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    Instant Skits: Using Improv to Create Memorable Moments in Ministry
    Instant Skits: Using Improv to Create Memorable Moments in Ministry
    Instant Skits: Using Improv to Create Memorable Moments in Ministry
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    Instant Skits: Using Improv to Create Memorable Moments in Ministry

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    Using Improv to Create Memorable Moments in MinistryThe Skit Guys bring you more than 200 skits to use in your youth group. Indexed by topic and Scripture reference, you can illustrate just about any lesson you want. Plus, each skit is ready to go and will allow all your students to participate in the teaching, whether or not they can act. They’ll laugh, they might cry, and in the end, they’ll learn something important.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateAug 30, 2009
    ISBN9780310854906
    Instant Skits: Using Improv to Create Memorable Moments in Ministry
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    The Skit Guys

    The Skit Guys are Eddie James and Tommy Woodard, two high school friends who love to communicate God’s Word in dynamic and captivating ways through the use of drama, teaching, and comedy. They have been involved in various ministries and impacting lives for more than twenty years. The duo has written numerous dramas, plays, and humorous skits that cover a wide variety of topics. They’re the authors of Skits That Teach, Instant Skits, and TV Shows That Teach, along with their own Skit Guys resources. Eddie James has also coauthored he Videos That Teach series, with Doug Fields.

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      Instant Skits - The Skit Guys

      ZONDERVAN

      Instant Skits: Using Improv to Create Memorable Moments in Ministry

      Copyright © 2005 by Eddie James and Tommy Woodard (The Skit Guys)

      All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Zondervan.

      ePub Edition June 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-85490-6

      Youth Specialties products, 300 South Pierce Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 are published by Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49530.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      James, Eddie, 1970-

      Instant skits : using improv to create memorable moments in ministry / by Eddie James and Tommy Woodard.

      p. cm.

      ISBN-10: 0-310-26568-1 (pbk.)

      ISBN-13: 978-0-310-26568-9 (pbk.)

      1. Drama in Christian education.  2. Church group work with youth.

      3. Christian drama, American.    I. Woodard, Tommy. II. Title.

      BV1534.4.J34 2005

      268’.67—dc22

                                                                                  2005024179

      Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version (North American Edition), copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—(except for brief quotations in printed reviews) without the prior permission of the publisher.

      Web site addresses listed in this book were current at the time of publication. Please contact Youth Specialties via e-mail (YS@YouthSpecialties.com) to report URLs that are no longer operational and provide replacement URLs if available.

      Creative team Will Penner, Erika Hueneke, Mark Novelli, Brad Taylor, and Anna Hammond

      Interior design by Mark Novelli, IMAGO MEDIA

      Cover design by Holly Sharp

      DEDICATION

      Dedicated to Abby, Ainsley, and Hudson.

      May you live lives full of laughter.

      Special thanks to Erin MacDonald and Charissa Fishbeck.

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      Our wives, Stephanie and Angie, for allowing us to do what we love to do. Doug Fields, Mark Matlock, Jay Howver, Brian Cropp, Dave Rogers, Monty Priest, Gary Singleton, and all of the students who took the time to tell us some of their stories. Our lives are blessed because of you.

      Tommy and Eddie—they’re not attractive, but they love Jesus and they probably actually love you. And…and…they’re funny. Buy Instant Skits now!

      —Travis Reed, founder, Highway Video

      If you want to get students involved and help locate talent within your group, Instant Skits is the book for you! The Skit Guys find out where students are, meet them there, and then teach them to use their gifts and talents through comedy and drama. This is a great resource!

      —Ted Lowe, married life pastor, North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Georgia

