Download or read book Readers Theatre Comes to Church written by Gordon C. Bennett and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2002-06-17 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an updated and expanded edition of the first book on how to use Readers Theatre for worship, teaching, and evangelism. A definitive and helpful manual for pastors and Christian Education Directors. Included are five chapters on principles, procedures, and resources, along with 10 sample scripts. Excellent reference for retreat, conference, class, and workshop planning.
Download or read book Readers Theatre Comes to Church written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Readers Theatre Comes to Church written by Gordon C. Bennett and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2002-06-17 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an updated and expanded edition of the first book on how to use Readers Theatre for worship, teaching, and evangelism. A definitive and helpful manual for pastors and Christian Education Directors. Included are five chapters on principles, procedures, and resources, along with 10 sample scripts. Excellent reference for retreat, conference, class, and workshop planning.
Download or read book Spotlight On Jesus written by Robert Lakey and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-15 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for a novel approach to the children's sermon -- something more creative than a simple story or object lesson? This collection of 40 dramatic sketches in readers' theater format will teach your young people about the events of Jesus' life -- while also actively involving your members in the worship service. Each scene vividly relates a story from the gospels in easy-to-read dialogue that can be performed with minimal rehearsal by teenagers or adults -- providing a memorable illustration that's certain to captivate the attention of everyone in your congregation. Discussion questions accompany each skit, so you can maximize the educational value by focusing youngsters' attention on the main themes. Ideal for use during the "children's moment" in Sunday morning worship, these brief pieces are also a perfect resource for children's church, Vacation Bible School, youth meetings, and many other settings. Sketches include: - Jesus And The Shepherds Of Bethlehem - Jesus And The Devil - Jesus Preaches In Nazareth - Jesus' Parable Of The Prodigal Son - Jesus And The Rich Young Man - Jesus Predicts Things To Come - Jesus In The Upper Room - Jesus On The Road To Emmaus ... and many more! Robert E. Lakey is a retired pastor who served Presbyterian congregations in Michigan during more than four decades of active ministry. For more than 25 years, Lakey led drama conferences and traveled throughout the country with groups of high school performers. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Princeton Theological Seminary.
Download or read book Sunday Morning Readers Theater Cycle B written by Pamela Urfer and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh look at scripture, a new presentation of the gospel, a deeper communication for God's truths -- this is what church drama has to offer. Sunday Morning Readers' Theater, B, offers nineteen skits for use during the church year. Each skit's performance falls between five and 10 minutes with the exception of readings for major church days. "What I hope to do is to help people see the gospels, Jesus and the other scripture passages with new vision, unclouded by familiarity," writes Pamela Urfer of these readings. This series provides one more form of worship designed to unfold the meaning of the lectionary readings, either as a replacement or a supplement to the sermon. The style varies from comic to tragic and the skits are set in both biblical and modern times. Readings include the Sundays of Advent and Lent, Christmas Eve/Day, Martin Luther King Sunday, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week selections, Pentecost Sunday, All Saints' Sunday, and Reformation Sunday. This is a three-book series. It closely follows the Revised Common, Lutheran, Episcopal, and Roman Catholic lectionaries. Pamela Urfer, Soquel, California, has written a number of plays for school and church productions. She has taught classes in church drama at Bethany Bible College and Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center. She holds a master of arts degree in literature from the University of California.
Download or read book Readers Theatre for Christian Worship written by Melvin Campbell and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At last, dramatic presentations that are inspiring and even humorous at times that can be performed by anyone who can read, regardless of their age. The scripts are not to be memorized, require no props, and can be performed in any venue. Participants act with the voice to recreate Biblical stories of intrigue, faith and love. The Christmas stories, the stories of Ruth, Prodigal Son, and the Good Samaritan stories are all retold in a unique and compelling manner in these scripts. Casting, voicing, and staging notes are included with each script to enable even the newest of worship leaders to present polished performances. Everyone loves a story well told! Churches have found these readings to be engaging for the young and old alike whether they are listeners or participants. Good words to you!
