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Thanks Dallas. 
We loved having you, and you are a true soldier for The Lord as well as being a very funny man. 
Appreciate your integrity of heart and generous spirit. Til next time 

from Ps Richard and Pauline. 
Lightouse AOG 
Keysborough Victoria 
Australia

Greetings 
We had the privilege of having Dallas Atkins come to our church for our special outreach program and for Christmas dinner. Dallas and his Comedy for the Soul was a blast. His show relates to all age groups. His music filled with fun and laughter and yet conveys a message. 
Dallas has the ability to bring the message of the Gospel to people in a non threatening way. 
I highly recmmend Dallas to any church, School, College or Youth group that might need his ministry 
Tony Ojamiren Senior Pastor
Essendon Christian Chirch Victoria, 03 93377755

I had the opportunity to hear Dallas a couple of times and have had him visit our church. 
I have so enjoyed his presentation and sense of humor. He is funny, friendly and his show accommodates all ages. 
His show is definitely different, refreshing and carries with it a great message. I will have no hesitation in recommending him for any occasion at your church. 
David Nair Senior Pastor Hope Centre Glenroy Vic 03 93042292

Greetings all
We have had the privilege of ministering with Dallas and Bonnie on and off over the past nine years. They are people who have a genuine love for God and trust him entirely for all their needs. We have witnessed this first hand. We first met Dallas, Bonnie and the boys when we were ministering in Sydney. The description that I read of Dallas at that time was that he is the Aussie Robyn Williams. I would have to agree. 
Dallas came to our church to minister to us through The Messups puppet show. So much fun and laughter was brought to the church that day. There were a number of souls saved in the meeting for which we give praise to Jesus for. Dallas visited our church in Sydney on a number occasions bringing lots of fun and plenty of laughter. Not just any laughter though, the laughter comes from the pit of your belly and makes your muscles hurt. 
His messages are straight forward but powerful. It is obvious that he and his family are driven by the power of the Spirit. There might be lots of laughter and fun but Dallas takes his relationship with Christ very seriously. It is this relationship with Christ that is his motivation. 
When we moved to Toowoomba, Dallas and his family came and helped us run a children’s holiday program. They then ministered to us on the Sunday to finish an exciting week. This was a successful time of seeing children come to the Lord and then making our church their home. Again, everyone had a lot of fun and there was lots of laughter. Our teachers were refreshed by their energy and inspired by their messages. 
We thank Dallas and Bonnie and the boys for their ministry to us. They have been an inspiration. We would recommend their ministry to any church whether it be in a Sunday service/meeting or through a children school holiday program, weekend programs,etc. Dallas and Bonnie are very flexible and are easy to work with and communicate with. We look forward to ministering with Dallas and Bonnie in the future and seeing more souls saved for the kingdom. 

A fellow worker for the Kingdom, 
Captain Jo Bulow Salvation Army Toowoomba

 

Hi Guys, 
I just wanted to pass on details of a speaker who shared his testimony for our chapter a few weeks ago. 
Dallas shared his humorous and challenging testimony recently at our June outreach dinner. 
I can recommend inviting Dallas to share at an outreach function. 
Dallas and his wife Bonnie reside in Canberra and regularly travel around Australia with their ministry so you may be able to hook up in some way. 
Mark Bennell
Waverley Chapter President / Victorian State Director 
Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International 
Ph: 9574 7778 | Fax: 9574 7779 | M: 0401 400 302 
Web: www.fgbmfi.org.au email: FGBMFI.Waverley@bigpond.com

 

To whom it may concern RE Dallas Atkins 
I am delighted to provide this reference for Dallas, whom our school (Harvest Christian School South Australia) had the pleasure of seeing perform. 
Dallas came to us recommended from a Pastor at the "Edge" conference in Adelaide and we were pleased to fit him in, as our students miss lots of performers that city students see. 
We were pehaps not expecting such a great show! The students were absolutly riveted to his characters and items. The music was very professional, the clips entertaining and the subtle message about Christ fitted the target audiences very well. Our teachers who supervised the students, laughed until cheeks were sore and the students and staff who were invited into the acts had a great time. 
I highly recommend Dallas to you and know that you will be entertained and blessed by him. 
We wish him all the best as he ministers for the Lord in schools and churches. Yours faithfully 
Principal Paquita Ruch 
Harvest Christian School 
Kadina 08 8821 4945

