' It's Fall y'all!' I'm sure many of you have that saying somewhere around your house.. perhaps a coffee cup or a small sign on your door. We love it. It's a welcome scene as it ushers in a time of Thanksgiving and the beginning of the Christmas season. I know as you get this you may think, 'NOT YET', and that's ok. We'll start with Fall and the upcoming Thanksgiving celebration. But we have big 'Christmas' news that we'd like to share with you. It really is BIG news, and so exciting. You may notice something unique about that Colorado Fall picture - no traffic. We found a secret spot this year and it was incredible. We were alone on this road for over an hour and saw one car the entire time. I love looking through the trees and up the road to what's ahead, and that's what we're doing at Big Stage Media. God is doing some very cool things, and this is His. I've got a lot to go over here, but I've made every item short and sweet! Happy Fall 'Y'all' ! Thanks for reading through our newsletter below to see the latest, and find out how YOU can help!

 
 

Veterans Day

November 11

We are so grateful to our Veterans. Our goal is to be able to do more and more to honor our Vets and their families, along with our active duty Troops and First Responders. It's such an important part of our mission. We've got great friends who remain committed to serve our Vets and strive to share Jesus as the first part of their mission. I continue to encourage you to check them out at Advancing Warriors.

Also, if you want to know more about Veterans Day - check out this link to the Dept of Veterans Affairs for a fantastic history lesson: History of Veterans Day - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

A tribute to one of my favorite Vets!

Our dear friend Jeff Hildebrandt has been appointed to a new position, a promotion to be sure - he is now a cowboy poet to the King of Kings. Jeff passed from this location to a much finer setting - a campfire at the feet of Jesus. Jeff was a friend to our Christmas show every year, always blessing us with his poetry that always highlighted Jesus. He was a talent beyond any, with a creative wit and an incredible sense of humor. I wanted Jeff in every show for years to come - to be on the big stage with us when we finally 'make it'. But alas... he has 'Made It' before the rest of us, and the stage matters not, for he is at peace and enjoying life abundant and eternal in the presence of God Almighty. Wow! Well done my friend. Well done.

HUGE news to share!

We are so excited to share that Big Stage Christmas has been nominated for Best Music Worship Production! TOP 4 finalist at the 53rd Annual ICVM Crown Award! The winner will be announced at the Gaylord Opryland in February 2026. We were nominated alongside Brandon Lake and Phil Wickham - can you believe it!?! All glory to God, I'm over the moon grateful. We're on the right track, and He is affirming it. Your support is incredible, we are so thankful.


GOLF!! Big Stage Media is hosting our second annual golf tournament at The Ridge at Castle Pines. Jingle Bells In June! June 5, 2026 is locked in, I just signed the contract.

What an opportunity for our sponsors! You can sponsor the tournament now and get those donations counted for end of year still! Registration will be open in the next couple of days, but we are ready to roll for our Headline Sponsorship, and all the Sponsorship levels. This one is a phone call away for you: Ken Whatmore 303-944-1182. I'll give you all the information you need and be happy to meet and go over all the levels with you. We had a wonderful tournament last summer, we learned so much - and we are excited to make this 2026 tournament even better. More Christmas, more fun, more folks and more fantastic prizes!

YouTube Channel Update!

This is one of the most exciting things I have to share today. You areYouTube channel @BigStageImpact here is the link:

Big Stage Media - YouTube

We're expanding our Social Media platforms and it all started with the launch of our new look on YT. We've got to build it now, so we need subscribers! When you visit, please subscribe and hit the button for notifications. And share! We'll be updating and adding more content soon.

 
 

NOW, in closing... How Can YOU Help?

Pray.

That is the best thing you can do. I'm not trying to hide the fact that we're about to ask for your financial support, but we need your prayers for the ministry to stay focused, Christ first, His mission, His purpose. Pray for us to be available and ready to serve others. Pray against egos and pride. It's awesome to receive a nomination, or if we ever win an award - pray that it is for the movement of the mission closer to Gods purpose and effectiveness for it.

Join.

We need many hands on deck for the golf tournament. We need to set up our volunteer crews now so we're well prepared to succeed in June. Sounds crazy, but for the place we're trying to get, we need a lot of volunteers.

Support.

We, like any non-profit out there, need financial support. We have a HUGE budget working in the world of media and entertainment. We have financial needs for facility, for gear, for production costs and for outreach through social media and distribution of programs. We have campaigns in place for reaching people through creative arts and media. We have community outreach programs and leadership training in the works.

Our goal to end 2025 is to fully fund our Golf Tournament before the year closes, fully fund our production budget for 2026 and crack the egg open on our feature film campaign for

A Big Stage Christmas, the movie.

These are big goals, but we are confident that we're on the right track, and we're continuing to receive affirmation of that. Best way to support is the old fashion way - writing a check to Big Stage Media, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. You can also Venmo, which is so common, and so easy!

Can you imagine if all of You shared our Venmo with all of your folks - and everyone just did a little? Venmo is below.

Our website is under construction, but working fine - and we have a donate feature there as well. BUT, frankly, they take a very significant amount out of your donation before we receive what's left. We'd prefer check or venmo.

for Checks:

Big Stage Media

PO Box 631580

Highlands Ranch, CO 80163

(or I can come visit you and tell you more about what we are working on - I love to have a coffee with our friends and share how God is working on, in and through this ministry)

for Venmo:

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Finally - THANK YOU For getting through all of that! I had a lot to say today, I know... very uncommon for me. We are grateful for you. We are grateful for your support and thoughtfulness. Please don't ever take away from your church giving to give to Big Stage Media. There are so many worthy organizations out there, if there's any extra left over, we are thankful to be considered. God bless you! You can always reach out to me directly to meet, to ask questions, to share...

I'm at ken@bigstagemedia.com, and also at 303-944-1182.