Would you like your church or organization to learn about Martin Luther through an entertaining, informative, humorous, and sometimes poignant presentation? Over the past 30 years, I have written and presented a number of dramatic, first-person monologues in which I become Martin Luther for various audiences. I have presented the great Reformer of the Church in church services, to women’s and men’s groups, to youth groups and high school assemblies, to elementary and grade school chapels, to two national church gatherings, and once even for a couple renewing their wedding vows. The presentations obviously present the high points of Luther’s life and the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th Century, but more importantly, they focus on what Luther himself was all about: the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the salvation we have from Christ by his grace alone through faith alone. You can read about how I began this special ministry by reading one of my blog articles, “Catchy Tune, Ja?”
500th Anniversary of the Reformation Celebration
On October 31 and November 1, 2017, I presented Martin Luther Live to the national gathering of the American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC), recounting the life of the Reformer and the Gospel message of grace for which he contended. The following picture was drawn by one of the attendees, Joan Bengtson, and the description of the event appeared in The Evangel, our national magazine, written by the editor, Lisa Cooper.
“During our meal times at the Reformation Celebration, The Rev. Rich Eddy became Martin Luther. Even more than just donning a costume, he gave a passionate, personal history of Martin Luther from Luther’s perspective. It felt as if we were meeting the real Luther. Over the course of the two days, we heard about the events leading up to his writing of the 95 Theses, and how the Reformation subsequently spread. As you might know, Martin Luther’s students often drew pictures of him giving lectures, so when Joan Bengtston submitted this drawing of Pastor Eddy as Luther, it was a perfect fit.” Lisa Cooper, The Evangel, January/February, 2018, p. 10. Used with permission.