 

Dear Dallas and Bonnie Atkins 
On behalf of Numurkah Christian Church, I would like to express our appreciation and thanks for your ministry! You have blessed us abundantly and your ministry, im sure it will continue to bear fruit for many years to come. 
You are an inspiration to many and we have been super-blessed to have you!! Jo and I have particularly enjoyed your miniistry and it has been refreshing and encouraging. Great song-writing, paridy and comedy. 
Excellent voice and very entertaining. May God continue to bless you and your wonderful family richly.
5th July 2009 
PS Terry Fallowfield 
AOG 
Numurkah Christian Church Vic
03 58623660

 

To Whom it May Concern 
Dallas Atkins had been the Children's Pastor at capital Edge Community Church for the last seven years and has served faithfully with his wife Bonnie. In that time, they have also toured many city and country regional areas in Australia with Dallas' shows. 
I have seen Dallas perform and his material is of an excellent standard. Having been both a Christian recording artist and in charge of one of Australia's largest Childrens ministries myself, I can identify the quality of his ministry. Dallas is a faithful committed church member and loves to share a 'real', listener friendly gospel. He is easy to gert along with, has a servants heart and is very personable. 

I can highly recommend his chatacter and ministry to you., Please don't hesitate to call me if you should need further information. yours sincerely. 
PS Jon Cathie 
Senior Pastor 
Capital Edge community Church Canberra
02 62314447

 

G'Day Dallas I hope that you and Bronwyn and the boys had a great tour and that God blessed your time away. It was good to meet you, and I wanted to write to say thank you again for coming. The feedback I got was very positivee and people of all ages enjoyed the night and the fun and creative way that Jesus can be shared with others. 
We would love you to come again next year and we hope that we'd be able to get many more people along next time Keep in touch Thanks again and God bless. 
In Christ 
Mike and Chantalle Keith 
Lightning Ridge Community Church 
Anglican Diocese of Armidale

 

Dear Dallas 
Hi remember me? I was at the Tinana Christian Fellowship Queensland, my name is Curtis. Your preaching on Friday night was totally wicked!! It really touched me, your a great preacher in bringing the Bible alive. I wish you could come again. Thank you for praying for my eyes, I felt a burning fire in my gut. I looked on your site, It was very interesting and colorful. The videos were funny. Better go, take care and nice to have met you 
God bless Curtis

 

Dear Dallas 
Thank you so much for your ministry to us on Sunday evening. It was a great oppotunity to laugh, laugh at ourselves, but also to hear Gods message through you. Our Cafe church seems to have that uniqueness about it of bringing the generations together, and since your material appeals across the generations, we all had a lot of fun that i'm sure will also help to grow us together. 
God bless Rev Graham Slaughter 
Uniting church Maryborough NSW

 

Dear Dallas 
We would like to thank you very much for being part of our Parish Fun and Food Festival on Saturday, 16 september. The day was a great success and your participation was very much appreciated. 
Everyone enjoyed your concert and it was indeed a highlight of the day. 
Thankyou for being willing to help us reach out into our local community. 
Yours sincerly 
Janice Latimore 
ST Pauls Anglican Parish Ginninderra

 

This is a letter of thanks to Bronwyn Dallas' wife 
It was a pleasure to have Dallas come and present the Gospel with such a fresh approach! 
What is appreciated is the fact you released him to come to us.
To you I commend you and send blessing to you, although you were not here physically. 
I must say that you sent a gift to us and that was your husband Dallas, so thank you it was the nicest gift! 
May the Lord surprise you with the unusual blessing of joy! 
Patricia Hart The Word Christian Fellowship 02 98291340 

SALVATION ARMY 
Dallas, Thank you for your ministry to the Menai Corps last Sunday. We have received lots of positive feedback regarding your prepared performance which was attended by many new folk from our local community. God bless you as you continue in your ministry. David 
Captain David Godkin Menai.Corps Salvation Army NSW

The show was received exceptionally well in our congregation. Many people in our church found themselves challenged to re-examine their lives to become more of a light to our community instead of being a “walking blackout.” As Officers of The Hawkesbury City Salvation Army, we would recommend this show for any church or organisation that has a desire to have the Gospel presented in a contemporary, lively and inspirational manner. May God continue to be glorified through this new and exciting endeavour. 

