Over the years Howard and Charlyne have initiated, pioneered, founded, and/or managed Community outreach ministries, Teen Centers, Evangelism teams using Drama and performing arts, Educational programs in the churches, Biblical Study classes, Youth ministries, Children’s ministries, Computer labs in youth groups & community centers,Filmed and produced video documentaries, teaching videos, event videos, special interest videos and ministry promotional videos, and developed multi media presentations for seminars and conferences. The Lanes have truly come to know and appreciate that God does not call the equipped, but rather, He equips those He called!”
Many ministries all over the USA, Canada, and elsewhere are incorporating dynamic visual effects into their meetings, including Sunday morning service. Sermons illustrated with drama, video, power point, and other background projections are grabbing the attention of the younger generation, not to mention the baby boomers too.
Now God has called them to work with Wiconi International as the Multi-Media/Missions Coordinators. It seems to be a perfect fit and the Lanes feel all their training thus far has been in preparation for what He is calling them to now. They are excited to see what God is going to do next!
Generally speaking First Nations people are extremely visual. Wiconi's desire is to see the highly visual tools being used by the prominent churches of North America put to work in First Nations ministries. It's their desire to see this happen for Wiconi as the front-runner, and then assist other Native American Ministries to use the technologies available. It is our goal to not only provide these services for the ministry, but to train First Nations men and women to use the equipment, take these skills back into their communities to produce materials for educational purposes. This would enable them to deposit back into their people and bring hope where hope has often been lost.
The Goal is to:
To make teaching videos for Native Ministry Evangelical messages and Native Ministry instructional videos.
To record ministry events to make available to those who are unable to attend.
Make multi-media presentations to be used by Native Pastors to enhance their ministry.
To record stories of the Elders for historical preservation and to identify God in the stories for the next generation.
Produce short First Nations relevant dramas with a message
Produce First Nations music videos
Putting a good informative, instructional, or entertaining video in their hands of a seeker can give a life changing experience. And seeing First Nations people as the teachers, artists, and stars of the media will encourage those in the community that they can do it too, and that God has a plan for, loves and values First Nations people.
And God’s plan doesn’t just stop with the products produced; the Lanes are excited to see the one on one ministry that will transpire as they work shoulder to shoulder with the Young men and women in this new Multi Media Ministry! Praise God!