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Ordinary Radicals
Ordinary Radicals
Directed by	Jamie Moffett
Produced by	Shannon Oberg ; Kevin Hackenberg
Starring	Chris Haw ; Shane Claiborne
Release date	September 4, 2008
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Template:FilmUS
Language	English

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The Ordinary Radicals is the 2008 documentary film directed by Philadelphia filmmaker Jamie Moffett. The film follows authors Chris Haw and Shane Claiborne, co-founder of the Potter Street Community (formerly The Simple Way) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on their Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals book tour ^[3].

The Tour

Claiborne and Haw began their 23 city, 11,000 mile journey in June 2008 ^[4] on a refurbished school bus fueled by used vegetable oil^[5]. Before starting the book tour the crew attended the P.A.P.A (People Against Poverty and Apathy) Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which is a gathering of Christian community oriented individuals who use a combination of music, workshops, and Bible studies to discuss issues concerning community, theology and peacemaking. The Festival is organized entirely by volunteers and is funded completely by donations. Next was a stop at the Zondervan headquarters followed by the first stop of book tour at megachurch Hill Bible Church. The tour continued through the United States and Canada, stopping at the following cities and churches:

JUNE 23 GRAND RAPIDS - Mars Hill Bible Church
JUNE 24 INDIANAPOLIS - Lockerbie Central UMC
JUNE 25 CINCINNATI - University Christian Church
JUNE 26 PITTSBURGH - Open Door at The Union Project
JUNE 27 WASHINGTON DC - Calvary Baptist Church
JUNE 28 NEW YORK CITY - Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
JUNE 29 HARTFORD - Clark School
JUNE 30 TORONTO, CANADA - Church of the Redeemer
JULY 4 CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL
JULY 7 DENVER - Trinity UMC
JULY 11 SAN FRANCISCO - Grace Cathedral
JULY 12 FRESNO - Cornerstone Church Youth Center
JULY 13 LOS ANGELES - The Ventura Vineyard
JULY 15 ALBUQUERQUE - Lobo Theatre
JULY 16 LUBBOCK - Porchlight Coffeehouse
JULY 17 DALLAS - White's Chapel UMC
JULY 19 ATLANTA - Atlanta Community Fellowship
JULY 20 ORLANDO - Discovery Church
JULY 22 RALEIGH/DURHAM - First Baptist Church
JULY 23 RICHMOND - Tabernacle Baptist Church
JULY 26 PHILADELPHIA - Broad Street Ministry

The tour finally came to and end in Philadelphia, Pa on July 23, 2008.

Content Summary

The documentary discusses Christianity from the standpoint of social justice advocacy and outreach. At their first stop on the tour they encountered pastor Rob Bell, who is known worldwide for his powerful messages and unconventional thinking. Claiborne and Bell are considered to be part of a the emerging church movement, more specifically called "The Emerging Peace Church Model". This movement emphasizes following Jesus through non-violence, love of enemy and caring for the poor is also known as New Monasticism. In the film viewers is introduced to a variety of people advocating social justice. One these individuals is Sister Margret Mckenna, who is the founder and director of New Jerusalem Now. This organization, located in North Philadelphia, is a recovery option for addicts that offers community style living. There are no doctors on staff

Film Festivals

'Ordinay Radicals' was entered in various film festivals including: the Pocono Mountain Film festival, where it was nominated for best documentary in 2009 ^[6]

Controversy

Featuring

The film features and contains many interviews with notable individuals such as:
Shane Claiborne
Chris Haw
Becky Garrison
Jim Wallis
Brian McLaren
Tony Campolo
Rob Bell
John M Perkins
Brooke Sexton
Micheal Heneise
St. Margret Mckenna
Logan Laituri
Zack Exley
Aaron Weiss

References

External links

[1] ttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1291068/fullcredits#cast

[2] ttp://www.movieberry.com/the_ordinary_radicals/

[3] ttp://www.ucc.org/ucnews/octnov08/film-review-the-ordinary.html

[4] ttp://www.jesusforpresident.org/download/Jesus%20for%20President_Press%20Kit.pdf

[5] ttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/29/evangelical.campaign/index.html

