Backyard Servant Series

Discover the Power of Serving with Backyard Servant!

Are you looking for an engaging and meaningful drama series that teaches children the importance of serving others? The Backyard Servant series is a five-part drama designed to complement a VBS program or stand alone as individual skits. Each script brings humor, heart, and hands-on learning, helping kids explore who we serve and why.

🌿 What’s Inside?

• Five engaging scripts covering Serving Family, Friends, Neighbors, Community, and Jesus
• 15-minute sketches full of fun dialogue and life-changing lessons
• Relatable characters like Willie and Woodie, who learn firsthand how to love and serve
• Interactive storytelling with opportunities to involve your audience
• Perfect for Vacation Bible School, Sunday School, or church skits

📖 Key Verse: Mark 12:29-31 – Love the Lord your God...and love your neighbor as yourself.

💡 Why Choose Backyard Servant?

• Engages kids with humor and everyday situations
• Encourages real-life application of biblical principles
• Flexible format—use it as a VBS series or stand-alone dramas
• No elaborate sets or costumes needed!

Ready to inspire young hearts to serve? Get Backyard Servant today and watch kids light up with a passion for loving others! 

DramaShare wrote this script for a DramaShare member, (a membership benefit), to compliment the Standard Publishing VBS program, “God’s Backyard”. However it is self-standing and very adapatable to any VBS or other children's program.

FIVE short sketches on the theme of “Who, (and why), do we serve?”
DRAMASHARE SUGGESTS The COMPLETE script which contains all 5 sketches, (more economical and user-friendly than ordering individual scripts).

The individual themes for the five days, (included in this script), are:

• Serving Family
• Serving Friends
• Serving Neighbours 
• Serving Community  
• Serving Jesus  
• NOTE: DramaShare has no relationship with Standard Publishing and no Standard Publishing materials were used in writing these scripts.

NOTE: DramaShare has no relationship with Standard Publishing and no Standard Publishing materials were used in writing these scripts.

Cast:    4 (m or f any age)

• Woodie
• Willie
• Tracie from Backyard Service Company doing good deeds
• Lynn from Backyard Service Company doing good deeds

Bible Reference:  Mark 12:29-31

Set: bare with picnic table

Lighting: standard

Sound:  wireless mics if available

Song:     none

SFX: none

Costumes: standard

Props:

• photo albums, rake, hoe, Bible

Special Instructions:   none

Time:  75 (approx. 15 min per sketch)

Excerpts from Each Sketch

📌 Serving Family (Excerpt)

Willie and Woodie are flipping through an old family album when two unexpected guests arrive…

Willie: "That’s Cousin Beatrice."
Woodie: "Strange lookin’ gomer, ain't she?"
Willie: "She was way behind the door when looks were handed out!"
Tracey (arriving with Lynn): "Pardon me, but that’s not really nice to say about your family."
Woodie: "Family? But she’s just a cousin."
Lynn: "Family isn’t just parents and siblings—it includes uncles, aunts, cousins, and even sisters—like Mary Ellen!"
Willie: "Whoa, hold on. Love Mary Ellen? She’s a girl!"
Tracey (holding up Bible): "Mark 12:31 says, Love others as well as you love yourself. That includes Mary Ellen!"
(…Laughter and learning ensue as Willie and Woodie begin to understand what it means to serve their family.)

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📌 Serving Friends (Excerpt)

Willie and Woodie are lounging in the sun, enjoying lemonade, when Tracey and Lynn approach after helping a neighbor…

Willie: "Ahhh, Mom’s lemonade—best in the world!"
Woodie: "Yep, just us and our family in our backyard. Life doesn’t get better."
Tracey: "Hey, guys! We just finished cleaning up Mrs. Duncan’s backyard!"
Willie: "Mrs. Duncan? But she’s not your mom or sister—why help?"
Lynn: "Because she’s our friend!"
Woodie: "Wait, so you help people who aren’t family?"
Tracey: "The Bible says, Whoever does God’s will is my brother, sister, and mother. That means we serve our friends, too!"
(…After some hilarious back-and-forth, Willie and Woodie decide they might just try serving their friends, too!)

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📌 Serving Neighbors (Excerpt)

Willie and Woodie are frustrated—some backyards on their block are a mess, but they don’t belong to their “friends”…

Willie: "We wanted to clean all the backyards, but some people don’t do God’s will."
Lynn: "And…?"
Woodie: "So we couldn’t help them."
Tracey: "Wait a second—what does the Bible say about neighbors?"
Lynn: "Matthew 19: Love your neighbor as yourself!"
Willie: "Ohhhh. So even people who don’t follow God… we serve them, too?"
Tracey: "Exactly! When we show kindness, we help them see God’s love!"
(…Excited, Willie and Woodie realize serving neighbors is a way to shine God’s light in their community.)

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📌 Serving Community (Excerpt)

Willie and Woodie meet Mr. Thompson—a man known for being a little… grumpy.

Willie: "You won’t believe it—Mr. Thompson gave me twenty dollars!"
Tracey: "Wait—tightwad Thompson? That’s amazing!"
Woodie: "Yeah, turns out he’s really nice once you get to know him!"
Lynn: "That’s what serving does! It builds relationships, even with people we don’t expect."
(…The gang realizes that serving their community isn’t about projects—it’s about people.)

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📌 Serving Jesus (Excerpt)

After serving at a homeless mission, the kids wrestle with what it really means to give…

Willie: "I feel guilty—we have so much, and they have so little."
Woodie: "Should we give away everything we own?"
Tracey: "That’s a big question. But remember—Jesus calls us to serve in every part of life."
Lynn: "It’s not just about giving things—it’s about giving our hearts, our love, and our time."
Woodie: "So serving Jesus means… serving people? All the time?"
Tracey: "Bingo. Whatever you do for the least of these, you do for Me."
(…A powerful moment as the kids realize serving Jesus is a lifelong mission.)

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Why Backyard Servant?

This series is packed with humor, heart, and hands-on faith lessons that kids will love to perform and remember for life. Whether you’re looking for a complete VBS program or stand-alone church skits, these scripts make serving others fun, meaningful, and unforgettable.

🎭 Get your copy today and inspire a new generation of servants for Christ!