Context

This script was developed for Sentlife Church’s 5th anniversary celebration. The goal was to document the church’s journey from inception to growth, while preserving its spiritual identity, internal culture, and shared language. The script needed to balance reverence, warmth, and celebration without losing narrative clarity.

Task & Challenge

Task:

• Write a documentary script that chronicles five years of Sentlife Church through interviews, visuals, and narration.

• Ensure the story feels personal, communal, and spiritually grounded.

• Structure the script to guide editors, interviewees, and voiceover talent clearly.

Challenge:

• Translating spiritual experiences into a visual and narrative form without abstraction.

• Maintaining emotional pacing across multiple sections (origin, growth, culture, reflection).

• Creating unity between interviews, scripture, and voiceover without redundancy.

Article Excerpt

SENTLIFE CHURCH AT 5 DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT

[INTRO SEQUENCE]

[Visuals]

● Old photos, throwback videos, logos

● Upbeat yet emotional music builds

● Glimpses of people arriving, hugging, worshipping

[Voiceover calm, reflective tone]

ORIGIN STORY: THE BEGINNING

[Visuals]

● A map zoom or animation (if the start was in a different city or room)

● Photos of the very first services

● Cut between Person 1, 2, 3, 4 answering:

Q: What year did Sentlife begin? What’s the backstory?

● Clip 1: “Sentlife began in 2020...”

● Clip 2: “I remember we were just a handful of people.......”

● Clip 3: “We ........

Q: What was the first service like? (Person 1)

● “We had ...........”

● [Cut to image or clip from that day, if available]

[Voiceover – quick interlude, tone of awe]

You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit

that will last...”

John 15:16 (NIV)

From the start, God was already writing something big.

We were not just gathered... we were sent.

Sent to give lives meaning.

To shine light in dark places.

And we’re driven by a vision...

To build a generation, bold and burning,

Carriers of extraordinary Kingdom influence.

This is not just a church... it’s a move of God.

This is Sentlife.

And this is our story... five years in the making.

GROWTH + TRANSFORMATION

[Visuals]

● Time-lapse or B-roll of crowd growing, worship moments, different seasons

● Photos of old flyers, branding, or early teams

Q: What’s something you’ve seen change significantly? (Person 2)

● “We’ve grown not just in size, but in..........”

Q: How has Sentlife changed you personally? (Person 3)

● “I’ve become more ..........”

● [B-roll of Person 3 serving, worshipping, or laughing]

CULTURE + SPIRIT

[Visuals]

● Fast-cut edit of faces smiling, hugging

● Light, warm background music

Q: What’s one word that captures the spirit of Sentlife? (1,2,3 – quick cuts)

● Person 1: “their word.”

● Person 2: “their word .”

● Person 3: “Home.”

Q: What’s a phrase only Sentlife people understand? (group fun moment)

● “Phrases Dad or mum says”

● “Phrases we say in church generally”

● “Jokes Daddy tells ”

Q: What does it feel like walking into Sentlife for the first time? (Person 3, 4)

● “Like stepping into a hug.”

● “There’s just this unexplainable joy...”

● [Slow-motion clips of people walking in, handshakes , hugs, smiles]

CLOSURE: GOD’S FAITHFULNESS + LOOKING AHEAD

[Visuals]

● Close-ups of deep worship moments

● Praise/celebratory sessions, group prayers

Q: What has God taught you through Sentlife’s story? (Person 1, 2)

● “That He’s the builder of ........

● “That .......

Q: What would you say to Sentlife as a person, on its 5th birthday? (All 4)

● Person 1: “You’ve ......

● Person 2: “Thank you for ......

● Person 3: “You’re.....

● Person 4: “Happy birthday, Sentlife. Here’s to.......”

Then cuts ti all the interviwees saying , happy 5th anniversary, happy 5th anniversary, happy 5th

anniversary, then cut the last person who only says SENTLIFE church.

END

[OUTRO: DECLARATIVE FINISH]

[Voiceover ]

Five Years of God's Faithfulness and unwavering Grace.

Five years of relentlessly being a people of LOVE, GRACE & JOY

Five Years of living out our Vision, and fulfilling our Mission.

We are so grateful to God!

Here's to many many more years of our roots sinking deeper and our branches spreading capaciously

giving shelter to many!!!

HAPPY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY TO US.

● Fade to logo

▶ Watch the documentary here

Core Skills Demonstrated

Documentary scriptwriting

• Interview-based storytelling

• Faith-centered narrative structure

• Emotional pacing and sequencing

• Voiceover writing

• Visual-to-script alignment

• Community and culture translation