Drama In The Seekers’ Service

The recent development of the seekers' service has created many opportunities for drama in the church. The article describes the use of drama in the seeker services of the church who pioneered them, the Willow Creek Community Church of South Barrington, Illinois. In these services, which are not considered worship services per se, drama is used prior to the spoken message to depict a scene in everyday life that applies insights from the Christian faith to that situation. An example of a dramatic script used in a seeker service is presented in the next chapter of this volume. In 1975, Willow Creek Community Church began in a rented movie theater in suburban Chicago. Founded with the expressed purpose of reaching the unchurched, today Willow Creek attracts upwards of 15, 000 people to its weekend seekers' services. Since the beginning, drama has been an integral part of Willow Creek's outreach. It differs from traditional church drama in that these sketches are short, six- to eight- …