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What Do You Want to Accomplish?

Other churches have incorporated dramas into their regular worship service. Should you?

On its own or in conjunction with a sermon, drama is an effective tool to educate, illustrate or enhance a relevant point. How can drama add value to your church program?

Entertainment & Use of Gifts. Churches traditionally stage events for entertainment or fellowship value, such as Christmas concerts or Easter pageants. The blessing is two-fold: (1) The event demonstrates the power of the celebration arts to an appreciative audience; and (2) Performers, directors, writers, designers, administrators, etc., have the opportunity to contribute their artistic talents for the glory of God.

Ministry Outlet. It's easy to romanticize (or trivialize) the drama group as an actor's playground, but an effective ministry follows the same structure, goals, and accountabilities as any other church ministry. As an organized program, a drama ministry can accommodate participants of all ages, personality types, backgrounds and skill to expand the range of ministry opportunities available to your church family.

Leadership Training. A leader's greatest achievement is training others to lead. Numerous opportunities exist in the dramatic arts to encourage and develop new leaders offstage through the creation of formal job functions, delegation of increasing levels of responsibility, performance evaluations, and/or mentorship. Despite the natural desire to stick with what seems to work, rotating responsibilities and tasks encourages the flow of new ideas, growth and cross-training, while discouraging cliques, stagnation, or worse, maintaining the status quo.

Discipleship. By following a discipleship model, the ministry chooses to explore the team's spiritual growth as a primary goal, while providing a safe environment for artistic exploration (the theatrical presentation) as a secondary perspective. This type of ministry works from the inside-out, rather than the outside-in, and considers all participation and gifts equal.

Community. A drama ministry can be a community-building experience, where individuals regularly support one another with prayer, encouragement, and companionship.

Connectivity. The small-group aspect of a drama ministry -- together with the universal language of theater -- can serve as a bridge to newcomers or those looking for a place to belong.

Artistic Development. A drama ministry can provide weeknight opportunities for cross-training performance skills via ongoing exercises or classes.

Strategic Direction. Do you know your church's Top 5 strategic initiatives? A drama ministry can be a powerful player in supporting and advancing the overall goals of your church. A strategically-oriented ministry always connects back to the strategic objectives, even for a seemingly-random sketch.

Outreach. Drama can be a vehicle for outreach beyond the church walls, through special events, collaborations with other arts groups, or touring.

Public Relations. Drama can accelerate word-of-mouth in both the congregation and community. It can generate press results and give a church a contemporary feel in ways that traditional service opportunities might not.

There is no wrong or right way to structure your drama ministry. But when you know what you want to accomplish -- and stay true to that vision -- success invariably will follow.

Best wishes as you begin your adventure!

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