Captains Mark and Jo Bulow Salvation Army Windsor corp 02 45773889

Whenever there is a fifth Sunday in the month, It's time for the Berkeley Corps family to come together and spend"Sunday at Berkeley" So on Sunday 31 October, Berkeley Corps invited Christian comedian Dallas Atkins to join in the afternoon fun. 
Dallas entertained a crowd of about 90 with his comedy production called "Gospelomedy" a family comedy show with a Christian message.....At the end of the two hour show, Dallas brought a timely message of hope. Everyone left with the knowledge that it's ok to have fun in church. Salvation Army Berkeley Corps, Captains Mark & Jennifer Wheatley (02) 4272 1034

Other Salvation Army references at 
Berkeley Salvation Army NSW 
Tarrawanna Salvation Army NSW 
Gungahlin Salvation Army Canberra 
Hamilton Salvation Army Newcastle NSW 
Bundamba Salvation Army 
Inala Salvation Army 
Mount Gravatt Salvation Army 
Mooreland Salvation Army Vic 
Albany Salvation Army 
Ellenbrook Salvation Army 
Floreat Salvation Army 
Rivervale Salvation Army 
Perth Fortress Salvation Army 
Salvation Army Gold coast 
Salvation Army Tuggeranong ACT 

BAPTISTS CHURCHES

I travelled with Dallas for a week as he did gospelomedy at churches and beach missions around the top of New Zealand's South Island. Dallas handled challenging venues, weather and crowds with maturity, skill and success. He has both experience and talent in this field as well as a balanced and annointed evangelistic gift. 
We saw 20 + non christians respond to the salvation call, including 12 young people at the most difficult show of all. Held in a tent in pouring rain with interruptions from the crowd Dallas pushed through and I watched as during the last song, Slipping Away, the seekers pressed forward, drawn by the Holy Spirit while the disinterested slipped out into the night. The same pattern occurred at each of the venues. 
Dallas is valuable for his experience, uniqueness, talent, maturity and incredible sense of humour (if those 2 qualities can co-exist!) 

Aorere Valley Church of Christ New Zealand Pastor David Thorpe

Dallas Atkins from Australia, does a seriously funny show called Gospelomedy. www.messups.com He’s a talented guy with a great ministry. For a Church that wants a humorous outreach show, this is the one to get. Grant is happy to provide a recommendation about him. 

Northpoint Baptist New Zealand, Pastor Grant Harris (Ph. (06) 755-2374

We want you to come again. Thankyou so much for your ministry to us over the weekend. Your innovative and unique approach, rather than manipuulating the puppets, by actually playing the characters your self, was very engaging. To have presentaion on screen also engaging people well kept the story flowing. The feedback was great. 
You were spiritually sensitve to the audience which may have been difficult considering the cafe atmosphere. I appreciate your personal passion to serve the Lord and your creative passion. 
Blessings to you and the minstry. 
 

• Assisstant Pastor Eddie Zodins Oyster Bay Christian Church NSW 02 5289357

  Other Baptists references at 
  Baptists Tuggeranong ACT 
  Canberra Baptists Manika 

  Other Churches and references.

  Tonight I went to church at New Plymouth AOG, who hosted a combined service with an extremely anointed combined music team, and visiting Christian comedian - yes there is such a thing! Dallas Atkins is doing his "Gospelomedy" show across New Zealand at the moment, and if you're thinking of getting creative with an evangelistic outreach, or if you just want a good laugh, I thoroughly recommend him. The more twisted your brain is (in a good way) the more you'll enjoy him. Click on the image for his website. His muppets are the funniest. 
  
