Create stimulating, family-oriented Lenten worship that captivates the imagination with this engaging dramily series. Six humorous sketches, interwoven with brief homilies highlighting key points, update the familiar Old Testament story of Joseph and his brothers for contemporary audiences ? providing an instructive and entertaining resource for midweek programs. Additional messages and dramas for Holy Week and Easter Sunday shift the focus to Jesus suffering, death, and resurrection.By touching on such universal experiences as family squabbles, sibling rivalry, parental favoritism, jealousy, hatred, false accusations, reconciliation, trust, and healing, Hey Joseph! is certain to resonate with the people in the pews. It offers pastors, worship leaders, and drama groups a thematically unified total package thats flexible and easy to adapt for any size church. A complete list of simple props is included, along with helpful illustrations for constructing Josephs Granary, which may be stocked with food donations for local pantries.Even as the congregation chuckled at Joseph in disguise and related to the siblings rivalry, they were already looking forward to the next weeks drama. Arley Fadnesss characters give life to Old Testament stories through humor and innovation ? and always with a message of helping those who are in need.Jeff TengesdalPastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchBismarck, North DakotaHey Joseph! is an excellent resource for the worship life of your parish ministry. We used it and the congregation loved it and learned from it. The involvement of laypeople of every age made it even more delightful. Our Lenten services were filled every Wednesday, with more coming every week.Howard A. SkulstadPastor, Long Lake Lutheran ChurchIsanti, MinnesotaHey Joseph! brings new energy to an Old Testament character, making the experiences of his life relevant for today. The series created an enthusiasm that continued to build throughout the Len
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