Churches
Pastors, communications teams, young adult ministries, women’s + men’s ministries, couples ministries, newsletters, SMS databases, church apps and small groups.
A cultural + community campaign proposal
Bring your
people.
A five-week cultural + community theatrical conversion campaign. Built to bring audiences together. Designed to move them into theaters.
Presented by Ingenious Business Group / Synergy
ONE CAMPAIGN. MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES. ONE GOAL.THEATRICAL RELEASE · NOVEMBER 13, 2026
The opportunity
From event exposure
to audience conversion.
The original $25,000 investment was designed to introduce God With Us through approximately 10 live activations / events, potentially reaching an estimated 10,000–20,000 live attendees.
There is an opportunity to turn that same investment into something broader: a five-week audience mobilization campaign.
Rather than relying on audiences to encounter the film at individual live activations / events, we introduce it through churches, choirs, HBCUs, alumni networks, Divine Nine organizations, live events, community organizations, food + lifestyle partners, faith and cultural leaders, and digital retargeting.
The original plan
10 live events
≈ 10K–20K potential attendees
The proposed campaign
50K–100K+
Potential community + owned-channel exposure before paid amplification
50+ activated organizations · 3 priority markets · 30–50 group organizers
Reach estimates represent potential audience exposure and are not guaranteed unique impressions.
The goal is not simply to reach more people.
It is to create more opportunities to buy tickets.
The big idea
Faith connects us.
Community moves us.
God With Us has a natural connection to faith audiences. But it should not be marketed only as a “church movie.”
The film sits at the intersection of the things that bring people together.
FAITH · FAMILY · RELATIONSHIPS · HOLIDAY TRADITION
MUSIC · BLACK CULTURE · COMMUNITY
Bring your church. Bring your choir.
Bring your chapter. Bring your campus.
Bring your family. Bring your friends.
Bring your chapter. Bring your campus.
Bring your family. Bring your friends.
Choose a showtimeOrganize your groupPurchase ticketsShow up together
The audience engine
We’re not just buying impressions.
We’re building groups.
Ingenious Business Group / Synergy will directly mobilize organizations with the ability to move audiences together.
THE POWER OF SHOWING UP TOGETHEROne invitation.
One invitation.
An entire community.
Music + choirs
Gospel choirs, HBCU choirs, community choirs, worship departments, choir directors and gospel music organizations.
HBCU + cultural
HBCUs, campus organizations, alumni associations, campus ministries, homecoming opportunities, and Divine Nine collegiate + graduate chapters.
Community
Professional organizations, community groups, nonprofits, family organizations and faith-adjacent audiences.
150–200Organizations directly approached
50+Organizations activated
30–50Group captains / ticket organizers
Working campaign targets, not guaranteed outcomes.
Live activations / events
Physical audience access.
Real conversion moments.
Three priority markets. Live activations / events create conversion touchpoints inside a larger, interconnected campaign.
Dallas
Live activations / events
3,500Event capacity
Advance-sales pushChicago
Live activations / events
3,500Event capacity
See It This WeekendDetroit
Live activations / events
5,000Event capacity
See It This WeekendPotential event integrations
Trailer playbackMain-stage mentionQR ticket conversionTheater/showtime promotionPromotional cardsLobby signageStreet-team engagementTicket giveawaysHost integrationEmail inclusionSMS inclusionSocial support
The audience doesn’t scan a QR code to follow an Instagram page. They scan to take the next step. Dallas supports advance sales; Detroit and Chicago can become opening-weekend activations.
Find a theater.
Organize a group.
Buy a ticket.
Capacities describe event access, not guaranteed attendance or ticket sales. Proposed integrations and partner support are subject to coordination and confirmation.
The conversion plays
Turn community
into action.
01
Adopt a showtime
Fill one theater.
Churches, chapters, choirs and organizations select a specific screening and rally their audiences around it. Instead of spreading 50 people across five theaters, bring them together for stronger attendance, urgency and visible social proof.
02
Fill a row
10 tickets. 20 tickets. 50 tickets.
A simple, tangible challenge for churches, choirs, HBCU organizations and D9 chapters: can your organization fill a row? The ask becomes achievable, and every group has a clear goal.
03
God With Us Sunday
From the service to the showtime.
The Sunday before release becomes a coordinated church conversion moment. Participating churches receive a trailer, pastor announcement, church slide, newsletter copy, email copy, SMS copy, QR code and group-sales information. The congregation encounters the film during service and receives the purchase link again before leaving the parking lot.
04
Choir night at the movies
“Our choir filled a row. Can yours?”
Choirs choose a showing and attend together. They become both ticket buyers and organic advocates, encouraging other choirs to join the movement.
