Sneak Preview

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Trust me, you won't want to miss this weekend! Here are some great photos from Mark B for a sneak preview of our drama/dance element that includes Ted, Amy, Kelly, Paul, Hannah, Dc, Ben and many other new faces from the emerging dance team! A great moment before an even greater moment when Mark B calls people forward to accept Christ from the first time!

Summer Opportunity!

Sad Journey classes are cancelled for the summer? Well, good news! Five Star has offered the drama team an incredible summer opportunity! They would like the above skit/dance performed on their salvation night of their summer camps for middle school kids in the public schools! You'll actually get to see something similar to this but with our own spin this weekend for our call to salvation week starring Ted, DC and Amy! We'd most likely have a few rehearsals the first week of June and then the performance dates are below. A big ask, but let me know if you're interested! What a powerful element! (And don't worry guys, no purple sashes-we'll modify. : ) )

Grissom & John Young - Wed. June 10th
Schmucker - Wed. June 17th
Westside & Goshen - Wed. June 24th
Discovery & Brown - Wed. July 8th
Sturgis & Pierre Moran - Wed. July 15th
Elkhart Central - Wed. July 22nd
*All evening sessions start at 7:45 pm

Taking Christ thourgh powerful art into the no-no zone of public school grounds--How fun will this be?! I'm in! Who else is interested?

Carboard Testimonies

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Goofballs....

You know the drama team, we can't take ourselves too seriously! : )

Special thanks to those on the team that participated in the cardboard testimonies element this weekend. It never gets old seeing/hearing stories of God's work in people's lives. Through the rehearsals and the services, I've cried several times. Our God is a God of transformations, so join me in thanking those who gave up their weekends to illustrate that truth. Thanks, Dalene, Diane, Billie, Fletch, Jen, Julie, Brad, Rose, Janet and Bruce, Josh, and Kasie!

"And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit."

2 Corinthians 3:18

The Three Blue-migos

Mark, Jeff and Dale (one of our rockin' drummers from the band) did an amazing job creating a fun prelude environment and a cool element for this week of Sync! Great job, guys!

Financial Peace Dramas Rock!

Most of you got a short preview of Sherry and Tom's financial peace scene on Thursday night at the meeting. Thanks to continued scene work and a few pointers from their director/writer Dalene. They nailed it tonight! Way to go, guys.

Great Weekend!

Join me in applauding the many great performances involved in this weekend's services!

1.) Greg's in the "Everyday is Exactly the Same" music video

in the "Out of Sync" commercial:

2.) Mark Meyer's baseball breakdown

3.) Mary Davis' poor old lady with the groceries (who knew Seth Bible was so mean?)

4.) Doctor Sherry and her lack of "patients"

5.) Phil and Tom and their memorable Chess game

in the Heir Force room:

6.) Phil's incredible direction!

7.) Brad's knack for prop creation and a jersey accent as "Vinny"

8.) Sam's talented performance as "Sam"-aptly named

9.) and Levi's performance as Gordo trying to make geeky athleticism work...

and 10.)the support of a great team that is willing to do whatever it takes to bring people to Christ in creative and unique ways!

Great job, everyone!

Meetings 2.0

What an awesome meeting last night! Shannon snapped a quick snapshot of our "Machine" exercise, led by Jen and Julie. (Yes, Julie was moving THAT fast! : ) If you missed it, here was our agenda and trust me, you DO NOT want to miss next month. We'll be sharing original monologues from our personal walks with Christ as well as some more fun exercises from Jen and Julie. Hope to see you all there!

Drama Team Meeting Agenda 4/23/09

· Scene Critique: Tom and Sherry-Financial Peace University Scene
· Prayer
· New Team Members: Julie, Jennifer, Shannon, Dianne and Billie
· Questionnaire—those who haven’t e-mailed yet, please fill out tonight
· Upcoming series: Letters, One Prayer
· Drama Team Next Steps:
A.) Meetings:
The why: “Heart of the Artist” excerpt
The what: Evaluation, Planning, TRAINING, Performing, and Praying
B.) More Serving Opportunities=Mark Meyer’s Brilliant idea!
Once a Year Event brainstorm:
a night of scenes? Improv night? A full length play?
· Assignment for May Meeting:
Write a short 1-2 minute monologue on one of the following topics:
1.) I know God has a sense of humor because of the time that…..(tell a humorous story of when God taught you a lesson)
2.) I know God is real because of the time that….(tell a story of a tough time in your life and how God helped you through it)
3.) I know God loves transforming people’s lives because He did it with me. (A before and after snapshot: Tell how you have grown or changed as a result of an experience/relationship with God.)
Tips:
A.) Keep in mind basic plot structure:
Exposition-inciting moment-rising action-climax, falling action-resolution (lesson learned)
B.) Bookends: If you had to sum it all up in one sentence or one metaphor, what would it be? Begin and end there.

· Improv Training activity with Julie and Jen.
· Prayer requests/Prayer

(1.) Janet's son's family is moving to NC and we prayed for their safe move and the quick selling of their house in Mississippi

(2.) Kelly has two little babies on the way in her family from her brother and sister, we prayed for safe pregnancies and healthy babies

(3.) Kelly is pursuing the next step for her walk with Christ that includes an opportunity to be gone for six months in a program where others decide her involvement for her, we prayed for her patience and the decision -makers wisdom

(4.) We prayed for Brad's oldest daughter and finding direction in her life. Diane also prayed for a special blessing on their relationship.

(5.) Diane was holding an interview this morning at 9:30am with a young lady who might come work for her. We prayed for a special blessing on their meeting and discernment for Diane in the hiring process.

All in all a fantastic meeting! See you all May 28th!