[6] ttp://www.poconomountainsfilmfestival.net/2009submissions.html

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 ==The Tour==
-Claiborne and Haw began their 23 city, 11,000 mile journey on June 2008 <ref>http://www.jesusforpresident.org/download/Jesus%20for%20President_Press%20Kit.pdf</ref> on a refurbished school bus fueled by used [[Vegetable oil fuel|vegetable oil]]<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/29/evangelical.campaign/index.html</ref>. The first stop was at the P.A.P.A (People Against Poverty and Apathy)Festival in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], which is a gathering of Christian community oriented individuals  organized entirely by voluntary effort, no paid staff, and is funded by donations
+Claiborne and Haw began their 23 city, 11,000 mile journey in June 2008 <ref>http://www.jesusforpresident.org/download/Jesus%20for%20President_Press%20Kit.pdf</ref> on a refurbished school bus fueled by used [[Vegetable oil fuel|vegetable oil]]<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/29/evangelical.campaign/index.html</ref>. Before starting the book tour the crew attended the [http://www.papafestival.org/history.htm/ P.A.P.A] (People Against Poverty and Apathy) Festival in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], which is a gathering of Christian community oriented individuals who use a combination of music, workshops, and Bible studies to discuss issues concerning community, theology and peacemaking. The Festival is organized entirely by volunteers and is funded completely by donations. Next was a stop at the [[Zondervan]] headquarters followed by the first stop of book tour at [[megachurch]] [http://www.marshill.org/Mars Hill Bible Church]. The tour continued through the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], stopping at the following cities and churches:
-followed by a stop at the [[Zondervan]] headquaters
-at [[Megachurch|megachurch]] [http://www.marshill.org/# Mars Hill Bible Church]. The tour continued through [[United States]], hitting cities and churches
-JUNE 23            GRAND RAPIDS - Mars Hill Bible Church<br>
+*JUNE 23            GRAND RAPIDS - Mars Hill Bible Church<br>
-JUNE 24            INDIANAPOLIS - Lockerbie Central UMC<br>
+*JUNE 24            INDIANAPOLIS - Lockerbie Central UMC<br>
-JUNE 25            CINCINNATI - University Christian Church<br>
+*JUNE 25            CINCINNATI - University Christian Church<br>
-JUNE 26            PITTSBURGH - Open Door at The Union Project<br>
+*JUNE 26            PITTSBURGH - Open Door at The Union Project<br>
-JUNE 27            WASHINGTON DC - Calvary Baptist Church<br>
+*JUNE 27            WASHINGTON DC - Calvary Baptist Church<br>
-JUNE 28            NEW YORK CITY - Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church<br>
+*JUNE 28            NEW YORK CITY - Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church<br>
-JUNE 29            HARTFORD - Clark School<br>
+*JUNE 29            HARTFORD - Clark School<br>
-JUNE 30            TORONTO, CANADA - Church of the Redeemer<br>
+*JUNE 30            TORONTO, CANADA - Church of the Redeemer<br>
-JULY 4              CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL<br>
+*JULY 4             CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL<br>
-JULY 7              DENVER - Trinity UMC<br>
+*JULY 7             DENVER - Trinity UMC<br>
-JULY 11            SAN FRANCISCO - Grace Cathedral<br>
+*JULY 11            SAN FRANCISCO - Grace Cathedral<br>
-JULY 12            FRESNO - Cornerstone Church Youth Center<br>
+*JULY 12            FRESNO - Cornerstone Church Youth Center<br>
-JULY 13            LOS ANGELES - The Ventura Vineyard<br>
+*JULY 13            LOS ANGELES - The Ventura Vineyard<br>
-JULY 15            ALBUQUERQUE - Lobo Theatre<br>
+*JULY 15            ALBUQUERQUE - Lobo Theatre<br>
-JULY 16            LUBBOCK - Porchlight Coffeehouse<br>
+*JULY 16            LUBBOCK - Porchlight Coffeehouse<br>
-JULY 17            DALLAS - White's Chapel UMC<br>
+*JULY 17            DALLAS - White's Chapel UMC<br>
-JULY 19            ATLANTA - Atlanta Community Fellowship<br>
+*JULY 19            ATLANTA - Atlanta Community Fellowship<br>
-JULY 20            ORLANDO - Discovery Church<br>
+*JULY 20            ORLANDO - Discovery Church<br>
-JULY 22            RALEIGH/DURHAM - First Baptist Church<br>
+*JULY 22            RALEIGH/DURHAM - First Baptist Church<br>
-JULY 23            RICHMOND - Tabernacle Baptist Church<br>
+*JULY 23            RICHMOND - Tabernacle Baptist Church<br>
-JULY 26            PHILADELPHIA - Broad Street Ministry
+*JULY 26            PHILADELPHIA - Broad Street Ministry
-The tour finally came to and end in Philadelphia, Pa on July 23, 2008.
+The tour finally came to and end in [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pa]] on July 23, 2008.
 ==Content Summary==