These three- to four-minute skits introduce the theme of the Gospel lesson each Sunday. The texts are chosen from Cycle C of the Revised Common Lectionary.
Written with WIT, WISDOM and HUMOR, they help create an audience that is ready to listen to and learn from the sermon.
Requires minimal preparation
Few props
2-4 characters involved in each sketch
75 of what an audience learns and remembers is a result of what they see. 13 of what an audience learns and remembers comes from what they hear. Drama puts them both together and prepares the audience with a sermon illustration that is unforgettable.
Your wonderful drama left us all hungering for more. I assure you the Lord is truly working through you.
Bill Broaddus
Brunswick United Methodist Church
Brunswick, Ohio
Through your gifts of drama you achieved a perfect blend of humor, pathos, conviction and joy to present the gospel in a living and powerful way.
Richard B. Tinder, Jr.
Rector, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Brecksville, Ohio
Robert F. Crowley is an actor, director, playwright, theater critic, poet, and teacher. He is co-founder (with his wife Suanne) of Fisherpeople Drama Ministry, a drama troupe that tours the Eastern half of the U.S. and Canada. Crowley is director of Christian Arts, Visual Arts, Dance and Writers at St Luke's Episcopal Church, Akron, Ohio. He is also playwright and advisor for L.I.O.N. Players and Joshua Force. Crowley received his M.A. degree in Theater from the University of Akron and his M.Div. degree in Biblical Studies from Ashland Theological Seminary.
Written with WIT, WISDOM and HUMOR, they help create an audience that is ready to listen to and learn from the sermon.
Requires minimal preparation
Few props
2-4 characters involved in each sketch
75 of what an audience learns and remembers is a result of what they see. 13 of what an audience learns and remembers comes from what they hear. Drama puts them both together and prepares the audience with a sermon illustration that is unforgettable.
Your wonderful drama left us all hungering for more. I assure you the Lord is truly working through you.
Bill Broaddus
Brunswick United Methodist Church
Brunswick, Ohio
Through your gifts of drama you achieved a perfect blend of humor, pathos, conviction and joy to present the gospel in a living and powerful way.
Richard B. Tinder, Jr.
Rector, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Brecksville, Ohio
Robert F. Crowley is an actor, director, playwright, theater critic, poet, and teacher. He is co-founder (with his wife Suanne) of Fisherpeople Drama Ministry, a drama troupe that tours the Eastern half of the U.S. and Canada. Crowley is director of Christian Arts, Visual Arts, Dance and Writers at St Luke's Episcopal Church, Akron, Ohio. He is also playwright and advisor for L.I.O.N. Players and Joshua Force. Crowley received his M.A. degree in Theater from the University of Akron and his M.Div. degree in Biblical Studies from Ashland Theological Seminary.
