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Facing the Giants is a ___MASK78___ American Christian drama film directed by and starring Alex Kendrick . The supporting cast was composed of volunteers from Sherwood Baptist Church , and it is the second film that Sherwood Pictures has done . Shot in Albany , Georgia , the film relates an underdog story about American football from a Christian worldview . Alex Kendrick is an American film writer , producer , director and award winning actor . From ___MASK91___ to 2014 , he was an associate pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church , in Albany , Georgia , where he led the movie outreach of the church , which includes Sherwood Pictures , the movie - creating entity that produced Flywheel ( ___MASK66___ ) , Facing the Giants ( ___MASK78___ ) , Fireproof ( 2008 ) , and Courageous ( 2011 ) . He has co - authored several best - selling books with his brother Stephen , including The Love Dare , which appeared for 131 weeks on The New York Times Paperback Advice & Misc . Best Seller list . His book , The Resolution for Men , again with his brother , also appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list . He now leads Kendrick Brothers Productions with his two brothers , Stephen and Shannon . Kendrick ' s fifth film War Room was a box office number - one in the second weekend of release in the United States . Kendrick is married to Christina Kendrick , and they have six children together . Albany is a city in the U . S . state of Georgia , and is the seat of Dougherty County . Located in southwest Georgia , it is the principal city of the Albany , Georgia metropolitan area . The population was ___MASK59___ , 434 at the 2010 U . S . Census , making it the eighth - largest city in the state . The Love Dare is a non - fiction marriage - related book written by Alex and Stephen Kendrick . It is a ___MASK6___ - day Christian devotional designed to strengthen marriages . Each daily devotion includes scripture , a statement of principle , the day  s " dare ," ( such as " Resolve to say nothing negative to your spouse at all ") and a journaling area and check box to chart progress . It is used in the storyline for the ___MASK11___ film , " Fireproof ", which is directed by author Alex Kendrick . For Valentine ' s Day , Day 1 and Day 2 of " The Love Dare " were published on the Baptist Press ' website , with permission of B & H Publishing Group . Alex Kendrick ( born June ___MASK23___ , ___MASK26___ ) is an American film writer , producer , director and award winning actor . From 1999 to 2014 , he was an associate pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church , in Albany , Georgia , where he led the movie outreach of the church , which includes Sherwood Pictures , the movie - creating entity that produced " Flywheel " ( 2003 ), " Facing the Giants " ( 2006 ), " Fireproof " ( 2008 ), and " Courageous " ( 2011 ). He has co - authored several best - selling books with his brother Stephen , including " The Love Dare ", which appeared for 131 weeks on " The New York Times " Paperback Advice & Misc . Best Seller list . His book , " The Resolution for Men ," again with his brother , also appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list . He now leads Kendrick Brothers Productions with his two brothers , Stephen and Shannon . A megachurch is an American term for a Protestant Christian church having ___MASK86___ , 000 or more people in average weekend attendance . Sherwood Pictures is an American independent Christian film production company in Albany , Georgia , United States . It is unusual among production companies in that it is a ministry of a local church , Sherwood Baptist Church . The company uses mostly volunteers in their productions . It was founded in ___MASK2___ by Alex Kendrick , the associate pastor of media for Sherwood Baptist Church with $ ___MASK9___ , 000 in donations . Valentine ' s Day , also called Saint Valentine ' s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine , is an annual holiday celebrated on February ___MASK30___ . It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day honoring one or more early saints named " Valentinus ", and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world , although it is not a public holiday in any country . Sherwood Baptist Church is a Baptist megachurch on Whispering Pines Road in Albany , Georgia , with over ___MASK86___ , 000 attendants , however this number places it among the smallest of referenced " megachurches ".