Download or read book The Official Puppet Ministry Survival Guide written by Susan Parsons and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 2002 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I can do everything through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:13) Think it takes a professional actor to have a puppet ministry? Think again. This book gives you a step-by-step plan and tons of tips on using puppets to tell children all about Jesus while entertaining them at the same time! Puppets are a wonderful teaching tool. They can be whatever you want them to be. Puppets can take on different personalities, exhibit various character traits, teach different lessons. Kids are drawn to puppets, opening doors and establishing instant trust. Tell a conventional story to kids and watch as their eyes glaze over. Their short attention spans cause them to squirm and by the end they've missed out on the whole point of the story. Use puppets to tell the story and suddenly every eye is on the stage. Your audience stays with you all the way through and weeks later you're still be hearing about the memorable things the puppets said and did--just like kids act when they're talking about their favorite videos or TV shows. Everything you need to start a new puppet ministry or breath new life into an existing one is in this book. The author, Susan Parsons, relates many firsthand experiences she has had during her substantial career as a playwright and puppeteer. Learn about creative ways of making puppets from all sorts of unconventional things. Find out how to build a nifty, professional-looking stage out of PVC pipe--lightweight, easy to work with and affordable. Get pointers on writing and presenting skits, on staging and lighting them, on recruiting people to help you! Also, the book contains puppet patterns and ready-to-present skits which you can use for practice or incorporate right into your ministry! After reading this book you won't just surviveas a puppeteer--you'll thrive! Product Update It has come to our attention that page 59 of The Official Puppet Ministry Survival Guide contains an error in the instructions for constructing the PVC stage. This error will be corrected when the book is next reprinted. Our apologies for the mistake. The correct numbers and dimensions of pieces appear below. 2.5 ft (8 pieces) 2 ft. 9 in. (8 pieces) 3.5 ft. (2 pieces) 4.5 ft. (6 pieces) 6 ft. (2 pieces) Also, page 60 incorrectly lists a 7 ft., 3 in. piece of pipe.

Download or read book Puppetry Handbook for Christian Leaders written by TERRY PRICE and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-07-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated 48 page book is designed for those who want to start a puppet ministry or for those who want to enhance their existing ministry. It is full of ideas that have been tested for many years and is designed for the trainer or puppeteer to use. It contains ideas on how to build your own puppet stage, how to start a ministry, history of puppetry, how to train and evaluate potential puppeteers, how to brush up on their skills. Included are three professionally written skits about repentance and two different song sheets that compliment perfectly with the plays. One song sheet is from the popular hymnal song "Leave It There" and the other song is written by the author titled "Backslider Blues."

Download or read book The Puppet Ministry written by James Christy and published by Beacon Hill Press. This book was released on 1978-02 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all the details of starting and running a puppet ministry. Including purpose, principles, methods, and performances. Paper.

Download or read book Hand to God written by Robert Askins and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the rec room in at a church in Cypress, Texas, Margery leads her students in a puppet pageant to strengthen their faith in the Bible and evade Satan's hand. But when the young members of the Christian Puppet Ministry put those teachings into practice, one devout young man's puppet takes on a shocking personality that no one could have expected. In this hilarious black comedy, a foul-mouthed sock puppet named Tyrone soon teaches those around him that the urges that can drive a person to give in to their darkest desires fit like a glove. In Hand to God, a "true tour de force" (New York Times), Robert Askins has written a play of "unerring perfection" (Huffington Post). The must-see hit of the 2015 Broadway season, starring Steven Boyer and Geneva Carr, garnered an Obie Award and five Tony Award nominations, including Best Play, following its sold out, critically acclaimed off-Broadway runs at MCC Theater and Ensemble Studio Theatre.

Download or read book Puppet Ministry Made Easy written by Dale VonSeggen and published by Group Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 10 years, the VonSeggens' book Puppets: Ministry Magic has been a bestseller in the field of puppet ministry. Puppet Ministry Made Easy is the revised and updated version, and is guaranteed to be a bestseller for years to come! Whether you're seeking to start a puppet ministry or just to improve your existing one, this book's for you! Full of practical help and priceless insights to help you navigate the details necessary for an exciting, faith-building, life-impacting puppet ministry. Book jacket.

Download or read book Puppet Ministry Pizzazz written by Linda Bonney Olin and published by Aria Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want a puppet ministry with pizzazz? Take your puppet pal up close and personal - touch audiences with your heart and humor - and make your message pop! PUPPET MINISTRY PIZZAZZ is a must-have intergenerational resource for churches, families, and individual puppeteers of all ages. Although geared to readers interested in puppetry for faith-sharing, most of the content is equally valuable for anyone using a buddy puppet for general education, entertainment, or just plain family fun.This conversational, nonsectarian guide is jam-packed with information and advice to help you develop a personalized solo puppet ministry-one that perfectly suits your style, your circumstances, your message, and your audience. How-to topics include: ? Plan your ministry/teaching goals ? Pick and personalize your puppet pal ? Use vocals and body language to animate conversations with your pal ? Find performance opportunities ? Select, prepare, and perform scripts ? Write your own scripts ? Interact with your pal and your audience ? Handle humor, and cope with catastrophe ? Manage business matters ? (Does NOT provide detailed instructions for ventriloquism or puppet fabrication)Features:? Dozens of cartoon illustrations? Fourteen sample scripts? Eighteen skill-building activities? Glossary of special terms

Download or read book Puppet Scripts for Sunday Mornings written by Joan M. Sercl and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 52 seasonally-based scripts, plus hints on developing the puppet's character, using your voice, creating stages, memorization, and more. Scripts include Bible and modern-day stories.