05
D9 at the movies
Bring your chapter.
Graduate and collegiate chapters adopt showtimes, host chapter movie nights, purchase ticket blocks, invite family + community members and challenge other chapters.
06
Movie + meal
Show your ticket. Receive a complimentary food item.
Ingenious Business Group / Synergy will pursue restaurant and food partnerships in priority markets. Potential partners include national franchise operators, local restaurant groups and culturally relevant food brands. Partner support can expand the perceived value of the campaign without requiring D3E to fund every consumer incentive. Incentives are subject to partner participation.
The five-week sprint
From first connection
to opening weekend.
Week 01
Build
- Finalize priority theatrical markets
- Build target databases
- Launch church, choir, HBCU and D9 outreach
- Recruit group captains
- Package church + organization toolkit
- Begin restaurant/community partner outreach
Week 02
Organize
- Churches identify group leaders
- Choirs begin selecting showtimes
- D9 chapters receive activation invitations
- Engage campus organizations
- Begin group-sales inquiries
Week 03
Activate
- Begin trailer placements
- Launch church newsletter/email placements
- Begin live-event promotion
- Choirs + chapters announce outings
- Finalize partner incentives
Week 04
Convert
- Dallas event activation
- Adopt-a-Showtime push
- Intensify group-sales follow-up
- Begin digital retargeting
- Deliver final opening-week church materials
- Send theater/showtime information to group captains
Week 05
Opening weekend
- God With Us Sunday
- Church email + SMS push
- Pastor, choir and D9 chapter reminders
- Market captain follow-up
- Detroit + Chicago live activations
- Restaurant/consumer incentives
- Real-time audience content + social proof
“God With Us is coming.”“God With Us is in theaters.
“God With Us is in theaters.
Bring your people.”
The campaign investment
One investment.
An entire audience ecosystem.
$25,000
Five weeks. One integrated campaign.
Strategy, community outreach, live activation, incentives, digital conversion, select influencer activation strategy and reporting — all working toward the same action.
Campaign strategy + management
Campaign architecture, partner coordination, market management and five-week execution.
Community outreach + conversion
Church, choir, HBCU, D9 and organizational outreach, follow-up and group-sales mobilization.
Live market activations
Dallas, Detroit and Chicago event integrations and on-site conversion support.
Audience incentives + promotional support
Group-captain activation, physical materials, promotional support and conversion incentives.
Paid digital conversion
Geo-targeted amplification and retargeting supporting priority markets and opening weekend.
Creative adaptation + tracking + reporting
Campaign toolkit development, QR/link infrastructure, tracking and final reporting.
Select influencer activation strategy
A focused strategy for select faith, culture and community influencers, aligned with group mobilization and opening-weekend conversion.
What success looks like
Measurable action.
Not vanity metrics.
The campaign prioritizes organization activation, group mobilization and trackable steps toward ticket purchases.
150–200Organizations contacted
50+Activated organizations targeted
30–50Group captains targeted
1,000+Group-ticket commitments targeted
Initial benchmarks and campaign targets; ticket commitments are not guaranteed ticket sales.
Church email/newsletter placementsChurch SMS placementsChoir activationsHBCU activationsD9 activationsGroup-sales inquiriesAdopted showtimesQR scansTicket clicksLive-event engagementPartner incentives securedOpening-weekend mobilization
Not included · Open for discussion
More ways to amplify.
Let’s discuss what’s next.
These opportunities are not included in the $25,000 campaign investment. We would welcome a conversation about how they could complement the plan.
OTT campaigns
Are OTT campaigns currently running? Discuss how streaming and connected-TV activity could align with community conversion.
Podcast / media outreach drops
Discuss coordinated podcast appearances and media outreach drops supporting the release.
YouTube ads
Explore a dedicated YouTube advertising approach alongside the campaign.
Additional marketing cuts
Discuss short-form and audience-specific marketing cuts outside of the trailer.
Neighborhood street teams
Explore outreach through barber shops, beauty salons, Black-owned businesses and other trusted neighborhood spaces.
Proprietary + confidential
Not for replication.
Unless we build it together.
This proposal and the campaign strategy within it are the proprietary property of Synergy Media Group / Ingenious Business Group. They are shared solely for the evaluation of this engagement.
If this service is not contracted, this plan is void. It may not be replicated, adapted, redistributed or used — in whole or in part — to brief, direct or solicit comparable work from any other party.
© 2026 Synergy Media Group / Ingenious Business Group. All rights reserved.
The value of coming together
Not just see the trailer.
See the movie.
Churches. Choirs. Campuses. Chapters. Events. Community partners. Consumer incentives. Digital conversion. All working toward the same action.