A Tale of Three Churches: Using Drama in Worship
In this article that appeared in Reformed Worship magazine, Todd Johnson explores using drama in worship. To do this, he presents three fictitious churches that represent different worship traditions. Describing each church, he explores the ways the different churches can incorporate drama into their services.
Todd E. Johnson
How can we add drama to our worship service? It seems like such a simple question. After all, many churches are doing it. Many of the largest and fastest growing churches integrate dramatic sketches or theatrical pieces into their worship. Willow Creek Community Church, one of the most often imitated, has a regular theatrical piece as part of its worship. Sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, these vignettes are almost always integrated with the sermon as illustrations of the theme for that particular service. Why can’t every church just do something like that?