How to Start a Church Drama Team

A drama team can add a new element to a church's worship service. Drama teams can perform short skits or full two-hour plays, and allow people who would not otherwise sing, act or play an instrument to get involved in church in a special way.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Skits
• Permission from your pastor and deacons
• Actors

1. Ask permission from the pastor and deacons before you begin.

2. Find out if anyone is interested in joining. Make announcements during church services and ask for those who are interested to contact you.

3. Determine if you have enough people to begin. A group can be as small as four people or as large a group as you can handle.

4. Pick some starting programs for the team. Once you have determined the amount of people you have to work with, pick out a few small skits to get everyone started.

5. Pick a time and a place to meet. A great time to practice is before an evening service or after the morning services.

6. Choose your first program for the team. Discuss each skit you have chosen and present them to the team. Set a time and place for the team's next practice and begin working with them on your chosen program.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't pick a full-length play as your first program. They are complicated and take too much preparation. Choose a short skit you can conquer within a couple of practices. This will give the actors confidence and get more people interested.

[nationbuilder]

on 9/17/2008 is there any exchange programme my church drama team in Nigeria can benefit from the western world?
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[littlemama]

on 5/8/2008 Hi, I just joined today. I am in the process of beginning a drama team at church. We are about to hit VBS however, so I am just putting some points together and plan to introduce to the counsel. Any help or suggestions you have would be awesome. Do I need to have a mission or mission statement. How in depth should I be with the organization of it all?

[RecreationPros]

on 4/27/2008 While performing a sketch that relates to the sermon is a neat idea, it's not necessary. I was part of a church youth drama team when I was a kid. There were 8 of us 14-15year olds. A very creative member of the church wrote original sketches for us. Our youth pastor put together 7 sketches and 4 songs. It was pretty much a variety show. He then set up for us to travel throughout the state and perform our program for different youth groups. While we were traveling, each Sunday we would perform our best sketch (or skit) in front of a church congregation. We would travel for 2 weeks at a time during the summer. During the school year we would visit local youth groups and churches. It was one of the greatest things I have ever been involved with.

[miswcm]

on 3/5/2008 I thought this article was a great resource. this is how to start a drama team not run a drama team. Bonita777

[bonita777]

on 11/2/2007 There is alot more to it than these 6 steps. Having run church drama programs for churches of 100 and of 3500 members, every step can have much more to them. One important thing is that sketches should be planned to fit the pastor's sermon. So weekly or monthly meetings with the pastor to get his or her imput, and sermon plans would be necessary. Also you need to work with the pastor and music minister to set the schedule just when your actors will present it. This how to was lacking in all that is really needed to organize a church drama group.