Selling Your Church

Selling Your Church is a series of 16 short, humorous skits designed to help churches promote their ministries and programs in a creative and engaging way. These skits use lighthearted storytelling and comedy to convey important messages to congregations, making them an effective tool for church outreach and engagement. The scripts are royalty-free for the original purchaser and can be staged as often as needed within their church or group.

Each skit is designed to be simple to stage, requiring minimal props and costumes, making them accessible for churches with limited resources. The humorous and engaging style helps reinforce biblical messages while encouraging community involvement.

The following scripts are in this collection:

• Children's programs:
  • Awana type children's club
• Choir:
  • Choir creatures
• Church Membership:
  • Me Join The Church
• Drama:
  • Doing Drama
• Men's Group:
  • Works Every Time
• Missions
  • Missionary Basic Training
  • Missions Job Search Swat Team
• Prayer:
  • Just As I Am
  • Praise For Our Church
  • Promoting The Prayer Group
• Pastoral Counselling:
  • Parable Of The Lifesaving Station
• Seniors:
  • Not For The Average Senior
• Sunday School:
  • Ignorant Expert
• Teens:
  • Get With A Real Group
• Women's Ministry:
  • Getting To Know You
  • No Hip Waders Needed

Cast: 3 or more depending on needs

Bible Reference: various

Set: puppet stage

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: varies

Sample of one of the 16 scripts in the collection:

AWANA Puppet Program

Used for AWANA club banquet.

Notes:

• AWANA can be changed to your children's group name if other than an AWANA club.
• Replace name "Mr. Unger" with the real name of the actual youth group leader.
• In this script, the upcoming holiday is Easter. The script can easily be changed to reference Christmas or any other church holiday season.

Characters:

• Jimmy (puppet): Kind of off-the-wall character.
• MaryLou (puppet): The "I told-you-so" little kid.
• Jessie (puppet): The more mature character.

Sample Script:

(Jimmy comes on stage, whistling or humming a song, looks around.)

Jimmy: Yikes, there's people out there!

(Jimmy retreats backstage. Puppets speak from backstage.)

MaryLou: People? Oh, Jimmy, you're dreaming again! Who could be out there? After all, it's a Saturday night. Nobody's gonna be around the church on a Saturday night for Pete's sake!

Jimmy: Well, I'm tellin' you guys, there's people out there, lotsa people!

Jessie: Oh, you two! You're both acting silly! Now then, both of you—Jimmy and MaryLou—go out and see if there really is somebody out there. And if there is, just check and see who they are. Never know, if they're doing some fun stuff, we just might want to join in!

Jimmy: Well, I'm not going out there, Jessie! I'm too shy to go out there with all those people out there!

MaryLou: Look at little scairdee Jimmy! Afraid to go into the church 'cause something might hurt him! You're a scairdee cat, Jimmy, that's what you are!

Jimmy: Am not!

MaryLou: Are too!

Jimmy: Am not!

MaryLou: Are too!

Jimmy: Am . . . . .

Jessie: Would you cut it out, both of you! You're acting like, like, like a, a, pair of, of, sillies, that's what! Now then, both of you! (screams) Get out there, now!

(Jessie pushes Jimmy and MaryLou out onto the stage. They try to hide their eyes, slowly peek around, see the people, and quickly go off stage.)

Sample Script

No Hip-Waders Needed

Characters:

• Margaret: The leader, trying to bring order.
• Crowd Women (5-7): Various ages, enthusiastic attendees.

Scene:

A group of women has gathered for a meeting. They are excited, making a lot of noise (‘hooting’ and ‘hollering’). Margaret stands at the front, facing them, trying to bring order.

Margaret: Ladies, ladies, please calm down for one minute! I know we are all excited to be here. After all, this is our very first meeting together, but we have to make some announcements about how our group will be conducted. Looks like the gal who was supposed to be running the meeting is going to be late, so I’ll start off.

Crowd Noise: Yahoo! Our first meeting! Hooray! We made it here!

Margaret: Okay, okay! I’m going to need you all to keep your cheering to a minimum while I go over the official specifications and achievements that you each must meet before you can become an official member.

Crowd Noise: Bring them on! We can do it! Yipee!

Margaret: Now – here goes. (Clearing her throat.) Welcome, ladies, to our first annual meeting of (slowly and emphasizing each word) Becoming Women of Cod.

(A brief moment of silence as the crowd absorbs what has been said.)

Crowd Noise: Yahoo, Women of Cod!! We want to be Women of Cod!! Yipee!

Margaret: So, in order for us all to be Women of Cod, there are a few qualifications that each of you has to meet. (Starts reading off her sheet.) Qualification number one – you must catch a cod weighing at least 3.5 pounds and measuring at least 27 inches in length. (Pauses for a moment, while the crowd nods their heads in agreement.) Rule number two – you must carry with you at all times a pair of Olympic-standard regulation hip-waders. (Pauses.) Rule number three – you must keep up with your weekly dues or you will be forced to walk the plank. (Margaret pauses for a moment while the crowd is silent in shock. She then has a big smile break out on her face.)

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