Puppet Ministry anyone?

[Urbanredneck]

Years ago I did puppets at church. However I dont think puppet ministries are common anymore.

Do you know of any church that still does them?

 

[mrtumble]

I haven't seen any puppet ministries before but I love the idea!

There must be some out there!

 

[life4christ2013]

Hi i am Louie and Founder of Life for Christ Ministries.We do Puppet Ministries.Could we talk?

 

[Urbanredneck]

Hi i am Louie and Founder of Life for Christ Ministries.We do Puppet Ministries.Could we talk?

I suppose, send me a message.

Do you do or want to do puppet ministry?

 

[brittany111]

My church has puppets for the 1st-3rd grade class, my parents church did puppets for VBS and I have a puppet I sometimes use for my kindergarteners. Puppets never go out of style. Kids love them and they are great teaching tool!

 

[djs4Him]

I like puppets.

 

[freebiblelessons]

I have lead puppet ministries on and off for several years. Kids always like puppets, but it does take a fair amount of training. Don't think that you can just stick your hand up a puppet's backside and think that it will work.

However, I love puppets and they can say things in a way that kids will listen to even if they won't listed to an adult.

You can check out Jelly Telly for ideas on how they can be used effectively.

 

[parsley]

I saw a church try large puppets in a short segment during the weekly service, to draw kids in to feel more a part of the service. It brought mixed reactions -- some adults didn't want puppets in their worship service, but many loved it. In a situation where it changes established premises, it has to be planned well.

I think that for a while they tried it for announcements, which was really funny, and less offensive. The puppet became the authority for what was going on in the church.

 

[EmeraldRadiance]

Puppet's could be a great tool.

I've never seen any puppy ministries myself.
Puppetry is a dying art, besides Sesame Street and some
art projects/parade floats you just don't see them being used for anything.

 

[Luna1991]

I have used puppets from time to time and think they can be a great tool, but I'm personally really bad at acting things out - just feels so out of my comfort zone! Stupid, I know

I think one of the great things about a puppet is that the puppet can 'ask' all the questions that the children may be too shy or afraid to ask, in fear of sounding silly in front of the group. Especially helpful when talking to groups of kids in which some may be lacking in biblical knowledge.

 

[bdavison]

We have a puppet ministry for the pre-schoolers. They all join into a room called the "Treehouse" for weekend services. The room is themed to look like someones backyard. A house with a fence, and I built a giant tree on the side of the stage with a puppet hole in the side. Our puppeteers go into the tree with the puppets and engage the kids with discussions between the puppet and the teacher.

The kids LOVE it.