Download or read book Brief Dramas for Worship written by Brenda M. Newman and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief Dramas for Worship provides dramas that are suitable for both contemporary and traditional worship services. They are appropriate for use instead of a sermon, or as the sermon. Included are questions and comments to use in a discussion following the service so that key insights from the biblical drama can be emphasized. The scripts do NOT require memorization. Each drama includes extensive "helps" which identify possible sets, simple costumes, and a detailed worship outline, including hymn and praise song suggestions, original prayers, etc. These production notes provide effective, professional presentation instructions. Permission is granted to reproduce scripts for use in congregational settings. Most of these biblically-based dramas offer a woman's point of view about a scripture story or a scripture message. Some of the "main characters" are biblical people and others are contemporary people. Dramas include: The Bethlehem Child; Margaret, a Grieving Mother Yearns for Her Wayward Son (Hosea 11:1); Bath Sheba and David; Lydia, Pilate's Wife; Martha, Prescription for Peace; Caroline: A Waitress Receives the Living Water; Eli's Wife: A Husband's Tale Brings Hope for Peace; and, Mattie May: A Mountain Woman's Tale of Gracious Plenty.

Download or read book Christian Drama for the Worship Service written by Debra Bruch and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-08-02 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Drama for the Worship Service offers various Christian drama forms appropriate for worship and entertainment. Included are dialogues, monologues, mimes, performed narrations, interpretative readings including reflections and poems, reader's theatre, and one-act plays. All have been produced. Also offered are essays about the nature of theatre, theatre in the church setting, and essays on directing.

Download or read book Slice of Life Worship Dramas Volume 1 written by Shelly Barsuhn and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slice of life dramas are a tool to capture the imagination of viewers and communicate good news by telling stories that mirror real life. Slice of Life Worship Dramas (Volume 1) contains fifteen short, ready-to-use drama scripts that focus on moments in time and emotions to which people can relate. Themes in volume 1 include second chances, courage, doing good, forgiveness, love, spiritual growth, anxiety, kindness, God’s provision, truth, and more. The DVD included in this book contains live performances of twelve of the dramas, as recorded by the Wooddale Church media staff. Slice of Life Worship Dramas also contains helpful hints to assist in launching a drama ministry, working with church leaders, building a team, choosing scripts, and running effective rehearsals. "Read these scripts, and you will be impressed. Hear these stories, and your heart will be touched. Experience these dramas on the stage, and you will be changed."Leith Anderson, PastorWooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN "These dramas contain a rare combination of humor, reflection, insight, and development of theological thought that fit in almost any worship context."Dan Collison, Worship Arts PastorWooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN"Great dramas for worship services are like appetizers before a special meal. Slice of Life Worship Dramas is filled with humorous, powerful, keen dramas that set the table for the main course. I have used many of these stories for my sermons."Joel K. Johnson, Senior PastorWestwood Community Church, Excelsior, MN"Touching our emotions in a short drama is difficult, but Shelly has mastered the art. Slice of life dramas help people feel the truths they long to understand. These short dramas are authentic and create beautiful pictures for the pastor to develop with the sermon."Mark Hostetler, Director of Crosswalk MinistriesCross of Glory Lutheran Church, Brooklyn Center, MN

Download or read book Drama Ministry written by Steve Pederson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical help for church drama directors is only one of the features of this book. The text also includes: directing procedures, advice on building a drama team, actor training tips, script writing, and more, as well as a CD-ROM of staging examples.