  New Plymoth New Zealandby A. J. Chesswas http://agrichristian.blogspot.com/

  Dallas has put together a new concept called the “Gospelomedy” in which he creatively and cleverly brings to life some of the great Biblical characters of centuries past, using well known characters from Bands, Movies and TV that audiences relate to, portraying the great message of Jesus Christ. Dallas has recently ministered in our church with his “Gospelomedy” and was greatly received and enjoyed by all. Dallas is enthusiastic, energetic and creative and has a burning passion to see people’s lives changed and challenged. Without hesitation we highly recommend his ministry and his character to you and we look forward to seeing the hand of God move in each place Dallas ministers at. 
  
  Turn Around Music Peter and Sharen Stevenson 02 65512199

  Dallas has a gift in communicating the Christian Gospel through words and a range of art forms such as music, drama, comedy, puppets and multi-media. His humour will relate particularly well to the Aussie culture and to both Christians and non-Christians alike.

  In his new presentation "Gospelomedy", Dallas introduces a range of Biblical characters in an entertaining and humorous way. We encourage you to take advantage of his ministry -we are sure you will be blessed'out of your socks'. 
  Pastor Jamie and Jillian Pryor, Director/Principal Unity College Australia

  We had Dallas come and do his great new show 'Gospelomedy' and were blessed with a great message and lots of laughter. Dallas has so much energy and love for the LORD and this oozes in his show. God gives us gifts and Dallas has a real gift in sharing the gospel in a fun way with a serious message. All of Dallas work is orginal and he has a real talent in getting the audience involved and having a bit of fun with people. His own songs are truly inspirational.. 
  http://www.cornerstonecc.com.au/ from Gungahlin Trish Shuller

  Dallas is an Evangelist at heart-he has a God given love for the lost. He has the unique ability of entertaining and ministering at the same time. He does this proffessionally and with the creativity God has gifted him with (through music, drama, comedy, puppetry and data projection) He is able to competently connect with people of all ages 
  Crows Nest Lutheran Parish Rev Frank A Rasenberger 07 46981309

  It was a real pleasure for us to host Dallas and his ministry ‘Gospelomedy’ recently at Eastgate Christian Community (AOG) in Byron Bay. Dallas came to us recommended by friends and he surely lived up to their recommendations. His ministry is what I call left field evangelism, being both entertaining and spiritual and for this reason ideally positioned to connect with the unchurched. 
  As the people are being entertained and laughing Dallas somehow slips a poignant challenge to the reality of Jesus and the Gospel and they are in a position to readily receive it. I really enjoyed the presentation and recommend him and ‘Gospelomedy’ to you. 
  Pastor Neville Strachan AOG Eastgate Christian Community Byron Bay NSW

  
  Dear Dallas Thanks so much for your ministry to our fellowship today. 
  We pray God's blessing on you and your ministry for His Glory. God Bless You 
  
  Lilydale AOG, Grace Community Church Ps Ray and Belinda Morel 03 97394524 http://www.graceaog.org.au

  We had a great night. Looking forward to having him back. Highly recommend Dallas for a good event. The laughter opens the soul and then the Gospel gets in. Blessings Geoff 
  Eden Assembly of God New Zealand Pastor Geoff Wiklund

  Dear Dallas with much love and appreciation from living word CC Romsey and Woodend for your "different approach" to Eangelism and preaching God's Word. 
  We truly have been blessed and pray that God will continue to use you see His Kingdom on earth expanded. May you be blessed in every area of your life. 
  
  Pastor Marilyn Hinter AOG Living Word CC Victoria

  Thanks Dallas for coming to NationLight Church- Chisholm in Canberra. The show kept the Adults laughing as much as the kids. I was inspired by the way you ministered relevantly with anointing and were able to get the people there to a point of decision. We have tried many different outreaches and yours is one of the best for the whole family. Any AOG pastors- Get this Guy - He is good! I'm trying to tell all my friends about your ministry. 
  
  Dave Armstrong Pastor - NationLight Church - Canberra AOG admin@nationlight.org

  I believe that Dallas new material will have the greatest impact on church people, encouraging them to live out their faith. If you want to have a light hearted service with a powerful message I recommend Dallas to you. 
  Pastor Peter Dawson taree AOG 02 65512441

  Dallas is also an exceptionally versatile and gifted performer - puppeteer, musician, singer and comedian. I would highly recommend his latest one man show to anyone seeking a fast paced variety show with an underlying gospel message. Gospelomedy will be thoroughly enjoyed by your congregation, but it's primary value is as an outreach to the unsaved. 
  
