The Mark Experience was witty, accessible, powerful and real. The audience was carried along by a the pace of the gospel’s narrative whilst being provoked to think and reconsider who Jesus is. The dialogue was peppered with humour, ‘5 loaves and 2 fish—that wouldn’t feed John’, and the actors rowed, died, ate and argued with gusto and confidence.

The actors were not actors though. Just 6 weeks ago, they began learning the order of events in Mark’s gospel, preparing them to learn the stage directions over just 3 days. We are enormously grateful to them for the time they have put in and for being willing to step out in faith to do something new. Our thanks also go to Andrew Page, Chris White and the Townsend family for their part. Colleagues and friends were really keen to come and see the team in action. Notwithstanding some first night wrinkles, the whole experience brought the truths of Jesus’ words home:

"the whole 'Mark Experience' has been one that I will never forget. It has strengthened my faith in Jesus and showed me personally that - as Jesus teaches - 'whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.'"

The Mark Experience is a powerful way of communicating the writer’s encounter with Jesus and compellingly commends the authenticity of his account. It presents Jesus as a person who couldn’t help but prompt genuine questions and who had plenty of difficult questions to ask too.

Thank you for your prayers. If you are interested in doing it, go to www.themarkexperiment.com