Download or read book Slice of Life Worship Dramas Volume 2 written by Shelly Barsuhn and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slice of life dramas are a tool to capture the imagination of viewers and communicate good news by telling stories that mirror real life. Slice of Life Worship Dramas (Volume 2) contains fifteen short, ready-to-use drama scripts that focus on moments in time and emotions to which people can relate. Themes in volume 2 include God’s power, sin, transformation, temptation, integrity, outreach, patience, missions, trust, grief, and more. The DVD included in this book contains live performances of twelve of the dramas, as recorded by the Wooddale Church media staff. Slice of Life Worship Dramas also contains helpful hints to assist in launching a drama ministry, working with church leaders, building a team, choosing scripts, and running effective rehearsals. "Read these scripts, and you will be impressed. Hear these stories, and your heart will be touched. Experience these dramas on the stage, and you will be changed."Leith Anderson, PastorWooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN "These dramas contain a rare combination of humor, reflection, insight, and development of theological thought that fit in almost any worship context."Dan Collison, Worship Arts PastorWooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN"Great dramas for worship services are like appetizers before a special meal. Slice of Life Worship Dramas is filled with humorous, powerful, keen dramas that set the table for the main course. I have used many of these stories for my sermons."Joel K. Johnson, Senior PastorWestwood Community Church, Excelsior, MN"Touching our emotions in a short drama is difficult, but Shelly has mastered the art. Slice of life dramas help people feel the truths they long to understand. These short dramas are authentic and create beautiful pictures for the pastor to develop with the sermon."Mark Hostetler, Director of Crosswalk MinistriesCross of Glory Lutheran Church, Brooklyn Center, MN

Download or read book Slice of Life Worship Dramas Volume 1 written by Rochelle Nielsen Barsuhn and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worship dramas that teach through the voices of "real" people.

Download or read book Slice of Life Worship Dramas Volume 2 written by Rochelle Nielsen Barsuhn and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worship dramas that teach through the voices of "real" people.

Download or read book Worship Innovations written by Janet Burton and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Worship Innovations: Easy Bible Drama, you will meet Bible persons just outside their recorded stories. Listen to Sarah and Isaac on the evening he returns from Mount Moriah; watch Joseph (in Potiphar's jail) confront Satan about whether integrity pays. Agonize with Anne (the mother of Mary) as she sends her daughter off to register for taxes in Bethlehem; hear the private conversation of Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea following Nicodemus' secret meeting with Jesus. Each of these fifteen sketches raises issues and questions designed to take readers deeper into a study of the Bible story itself. They can form the heart of a dynamic worship service, inspire a sermon, brighten a Bible study, or energize a personal walk in the word of God. Also included is "Everything You Need To Know About Easy Bible Drama," a chapter of "how-to's" for any church that wants to initiate the use of drama in worship. Any worship leader who has ever looked for thoughtful and inspiring Bible drama will profit from Worship Innovations: Easy Bible Drama by Janet Burton. Yes, the drama is easy, but it is also wonderfully creative. The stories are short and the settings simple, but still thought-provoking for both actors and audience.... Burton tells you how to recruit actors, schedule rehearsals, make costumes, and build settings.... These simple dramas will make your worship and praise deep for the heart, and inspiring for the mind. Michael Schooler Educator, Musician, and Worship Leader Giddings, Texas Janet Burton has been a pastor's wife and Christian educator for 45 years. For 20 of those years she served as Minister of Education at Woodlawn Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, where her husband was pastor. She has been a regular faculty leader in the area of adult ministries at Glorieta Baptist Conference Center, and in churches throughout Texas, New Mexico, and other midwest and southern states. Author of three books and a contributor to five others, Mrs. Burton's specialty is Sunday School Bible study curriculum. In addition, she has contributed weekly or monthly columns to three Christian newspapers. Burton studied Christian education at Wheaton College in Illinois, and at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. She is also the author of Worship Innovations: Hanging The Greens For Christmas (CSS).

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 Worship Essentials written by Mike Harland and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody talks about the worship, but nobody does anything about it. The well-known quote associated with Mark Twain actually goes like this—Everybody talks about the weather ... But changing it to "worship" seems appropriate. With Worship Essentials, Dove Award-winning worship leader Mike Harland helps leaders do something about it. Perhaps no subject about church generates more opinion and passion than worship. Walk with the typical church-going family on their way to the car after the service and just listen. Everybody really does talk about worship. Now, veteran worship leader and experienced ministry coach Mike Harland offers the tools worship leaders need to build biblically-faithful and effective worship ministries without bringing the disruption that often accompanies change. Psalm 67:5 reads, "Let the peoples praise you, God, let all the peoples praise you." Worship Essentials is here to help.

