Off to Jelly in LA…

Date May 1, 2008

The tour of Jelly continues with a stop at Biola University in Southern California this weekend. Tomorrow I’m speaking to a group of students at the college about the state of the biz (plus a sneak peek at JellyTelly), and then Saturday is the annual Biola Media Conference, which has grown into the leading get-together for Christians in the film business.

Jelly in the Creek

Date April 26, 2008

Well, we just wrapped up the Willow Creek “Conspire” children’s ministry conference at Willow Creek church in Barrington, IL. I ended up speaking three different times, which was a lot of fun. Even more fun was introducing 3000+ ministry workers to a couple of brand-new JellyTelly characters, via Willow’s dual “Jumbotrons” in their 7000 seat auditorium. (That’s one big room, man.)

Jelly in the Mountains

Date April 19, 2008

I was in the Blue Ridge Mountains this week at the Gideon Film Conference, a LifeWay-sponsored shindig designed to help Christian authors learn more about getting their stories turned into films. It was a fun event where I got to tell my story, meet lots of authors, and even give a presentation on a certain kids mini-network that will be launching (we hope) quite soon.

JellyTelly needs you! (Thing 1 and Thing 2)

Date April 10, 2008

Lots of folks are asking how they can help us launch JellyTelly, which is really awesome. (And if you’re saying “What’s JellyTelly?” right now, start here at the beginning. For the rest of you, continue reading.)

Gators and dolphins and manatees… Oh my!

Date April 8, 2008

So we spent our Spring Break down near Naples, Florida, and we got to see lots of alligators and dolphins and even a few manatees (which my wife described as “large, swimming potatoes”). Read more…

And now… a short break.

Date March 28, 2008

Some people call it “Spring Break.” For the Vischer family, it starts tomorrow, so we are off to Florida for our last “all family” Spring Break before our eldest, Shelby, heads off to college.

So Here’s the Deal! (Pulling Back the Curtain - Part 5)

Date March 20, 2008

Ha! You guys are astute. Several of you have already pointed out that, “Gee, a teeny TV network sounds fine and all, but the future is really all about the internet. Why isn’t he doing something online?”

A couple of items…

Date March 18, 2008

Buck Denver has a new story about the end of the writer's strike.  Compelling journalism as usual from Mr. Denver.  Also, the British fellow whose company bought Big Idea and Classic Media a year ago lost his job today, after watching his stock price slide 75% since the big purchase.  So Bob and Larry have […]

Un-hyping the Future (Pulling Back the Curtain - Part 4)

Date March 16, 2008

So we need a platform. A means of interacting with hundreds of thousands or even millions of kids on a daily basis – introducing new characters, stories and storytellers and reinforcing the values and lessons Christian parents desire for their kids but find too often missing from popular media.

The State of Christian Media (Pulling Back the Curtain - Part 3)

Date March 7, 2008

Okay… we established problem #1. We Christians are failing to live out the Gospel – more from ignorance than outright rebellion, I think. So what’s the second problem that God has really laid on my heart? It goes like this…