When a man of faith is asked to contemplate his “what if” moment – the life-altering decision that set his path – the answer often reveals the very heart of his purpose.
For Dallas Jenkins, the celebrated creator and force behind The Chosen, the popular life-of-Christ television series, that moment came 15 years ago, when he chose to obey a divine directive that would ultimately redefine his career, his faith and, arguably, the landscape of Christian entertainment.
Prior to that pivotal decision, Jenkins admits he was a filmmaker caught between worlds. He had made a couple of movies but was always “trying to be kind of cool, trying to be indirect” about his faith. He didn’t really want to be associated with faith-based films, describing them as “so bad”.