Download or read book Angels in Disguise written by Ed Swanson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book No Roundheads written by Rob Byers and published by Winepress Pub. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Roundheads is an excellent resource for churches or ministries that are trying to break away from the traditional styles of puppetry. This book contains teaching suggestions along with thirty-three imaginative skits using only animal puppets. By using these skits and puppetry ideas, your ministry is sure to capture and spiritually nurture the imagination of children and adults alike.

Download or read book Peter and the Children written by H. Burnham Kirkland and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effectively communicating with young people is vitally important -- we are constantly challenged to share the story of God's love in a way that really connects with them. Using puppets is an increasingly popular method for establishing a rapport with children and capturing their attention. Puppets are much more than just another gimmick -- because children (and adults, too ) carefully listen to and absorb the messages presented, they can be a very useful teaching tool. If you are interested in trying this captivating approach in your congregation, then Peter And The Children is just the resource for you. H. Burnham Kirkland has created 66 short pieces perfect for "children's time" in worship services or Sunday school classrooms. Employing witty dialogue between a presenter and a hand-held puppet named Peter, the frequently humorous and always instructive scenes can be used as written or to help generate ideas for your own presentations. Kirkland writes in a direct style that's easy for young people to understand, and makes the Christian faith relevant to their lives. Some of the presentations include: - Will Roast Pig Bring Us Luck? - A Direct Line To Jesus - I'm Allergic To That Word "School" - Weather Or Not - How Do You Catch The Christmas Spirit? H. Burnham Kirkland, during more than fifty years in the ministry, served as the pastor of eight local congregations and as a missionary in the Philippines, as well as district superintendent, conference program director, and treasurer of World Missions of the United Methodist Church. A graduate of the College of the City of New York and Union Theological Seminary in New York City, Dr. Kirkland also holds honorary doctorates from Philippine Wesleyan University and DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana). This is his fifth CSS book. Now retired, Kirkland lives in Lakeland, Florida.

Download or read book Not for Kids Only written by Ellen McCarty Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puppet plays with a Christian message, adaptable to the individual group.

Download or read book Instant Puppet Skits written by Mikal Keefer and published by Group Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use 20 Stories From People Who Met Jesus to enliven favorite Bible stories and to introduce children to puppeteering! Lead kids to discover more about Jesus from the people who knew him best--those he met...like one of the shepherds, Zacchaeus, a Roman soldier, and more! You will get: 2 compact discs with audio for each script. You and your puppeteer friends don't have to worry about digging up sound effects or reading the lines as you perform. It's already done for you! Scripture reference in Table of Contents, Directions for creating a stage, Simple Bible costumes for puppets, Reproducible patterns for props, Reproducible scripts with staging instructions, And a Puppet Primer with tips for powerful and imaginative productions. The twenty scripts you'll find in Instant Puppet Skits have something in common: each features a Bible character who met Jesus and shares a personal insight. John the Baptist tells his would-be, disgusted director that he is not the star attraction, that his purpose was to prepare people to follow Jesus, and while Lazarus tries to collect a refund on his burial, he explains eternal life for those who believe. And you'll find that the scripts have other things in common too: Scripts have no more than four puppets on stage at any one time, and you can re-use the same four "actors" with different costumes to limit the costs of the puppets! Four or less puppets per script makes it easy for you to recruit enough puppeteers! Yet the audience is involved. In "Fish and Loaves", the audience acts the part of the crowd, each of them stuffed with food. After each script you'll find group discussion points in the "For Deeper Learning" section.

Download or read book Puppets written by Dale VonSeggen and published by Group Publishing (Company). This book was released on 1990 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The End of Youth Ministry Theology for the Life of the World written by Andrew Root and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is youth ministry actually for? And does it have a future? Andrew Root, a leading scholar in youth ministry and practical theology, went on a one-year journey to answer these questions. In this book, Root weaves together an innovative first-person fictional narrative to diagnose the challenges facing the church today and to offer a new vision for youth ministry in the 21st century. Informed by interviews that Root conducted with parents, this book explores how parents' perspectives of what constitutes a good life are affecting youth ministry. In today's culture, youth ministry can't compete with sports, test prep, and the myriad other activities in which young people participate. Through a unique parable-style story, Root offers a new way to think about the purpose of youth ministry: not happiness, but joy. Joy is a sense of experiencing the good. For youth ministry to be about joy, it must move beyond the youth group model and rework the assumptions of how identity and happiness are imagined by parents in American society.

Download or read book Bible Barn written by Rob Byers and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bible Barn is an excellent resource for churches or ministries that are trying to break away from the traditional styles of puppetry. This book contains teaching suggestions along with forty-five imaginative skits using only barnyard animals. By using these skits and puppetry ideas, your ministry is sure to capture and spiritually nurture the imagination of children and adults alike.

Download or read book Puppet Ministry written by Dave Matthew Persell and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Puppets Have a Lot to Say written by Gloria Hockingberry and published by . This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gloria Hockingberry has done it! Provided 26 captivating puppet skits as a tool of ministry for any setting. Some are funny, some are touching, some are thought-provoking, but ALL are biblically based and include valuable life lessons. Children will remember these presentations long after they are concluded ?why??because they are having fun while learning how to apply the truth of God's Word. Gloria discovered from working in the puppet ministry of her own church that there was little materials available that would apply to children of today so she began to create her own. These weekly productions became the basis for this book destined to be a great help to those directing puppet ministry. Pick this one up for your team today and discover Puppets Have a Lot to Say.