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Steve Smith

Steve Smith is sort of a media "jack of all trades." Film and television producer, published author, merchandising and brand consultant, graphic designer and youth pastor are just a few of his roles in and around the entertainment industry for the last twenty years.

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Latest News... Touchdowns and Slam Dunks for Jesus? *Controversial new book takes hard look at faith and sports* *Dallas/ Ft. Worth, TX—America’s appetite for sports knows few limits. In 2005, more than 7.6 billion tickets were sold to spectator sports events, a billion more than were sold at motion picture theaters. That same year, Americans spent almost double the amount on sporting goods than they spent on books. The allure of sports is almost universal. The church is home to some of America’s biggest sports fans. Christians relish team rivalries, the sports analogy as sermon illustration, the thrill of playing, Christian celebrity athletes and even church-hosted Super Bowl parties complete with a five-minute Bible lesson at half time. These are sacred institutions among Christian sports fans who seldom question the prominence of sports in their lives. Yet, since 77 percent of evangelicals believe that the mass media is “hostile to their moral and spiritual values,” one wonders why evangelicals haven’t also sensed that hostility in media-bloated competitive sport contests. Christians frequently voice criticism about the violence in video games, but violence in sports such as football and hockey, which involves their children more intimately and dangerously, is rarely examined. In his new book, Good Game: Christianity and the Culture of Sports, author Shirl Hoffman, Ed. D exposes the dichotomy between the values Christians pursue in most areas of their lives and the attitudes and behaviors they both accept and promote in the sports arena. Hoffman is an internationally recognized authority in the fields of kinesiology, physical education and the relationship between faith and sports. He has taught at every level of education, coached college basketball and was a gifted high school and college athlete. As he penned Good Game, Hoffman knew his slaying of several sacred cows would likely draw the animosity of some readers. For the complete release Click Here. _________________________________________ EGM Featured at First-Ever Mission Fest Film Festival* *Experience forgiveness and the plight of indigenous people in* The Grandfathers *Dallas/ Ft. Worth, TX—Since 1983, Mission Fest has been hosting global missions conferences with partnering churches around the world to inform, celebrate, and challenge the public to reach out to a needy world. This year the organizers of Mission Fest Vancouver, which is attracting some 35,000 attendees, are pleased to introduce the first-ever Mission Fest Film Festival featuring a program of 11 mission-themed film screening events and three film seminars. Among those films is The Grandfathers,* a recent release from Ethnographic Media (EGM). Jesse Saint never knew his Grandpa Nate; just that he cared deeply for the Waodani (Huarani) Indians before he died a martyr by their hands. And Jesse’s father, Steve, was called a ‘hero of faith’ for helping the Waodani end a cycle of spear killings that claimed Nate and decimated their own numbers. It was a story that stained-glass windows are made out of – yet Jesse Saint spent his whole life not living up to that heroic image. In *The Grandfathers, award-winning director Jim Hanon (End of the Spear, Miss HIV) looks at this remarkable true story through Jesse’s eyes. What can it mean to step out of your father’s shadow and find your own destiny? Fusing film shot deep in the Amazon jungle with visionary design and animation, this documentary takes viewers into Jesse’s world as he builds his own life with the men who killed the grandpa he never knew. This is the completion of a trilogy that began with Beyond the Gates of Splendor* documentary and includes the feature film, End of the Spear. *The Grandfathers* will be screened at 9:00 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2010 and at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, January 10, 2010. Jim Hanon will be leading a seminar, as well, and will also be a part of a panel discussion Saturday afternoon tackling the topic “Does Your Story Have Legs?” The Mission Fest Film Festival is a great opportunity for aspiring screenwriters—or any kind of storytellers—to share their own ideas and receive feedback from award-winning writers and directors.

With a dynamic vision to provide each client with publicity and marketing campaigns tailor-made to his or her individual needs, Tina Jacobson established The B & B Media Group in 1987, 60 miles south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Since its inception, the full-service publicity, media and consulting firm has widened its areas of expertise to include quality and innovative audio programming, as well as top of the line public relations with literary representation, lecture representation and personal management.