www.filmeducation.org/index.html
Film Library section has free downloadable discussion guides for use in secular, public classrooms.

Plugged In http://www.pluggedinonline.com/ 
Focus on the Family sponsored site with reviews.

The Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com
They try to catalog every pertinent detail about a movie, from who was in it, to who made it, to trivia about it, to filming locations, and even where you can find reviews and fan sites on the web.

Pastor, you are responsible for judging the appropriateness of a video clip for your audience. Remember that some of the above reviewers may not have your same standards or biblical world-view.

About Don Pucik

Don is the Associate Executive Director of the Arkansas Baptist Convention and former editor of the Pastors Today Newsletter. Serving churches in Mississippi, California and Louisiana for over 20 years, he and his wife Gail now live in Arkansas with their six children. Don maintains a ministry of consulting and encouragement to pastors through EquippingSaints.com.

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