Crucial Productions
Teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on.
Mission
To teach you Christianity so you can pass it on.
Ruling year
2018
Executive Director
Peter Slayton
Main address
1628 WATERFORD LN
SAINT CHARLES, MO 63303 USA
EIN
82-4279503
NTEE code
Religious Media, Communications Organizations (X80)
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Crucial Productions is all about teaching you Christianity so you can pass it on. We don’t want to just give you information and facts and data about the Bible. We want to introduce you to the essence of Christianity and who it’s all about – Jesus! Our goal isn’t just to teach you the contents of the Bible, but to read and understand it through the lens of Jesus. He was convinced that the Bible was all about Him. And so are we!
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Bible in 5
If you are a pastor starting a book study for Sunday School, a parent leading devotions with the family, a friend studying the Bible with another friend, a small group studying a book of the Bible, or simply studying the Bible on your own, this project is for you!
Each video in this video series will teach you a book of the Bible in 5 minutes or less. That's 66 videos, plus 3 additional videos that cover the New Testament, Old Testament and the entire Bible, for a total of 69 videos, minimum, in this series. And it will take us a couple years to do it! We'll be doing a lot of other stuff along the way to point you to Jesus, but the Bible in 5 is where we intend to invest our resources at first.
Each 5 minute video will be released with:
an outline to be used in Bible study
a 30 minute podcast with the producers and writers explaining the choices made in creating the episode
a full transcript
a blog article on our website with further resources for study
As support grows for the project, we'd like to expand in the following ways:
translate videos into other languages, either for captions, or a full-blown reproduction
produce additional versions of each video, such as animated or kinetic text
We're doing this because our goal isn't just to teach you the contents of the Bible, but to read and understand it in such a way that it puts your focus squarely on Jesus. He was convinced that the Bible was all about Him. And so are we! Support us so that, together, we can tell others this Good News!
Anchored in Christ
A weekly video series from St Pauls Lutheran in Minot, ND to help parents and Sunday School teachers pass on the faith to their youth.
Where we work
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of active church partnerships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Christians, Adults
Related Program
Anchored in Christ
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We partner with churches to produce resources on their behalf.
Total number of works developed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Adults, Young adults
Related Program
Bible in 5
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The primary purpose of this metric is to track the progress of the "Bible in 5" project.
Weekly Bible studies
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To teach people to trust in Christ alone for their salvation.
To connect them with their local church, if they aren't already.
To encourage people to read and memorize the Bible.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We will accomplish our goals primarily via online media resources, such as articles, social media, videos and podcasts. But we are not limited to digital resources alone. Because we partner with pastors and teachers, there will be many opportunities for face to face teaching and training as well.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We partner with pastors, congregations and laypeople to accomplish our goals. We do not operate on our own, but come alongside others, to train or support them in the work they are doing of sharing Jesus Christ with their neighbors.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have four videos released in our major project - The Bible in 5 - which will take each book of the Bible and teach it to you in five minutes.
We have a semi-regular podcast called Crucial Conversations that teaches people how to see the world through the lens of Christ.
We have two weekly Bible studies that have covered Galatians, Ephesians, John, 1 Peter, Micah and much more in the past three years.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Crucial Productions
Board of directorsas of 02/15/2022
Dr Kevin Armbrust
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Term: 2018 -
Nathan Haak
Emerson, St. Louis, Missouri
Jonathan Moyer
Faith Lutheran Church, Highland, Michigan
JB Jaeger
Maryland Jeet Kune Do
Peter Ill
Trinity Lutheran Church, Millstadt, Illinois
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Not applicable -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
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