One Mission

Three co-workers wrestle with a vague new assignment from the “boss” — a single, focused mission. As they trade gripes and jokes about budgets, snowshoes, and teamwork, the conversation narrows to the heart of the task: one mission, one God, one love. This 4-minute skit uses light humor and relatable workplace banter to remind us that missions should be purposeful, God-centered, and rooted in His love for His people.

Cast: 3 m or f likely teen +

• Erin
• Jody
• Pat

Bible Reference: John 1:14

Set: standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 4

Sample script:

(Actors enter, talking.)

Erin: Way I see it, this project the boss laid on us is gonna be big headaches!

Jody: I’m with you on that, Erin. Wish the boss had been more clear on just what he wants, how he wants it done, and what he hopes to accomplish.

Pat: Yeh, Jody, plus why do us guys gotta do it? Why didn’t the boss recruit people from some other department?

Erin: Finance has a bunch of people; they don’t do anything but scream when we are over budget.

Pat: Or make like it’s the end of the world when they think we spent ten cents too much on our expense account!

Jody: Actually, Pat, you just might have gone a bit overboard on your expense account when you claimed for snowshoes.

Erin: Jody, maybe you should have waited until winter to buy snowshoes. That sort of purchase doesn’t normally fit well in July.

Jody: Erin, I was buying forward—avoiding costly price increases.

Pat: But Jody, your territory is Florida, where it hasn’t snowed since . . . well . . . never, actually.

Erin: Big thing that bothers me is that the boss wants the three of us to work together on the logistics of this project. I mean, that takes a lot of time away from our regular duties. Would have been so much easier and less hassle if each of us could just work on our own.

Jody: You heard the boss, Erin—boss wants just one project and wants us to collaborate on it.

Pat: Yes, boss wants a single concentrated attack—a . . . a . . . (searching, makes quotation marks with all fingers) . . . a mission, so to speak, not a shotgun approach.

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