The FPA Difference

The vision of Fellowship for Performing Arts begins with an understanding of God’s providence as described in Ephesians 2:10: 

“We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” 

This verse helps me to see how my life experiences have prepared me to do the work that God has called me to do.  

For me this both humbles and emboldens!

Soon after my conversion to Christ, I attended drama school in London. Not raised in the evangelical church, I didn’t get the memo that Christians weren’t supposed to be actors. 

In London, I was exposed to some of the greatest theatre in the world and saw fantastic productions.  

It was there that the seed for FPA took root. Theatre and storytelling are compelling ways to convey truth. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the most important truth in the world. I asked myself, “Why isn’t art and theatre of this caliber of excellence being produced from a Christian worldview?” 

From that point on, over many decades, God has paved the way for that vision to become a reality. It all started with a vision to use the skills and techniques developed in the theatre to tell stories that capture the imagination for the glory of God.  

That vision soon began to shape FPA’s mission.

Fellowship for Performing Arts Creates Theatre and Film from a Christian Worldview to Engage a Diverse Audience.

In the past 10 years, the word “diversity” has been co-opted to refer only to racial or gender diversity. At FPA, diversity means to engage the various intellectual or religious worldviews that shape our culture with the truth of the gospel.  

Mainstream opinion advances the notion that Christianity is an old, discredited idea. The picture that is painted of a Christian is as a naïve fundamentalist, who just needs to be enlightened. Our young people are absorbing that notion. And the result is that many are leaving the church in droves.  

At FPA, we are called to counter this prevailing notion by producing stories at the highest levels of excellence that are thoughtful, provocative, beautiful, humorous and passionate, stories that capture the imagination and leave room for the Holy Spirit to do His work.

Thank you for helping us to do the work that God has called us to do.