It Takes Courage
A Monologue, Readers' Theater, and Scripts for Drama Ministry
Pam Speights

With this award-winning collection of scripts for drama, readers' theater, and a monologue, teachers and drama coordinators will find exactly what they are looking for -- plays that touch the hearts of the congregation while also helping the participants to develop their abilities in the fine arts. As an added bonus, the scripts included herein can all be produced without sets or props making them especially suited to be used as dramatic insertions during worship services. It Takes Courage includes:

Be A Blessing -- a drama based on a true story of a unique challenge given to a congregation by its pastor.
What's In Your Backpack? -- a sketch about a teen who chooses to trust God when wrongly accused and sent to in-school suspension.
Where Is Courage? -- a play which portrays children searching for true bravery.
Every Knee Shall Bow -- readers' theater based on Revelation 5 and 6.
This Joy We Share -- readers' theater written for women that explores the amazing power of the Holy Spirit.
Who Is In Control? -- a monologue with one adult woman portraying the mother of the apostle Paul.

Pam Speights is the head of the speech department at Wharton County Junior College in Wharton, Texas. She has served as a drama minister as well as a teacher in a Christian high school. She received a BS in Speech Communication and a Master's degree in Communications from Abilene Christian University and a Doctor of Education from the University of Houston. Married to Wes Speights, they have three children and one granddaughter. Pam and Wes are actively involved at First Colony Church of Christ in Sugar Land, Texas. She is extremely sought after as a speaker and has published an article in The National Teaching and Learning Forum.