Download or read book Church Dramas written by Rebecca Knill and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-11-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church Dramas: Volume 2 packs 30 comedies and dramas into a sharp, tightly-written compilation of scripts suitable for the Sunday service. The second of six anthologies, Volume 2 includes scripts on the afterlife, commitment, jealousy, conformity, salvation, personal relationships, condemnation, slander, faith, passivity, volunteerism, compassion, duplicity, despair, advice, prayer, common sense, parenting, respect, angels, credit, favoritism, adultery, repentance, and hypocrisy. Script requirements range from two to four actors.

Download or read book Worship Feast Dramas written by Beth Miller and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SERVE A NEW MIXED MENU OF WORSHIP Worship Feast:A Broad Menu of Extraordinary Worship DramasServe an extraordinary worship experience to your youth. Engage them, and move them. Make an impact.Sometimes all you need to complete a meaningful worhip experience is a new skit that's easy to pull off... ...a drama that youth will love to perform, and one that will challenge actors and audience alike to ask serious questions about maintaining a life of faith in a not-so-faith-friendly world. With Worship Feast Dramas you will get a diverse variety of skits - both long and short - in one resource! These skits have been field-tested with real youth in real situations.Skits include -- Teach Me To Pray Survivor The Pizza Party McJesus To Go The Workers at the Mall The Sabbath Zone Sail Away ...and many more. The current generation of young people doesn't know a time when information wasn't coming at them from every direction. They multi-task every second of their waking lives.To meet their needs in worship, we offer a variety of postmodern worship--a multi-sensory, whole-person experience. Postmodern young people are not content to be observers of worship. They want all-out participation in soul-shaping, heart-waking praise to their Creator. Postmodern worship experiences offer moments of transformation by meeting God through all of the senses. Worship Feast Dramas was especially designed for youth workers and pastors who want to reach young people in their worship services by taking the sacred traditions of the worshiping church...and blending them with current experiences. Serve youth a worship menu that leaves them inspired...and full.

Download or read book Dramas with a Message written by Douglas L. Fagerstrom and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting collection of twenty-one church-tested dramatic sketches requires only two to four characters, simple sets, and everyday costumes. Each drama is easy to perform and effectively communicates biblical truths and values. Perfect for churches with as few as fifty members or as many as five thousand. Dramas are topically arranged and easily adapted to morning or evening worship services, retreats or conferences, and evangelistic events. The easy-to-use format allows for notes and modifications to fit specific needs. Permission to photocopy these dramas for ministry use in included! Topics covered in this volume are: angels, Christmas, death, despair, eternity, failure, faith, grace, heaven, hypocrisy, idolatry, loneliness, love, materialism, prayer, racism, skepticism, suffering, temptation, trust, and wisdom.

Download or read book 29 Bible Sketches written by Barbara J. Parsons and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book 15 Life related Dramas for Use in Worship and Other Congregational Settings written by Theodore W. Schroeder and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People involved in church drama have the rare privilege of bridging the Word and life for God's people. That is no small task. But where the Word is, there the Spirit is as well. And where the Spirit is, there is always drama. The dramas in this section depict a truth that Jesus exhibited again and again -- the Word of God is illustrated all around us. Use these dramas in your midweek classes, in school chapels, in Bible studies, with youth groups, or with congregations. Add a change of pace to the worship service and even small group Bible studies with this collection of short dramas. Each reproducible drama addresses spiritual issues families and individuals face in everyday life. Memorization is not required; the scripts are perfect for "readers' theater" drama. Includes short homily, questions and discussion activities, introductory guidelines and drama presentation options.

Download or read book Power Plays written by Chuck Neighbors and published by Baker Publishing Group (MI). This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Interactive Readings for Christian Worship written by Edwin Zackrison and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need some revitalization of your worship service with more involvement on the part of the congregations? Or do you need more focus on the sermon subjects? This book may well be your answer. The 53 responsive readings in the book differ from the traditional approach. Here you may find the audience cast in various roles (such as in drama) where they will respond as a character in a story (such as in readers theatre). Good reading is easy to achieve (as in choral reading) and the audience gets to answer and suggest corporately (as in traditional responsive readings). The audience may play the fool, the pharisee, the publican, God, the believer, or the skeptic. At all times we worked at keeping the responses short so that the long monotony of untrained reading would be avoided, and a minimum of rehearsal instruction would be needed to have maximum expression. Both youth and adults have enjoyed these responsive readings. We think your congregation will as well!!