Download or read book Sunday Morning Readers Theater Cycle A written by Pamela Urfer and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From the Page to the Stage written by Shirlee Sloyer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-04-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers theatre is a powerful tool for building language skills and involving young readers with literature. Educator and seasoned readers-theatre coach Shirlee Sloyer provides teachers and librarians with nuts-and-bolts guidelines for integrating readers theatre into the classroom and library. Detailed instructions for every step guide readers through the process of setting up and conducting a successful program that is based on NCTE and IRA standards. Grades 4-8 Includes: • An Overview of Readers Theatre • Selecting the Literature • Exploring Key Literary Elements • Compiling and Adapting Material • Classroom Procedures • Preparing for Performance • The Performance and Afterward • A Model Program and Script • 11 Classroom-Ready Sample Scripts
Download or read book Easy Reader s Theatre Programs for Church Groups written by Paul Caywood and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gathering at Golgotha written by Katherine Bailey Babb and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathering At Golgotha provides a simple yet dramatic way for a group of readers to present the human drama at the heart of Jesus' arrest, trial, and crucifixion by focusing on the emotions of those with whom Jesus was most intimate. Including an original song, the script gives fresh voice to the feelings of Jesus' close companions on that black night. This easy-to-produce piece uses very few props and needs minimal rehearsal time to create a lasting effect. Katherine Bailey Babb, the wife of a United Methodist minister, has been involved with church work for most of her life. She has directed choirs, played piano and organ, taught many levels of Sunday school and Bible study, and written numerous plays, skits, services, and songs for the schools and congregations she has served. A graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, Kathy currently teaches third grade in Idalia, Colorado, and lives in Burlington, Colorado, where her husband pastors the UMC there. In addition to teaching, Babb is a professional storyteller who has previously published a book on readers' theater and two plays.
Download or read book Speaking of Christmas written by Matthew Powell and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you've just been asked to put together your church's Christmas pageant -- are you feeling overwhelmed yet? Don't worry ... let Doris Wells Miller show you how this ministry can be an enjoyable and fulfilling experience for all concerned. In addition to seven delightful programs designed for children of preschool age through sixth grade, this book provides comprehensive, easy-to-follow guidelines that walk you through the entire process of planning, rehearsing, and presenting your holiday production. There's even a step-by-step worksheet to help you keep organized and stay on top of all the details. Each complete script comes with a synopsis and stage directions, as well as an attractive cover that can be reproduced for your program. You'll find material suitable for congregations of any size; most require no more than a dozen participants. And props, sets, and costumes are kept simple for maximum flexibility. With these practical resources, your children's Christmas program this year is bound to be successful -- Seven Advent Programs For Children has all the help you need in one convenient volume. Copying privileges are included. Doris Wells Miller has been a church secretary, taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School, and served in many leadership roles in her congregation. Now retired, she is an active member of Cambridge Drive Baptist Church in Goleta, California. CSS Pub
Download or read book The Divine Voice written by Stephen H. Webb and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Webb offers a carefully and creatively wrought phenomenology of sound, showing its relation to the proclamation of God's Word. His keen insights on the primordial nature of sound, speech, and hearing will force theologians to examine, once again, what it means to be a 'hearer of the Word.' Webb masterfully displays the intrinsic relationship between dynamic listening and speech--how intent hearing and confident proclamation are intimately conjoined. He has the rare gift of combining acute theological insight with a mellifluous, readable style. The nature of God's own Word here becomes clearer: vibrant and tensile, life-giving in tone and texture. Whether examining Jesus as the voice of the Father, the role of voice in innertrinitarian relations, or the relationship between voice and gender, Webb offers the kind of thought-provoking and highly creative reflections rarely found elsewhere. He has a creative and incisive theological mind." --Thomas Guarino, Seton Hall University "Being appreciative of Webb's earlier work on hyperbolic language in theology and preaching, I welcomed The Divine Voice. How risky to toss a spoken word into a room of silent readers and expect it to be heard! I was reprimanded, instructed, and moved by the sound of this book. Were I still in the seminary classroom, The Divine Voice would be required reading before one word was said about how to preach." --Fred B. Craddock, The Craddock Center "The Divine Voice is a book of academic theology worthy of the Psalmist who sang 'Day after day the word goes forth, night after night the story is told. Soundless the speech, voiceless the talk, yet the story is echoed throughout the world' (Ps 19:2-3). Stephen Webb is an 'acoustemological' theologian, for whom speech can be prayerful as silence, and silence as instructive as proclamation. When the sounds heard by faith reach Webb's ever-insightful and creative mind, only synthesia could result, and the result is a gift for us all." --Peter Ochs, University of Virginia
Download or read book Institute Book of Readers Theatre written by Dr. William Adams and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a compendium of the Institute's basic findings presented in a format intended to be a maximum hands-on use to the wide range of readers who wish to apply presentational theater to their individual needs.
