Emergence Church

Jessica Arena, the founder of J.A. Cinema, was previously involved with the creative team at emergence church and often created sermon trailers that were conceptual in nature.

While the direct purpose of sermon trailers is a way to introduce what the pastor will be discussing for church and also give the band time to transition off stage for the pastor to enter, the higher goal is to push the congregation to think on a deeper level and reflect what they will be learning about before the sermon begins.

Trailers can be for a series over the course of several weeks or months, or a stand-alone talk. They are typically anywhere between 30 seconds to 1 minute, and can have very abstract or literal visuals.

Transitioning that into her business, J.A. Cinema has come alongside local Christian churches to create these trailers, working in all phases of production to correlate with the passages and topics the pastor is speaking on.

Click the buttons below to navigate to different series showcased on this page!

Ephesians Series

Late spring and early summer of 2021 brought the Ephesians series sermons at emergence services. It detailed what the church was called to be.

Ephesian: Part 1 - A Better Plan

Ephesians: Part 2 - A Better People

Proverbs Series

Spring/summer 2020 sermon trailer for series on Proverbs discussing wisdom in many aspects of life. Thinking on wisdom, it produced concepts of things that are built to last and how we can leave a legacy. Especially when it comes to issues of importance that must be handed down as well as carried forth.

Here, J.A. Cinema conceptualized, filmed, and edited these pieces. Graphic by Matthew Novak.

Proverbs: Part 1

Proverbs: Part 2

Matthew Series

Sermon trailers for emergence church's Matthew Sermon Series. As a church, we were in the book of Matthew for about a year and a half, spanning December 2018 through March 2020 In this time, various trailers were created according to the different parts our pastor, Ryan Baitzel, divided the book into.

J.A. Cinema worked with Emergence’s Creative Director, Matthew Novak, in conceptualizing, filming, and editing the trailers for parts 1, 5, and 7. We begin with part 1, February 2019.

A Crown

Sub Series

Matthew: Part 1

Conceptualized by Matthew Novak, J.A. Cinema filmed, and edited this series. Special effects graphics by Matthew Novak.

A King is Promised

Part 1 of 6

The Birth of a King

Part 2 of 6

The Child King is Worshipped

Part 3 of 6

A Humble King

Part 4 of 6

The King Baptized

Part 5 of 6

The Temptation

Part 6 of 6

The Preparation of the King’s Disciples

Sub Series

Matthew: Part 5

J.A. Cinema conceptualized, filmed, and edited this series. Special effects graphics by Matthew Novak.

Foundation

Part 1 of 4

The Crook

Part 2 of 4

The Bowl

Part 3 of 4

The Cross

Part 4 of 4

The Prophecies of the King

Matthew: Part 7

Conceptualized by Matthew Novak, J.A. Cinema filmed, and edited this trailer. It played for several weeks, but was not part of a sub series. Voiceover by Matthew Novak and Jessica Arena

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