Description

Andrew the disciple, known as “the Introducer and patron saint of Sunday schools.” visits the church and Sunday school, telling how his ministry was, and is, so critical to learning about the earthly ministry of Jesus. It was Andrew who introduced his brother, Peter to Jesus, a critical step in the formation of Jesus’ disciple follower base. After the introduction at the church stage, Andrew and the children proceed to their Sunday School class and continue the lesson.

Cast: 1, male likely older

Bible reference: Matthew 4:18, 16:2

Set, Sound & Lighting: standard

Costume: traditional, see DramaShare’s DramaClub & DramaTech manuals for instruction on creating costumes, and also for creating appropriate characterizations.

Props: staff or cane

Special instructions: Actor  made up to appear very old, with beard and carrying a staff, walking bent over. Although forceful take care not to frighten or intimidate the children, staying in character at all times, entertaining and exciting but careful not to come across as a “comedy act.” This drama is meant to generate interest yet with a theme of dignified, sober sincerity.

Sample of script:

Prior to Andrew entering the sanctuary, the pastor invites the children to come to the front of the church. The cue for the actor to enter is the pastor’s words, “close friends“

Pastor: Boys and girls, this morning in Children’s Church we have a special guest. He has been referred to as the patron saint of Sunday Schools. His name is Andrew. He was one of Jesus’ disciples and close friends. Here he is now!

Andrew, enters sanctuary:
Good morning! My name is Andrew. Do you know what it means to introduce someone? . . . . .  It means to help someone get to know another person, doesn’t it? I have been called “The Introducer”
You see, it was I who introduced my brother, Peter, to Jesus.
Has anyone here heard the story about the five loaves of bread and the two small fish? Well many, many years ago when Jesus was preaching, a very large crowd of people came to hear him. It got very late and the crowd was hungry with nowhere to go for food. Jesus asked us, disciples if we had seen anyone in the crowd who had food. When no one else spoke up I told Jesus of a little boy who had five loaves of bread and two small fish. So I introduced the little boy to Jesus. The boy gave the bread and fish to Jesus who prayed and then broke up the food into small pieces. And you know, Jesus made a miracle happen! That very small meal was enough to feed over 5,000 people!
I was proud to be an introducer!
Now let’s pray together and then we’ll go to Children’s Church.
Father, bless these children. Help them be introducers, that they may lead others to You. Amen.

Andrew takes the hand of a couple of the smallest children and leads them all down the aisle and out the back doors of the sanctuary.
As it shows in the Bible, I and another disciple named John were the first to believe in Jesus.
Very often I was spoken of as, “Peter’s brother”, but I loved my brother and was not jealous of the fact that he was better known than I.
Like Jesus, my brother Peter was a very good speaker, and one day when Peter was preaching he actually had 3,000 people give their lives to Jesus. Me, I just seemed to bring people to Jesus one at a time. But that was OK with me, and OK with Jesus as well. The only thing that really mattered was that people would come to know Jesus.