Download or read book Children in the Worshiping Community written by Virginia Thomas and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children in the Worshiping Community is a resourceful book inviting congregations to include children in the total life of the church. It offers a warm and sometimes humorous look at the pitfalls and potentials of children and worship. This valuable resource and teaching tool provides insights on child development theories as well as practical strategies for involving children in worship.
Download or read book Lights Drama Worship written by Karen F. Williams and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for multi-cultural settings.Add meaning and muscle to your worship services with high-impact dramaPresenting Lights, Drama, Worship!Diverse!-sweeping in different cultures and speaking to a broad array of issuesExciting!-packing a relevance and creative spark that will captivate your congregationPowerful!-brimming with dramas, sketches, and recitations that will touch hearts, break down barriers, and help people connect with GodEach book in this four-volume series offers a variety of performance materials, from short, easy-to-perform sketches and readings to longer, more structured plays. Whether your church drama ministry is brand new or has been established for years, there's something for everyone, from beginners with little or no experience to seasoned players who want a challenge.Your one-stop drama resource covering . . .- Key aspects of Christian living-such as salvation, forgiveness, God's provision, love, persistence, and faith- Special occasions-Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, Black History Month, and more- Each play includes-production tips for costuming - set design, props, and rehearsal notes - Scripture references - themes, summaries, and character lists- The volume also includes blocking tips - helpful tips from other dramatists - topical indexVolume 2Reader's theater: Is It Love or Noise?Sketches: Easter Play; Watch What You Hold On ToFeature Play: Tongue Twisters; Spiritual Bank
Download or read book Children s Literature for All God s Children written by Virginia Thomas and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The themes, words, and concepts in children's literature speak to the whole Christian community. Virginia Thomas and Betty Miller have examined children's literature and designed an extensive annotated list of children's stories, poems, folk tales, and fiction that express faith, belief, theology, and Christian principles. This unique resource/reference handbook gives the church the opportunity to function as a united community of believers. Children and adults have the chance to study and learn together -- grow as a whole community.Thomas and Miller offer a practical approach to children's literature that gives background and theory, an evaluation of techniques, "how-to" guidelines, suggestions for use, lists of books, two annotated bibliographies, and indices: subject and themes, genre, and book awards. Explains: why children's literature is a good resource for Christians where to find good stories how significant themes are adapted for different age levels how to evaluate stories how to use them Parents, teachers, and ministers will delight with children in this new approach to sharing, learning, teaching, and worship. The bibliography of books for all ages is a treasure-house of information. Features basic book information, summary, and themes values. This is an educational tool that provides a new avenue to understanding our faith.
Download or read book The Developmend and Production of a Readers Theatre at Arcade Baptist Church Sacramento California written by Rosemary Selland and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