  Peter Ellis (Elder Erindale Christian Centre) 02 62314447

  There were lots of laughs and surprises through the entire show. I was delighted to see how much the congregation enjoyed it, especially the children and the older adults. I laughed through the nostalgic songs of my youth as did the others 40 and above, but even some of the children knew the words too. ......
  .I appreciated the gospel message appropriately incorporated into the prgram and a sensitive call for salvation at the end. This is the type of show that would make a good bridge for those a bit skeptical of churches or afraid to enter a church. I was pleased with the performance and also with the response of our church. 
  Nambucca Valley Christian Life Centre AOG Pastor Nigel Bell 02 65688227

   

   

• Other AOG references at 
  AOG Kings Christian College Queensland 
  AOG Gateway Caringdale Queensland 
  AOG Wynham Queensland

   

  C.R.C Churches Dallas Atkins, presented a Gospelomody Show on a Saturday night, followed with one hour on the Sunday morning. Both presentations were of a professional nature, were very humorous and creatively conveyed the gospel message.
  It was great to see the children laughing and participating, teenagers giving it a hearty o.k. and everyone else laughing and thoroughly enjoying the show. 
  Dallas displayed a genuine desire in wanting to reach out to people with the Gospel Message. He was easy to work with and was highly organised in setting up and presenting the show. 
  
  Kim Jaeger Cityview Christian Church Launceston, Tasmania Dallas ministered at our church in Bannockburn Vic in a show called Gospelomedy. Dallas worked tirelessly doing a saturday night show for 2 hours. He held the audience for every second with Biblical characters and multi media presentations with The Messup puppets and other items as he changed costumes. Dallas finished with a song and video presentation of Jesus on the cross, while he sang 'Slipping away from me; a very challenging presentation. Dallas has not lost his passion for souls which I admire in him, his proffessionalism and expertise working with the audience is a must to see.

  Gospelomedy comes highly recommended by me 
   

• Pastor John Segond eagle ministries 0425753155 Other CRC references are 
  Tyabb CRC VIC 
  Lara CRC VIC 
  St Agnus CRC Adelaide PLACES GOSPELOMEDY HAS BEEN (call them for a reference) 
  
  Windsor Salvation Army NSW 
  Grace christian fellowship ACT 
  Erindale Christian Center ACT 
  Tyabb CRC VIC 
  Lara CRC VIC 
  St Agnus CRC Adelaide 
  Canberra Baptist ACT 
  Cornerstone fellowship Palmerston ACT 
  Church of Christ Queanbeyan 
  Meenyan Fellowship Vic 
  Berkeley Salvation Army NSW 
  Tarrawanna Salvation Army NSW 
  Gungahlin Salvation Army Canberra 
  Word Christian Fellowship Sydney 
  Hamilton Salvation Army Newcastle NSW 
  Bundamba Salvation Army 
  Inala Salvation Army 
  Mount Gravatt Salvation Army 
  New Zealand Christian camps 
  New Plymouth Baptist NZ 
  Mooreland Salvation Army Vic 
  Albany Salvation Army 
  Ellenbrook Salvation Army 
  Floreat Salvation Army 
  Rivervale Salvation Army 
  Perth Fortress Salvation Army 
  Oyster Bay Christian Church 
  NationLight Church - Canberra AOG 
  Unity College Canberra 
  Nambucca Valley Christian Life Centre AOG 
  Cornerstone Gungahlin 
  Crows Nest Lutheran Parish 
  Melbourne West Christian Outreach Centre 
  COC Bundoora. Vic 
  COC 684 Canterbury Rd. Vermont 
  CRC Launceston Tasmania 
  AOG Kings Christian College Queensland 
  Salvation Army Gold coast 
  AOG Gateway Caringdale Queensland 
  Salvation Army Tuggeranong ACT 
  Great Missenden Outreach England 
  AOG Lighthouse club Erindale ACT 
  Baptists Tuggeranong ACT 
  Anglican Yass Parish NSW 
  AOG Wynham Queensland