Behind the Curtain

When a Child Doesn’t Want to Be in the Church Play

When a Child Doesn’t Want to Be in the Church Play

It happens in Christmas programs, Easter plays, VBS, and children’s ministry. A parent signs up the family. One child is excited. Another is willing enough. And then there is the...

When a Child Doesn’t Want to Be in the Church Play

It happens in Christmas programs, Easter plays, VBS, and children’s ministry. A parent signs up the family. One child is excited. Another is willing enough. And then there is the...

Three church actors on stage for VBS

What to Do After VBS: 7 Simple Ways to Keep Kid...

Many churches are finishing VBS and wondering how to carry that energy into the fall.VBS should not feel like a one-week event that disappears. Simple skits, reader’s theater, Scripture storytelling,...

What to Do After VBS: 7 Simple Ways to Keep Kid...

Many churches are finishing VBS and wondering how to carry that energy into the fall.VBS should not feel like a one-week event that disappears. Simple skits, reader’s theater, Scripture storytelling,...

A July reminder for church drama teams: start small, serve well

A July reminder for church drama teams: start s...

July has a way of sneaking up on church drama ministries. The spring programs are finished. Vacation Bible School may be underway or just wrapped up. Families are traveling. Volunteers...

A July reminder for church drama teams: start s...

July has a way of sneaking up on church drama ministries. The spring programs are finished. Vacation Bible School may be underway or just wrapped up. Families are traveling. Volunteers...

Rehearsals are not punishment

Rehearsals are not punishment

We have all been there—standing in a quiet church hallway, looking at our watches, and wondering where half the cast is. But rehearsals do not have to feel like a...

Rehearsals are not punishment

We have all been there—standing in a quiet church hallway, looking at our watches, and wondering where half the cast is. But rehearsals do not have to feel like a...

Man performing a Christian monologue on a church stage

Cue the Confetti: Stepping Onto the Stage for a...

Well, the house lights are shining, the overture is playing, and there is an extra candle on the cake today! It is my birthday, and as I blow out the...

Cue the Confetti: Stepping Onto the Stage for a...

Well, the house lights are shining, the overture is playing, and there is an extra candle on the cake today! It is my birthday, and as I blow out the...

You Don’t Need a Clipboard to Direct a Church Play (And Other Secrets for the Nervous Beginner)

You Don’t Need a Clipboard to Direct a Church P...

Welcome to “Directing Your First Church Play”! If you’re feeling nervous, you’re in good company. Most first-time directors aren’t worried because they don’t care—they’re worried because they do.

You Don’t Need a Clipboard to Direct a Church P...

Welcome to “Directing Your First Church Play”! If you’re feeling nervous, you’re in good company. Most first-time directors aren’t worried because they don’t care—they’re worried because they do.