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      TITLE PAGE

      COPYRIGHT PAGE

      FOREWORD

      1.0 INTRODUCTION

      1.1 Essential Improv Tips

      2.0 TOP TEN IMPROV GAMES

      2.1 Prop Me Up, Here

      2.2 Who Am I, and What Am I Feeling?

      2.3 The Ball Knows All

      2.4 Characters, Conflicts, and Lines (Oh My!)

      2.5 Trifecta

      2.6 Pass It On

      2.7 Ask the Audience

      2.8 Let’s Go to the Clip

      2.9 Freeze Frame

      2.10 Look Who’s Here

      3.0 SCRIPTURE SKITS

      3.1 The Fall

      3.2 The Flood

      3.3 Abraham’s Sacriflice

      3.4 Jacob’s Two Wives

      3.5 Jacob’s Wrestling Match

      3.6 Balaam’s Donkey

      3.7 A Left-Handed Savior

      3.8 Samson and Delilah

      3.9 Punishment for a Stolen Ark

      3.10 David Chosen by Samuel

      3.11 David and Goliath

      3.12 Solomon’s Wise Decision

      3.13 Elisha Is Jeered

      3.14 Boy Jesus in the Temple

      3.15 Jesus and the Woman at the Well

      3.16 The Pool of Bethesda

      3.17 Jesus Heals a Paralytic

      3.18 The Parable of the Sower

      3.19 Jesus Calms the Storm

      3.20 Jesus Feeds the 5,000

      3.21 Jesus Walks on Water

      3.22 The Good Samaritan

      3.23 Jesus with Mary and Martha

      3.24 The Prodigal Son

      3.25 Jesus and the 10 Lepers

      3.26 The Rich Young Man

      3.27 Zacchaeus

      3.28 Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead

      3.29 The Parable of the Talents

      3.30 A Boy and a Window

      4.0 PICTURE SKITS

      5.0 GOING SOLO

      5.1 Monologue Moments

      6.0 CHARACTER CONFLICTS

      6.1 Dating Conflicts

      6.2 Family Conflicts

      6.3 Work Conflicts

      6.4 Believer/Seeker Conflicts

      6.5 School Conflicts

      6.6 Friendship Conflicts

      6.7 Taboo Conflicts

      6.8 Faith Conflicts

      6.9 Sin Conflicts

      6.10 Just for Fun Conflicts

      7.0 SCENARIOS

      7.1 Settings

      7.2 Characters

      7.3 Occupations

      7.4 Traits

      7.5 Feelings

      7.6 Props

      7.7a Simple Actions

      7.7b Slightly More Complex Actions

      7.8 Lines to Get You Going

      7.9 Lines to End With

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      FOREWORD

      I’ve had the privilege of ministering and sharing life with many great people, and Tommy and Eddie are at the top of the list. There are a few reasons why I’m at the front of the line to be The Skit Guys’ fan club president:

      They love God and are totally committed to following him with all their hearts.

      They love students and are driven by a desire to see them deepen their relationships with God.

      They are masters of their talents and gifts and have made drama a craft.

      (A fourth reason is that they’re actually quite adept at constructing Popsicle houses and making others laugh—especially me.)

      If you’ve ever had the opportunity to see them on stage, you know all of the above is true (well, minus the Popsicle houses part).

      When I need good youth ministry products, I look for resources that are easy to figure out (this is), high quality (ditto), and simple to use in any setting (my students loved it). This book hits the mark on all three qualifications.

      An added bonus of this book is that it provides you and I, as youth workers, fun and easy ways to get students active and involved. There are few things more exciting in youth ministry than watching students pick up a book, figure it out, take a little ownership, and turn it into a ministry opportunity—and this resource will make the latter happen.

      During my years in the youth ministry trenches, I’ve learned the importance of communicating truth in a variety of ways. The message stays the same, but our methods change. Skits, drama, and improv are great methods to share truth and relevance in fresh and creative ways—ways that will benefit your youth ministry setting.

      Tommy and Eddie are proof that screwballs can further God’s kingdom as effectively as anybody. Do you have that one kid who’s just a little bit off the beaten path? Hand him this book, connect him with others, and you may be watching the next generation of Skit Guys.

      My prayer is that this book will inspire you to get students more involved in doing ministry—and put a smile on your face.

      Doug Fields

      Pastor to Students—Saddleback Church

      President—Simply Youth Ministry

      INTRODUCTION

      What is it about reality television that draws us in and keeps us glued to our TV screens? Is it the anticipation of the unknown? Is it the danger of unpredictable human behavior? Is it the knowledge that people could fall in love, a fight could break out, or somebody might have to eat a scorpion? (Yuck.) We think the appeal of reality TV can be summed up in one word: spontaneity.

      The same appeal that draws millions of people to TV sets every night can be used by you to draw people to your events and keep them there, because the same spontaneity found in reality TV is also found in the art of improvisation—a situation in which actors are provided with a background, setting, and characters from which they spontaneously invent dialogue and actions. The audience provides an overall direction for the actors to go; then they take off. No one knows where they’re going to go or how they’re going to get there, but we all want to see how it plays out. It could be funny, or it could be serious; it could be memorable, or it could be a disaster. (Or it could be memorable, because it was a disaster.) No matter how it goes, we want to watch it happen.

      At this point, you may be asking, "Why should I use improvs? We’re glad you asked! To help you understand why, we’ve compiled a list entitled—yep, you guessed it—Why Use Improv?"

      WHY USE IMPROV?

      Using improv boosts group participation. Improv provides the opportunity to get more people involved in ministry, whether they think they are gifted or not. Your improvs may simply use the audience for suggestions for your actors, or you may actually choose your actors from the audience. There’s room here for everybody.

      You may discover some great talent in your group you didn’t know existed. You may have writers and directors in your group, and this gives them a chance to shine. Put them in charge of the improvs and watch them bloom!

      People love to watch and be a part of something unique, and

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