by Randy Tsuchiyama
Some of you may be wondering, “Man, who makes all of these AMAZING skits?” Well, I am writing to all of you to let you know that these skits do not come out of thin air. Here at Lighthouse Bible Church, we have a group of dedicated actors and actresses committed to preparing these skits.
My name is Randy Tsuchiyama and I am currently leading the Skit Team. For those of you that have never seen the skit team on stage, let me explain what our goal is. When we are asked to perform or volunteer to perform, our goal as a team is to deliver a message that is usually meant to come alongside a sermon that will follow the skit. We like to think of our skits as “sermon-amplifiers”. I remember seeing some skits during a church service and remembering the skit more than the preaching of the Word. Our hope on the LBC Skit team is that when someone remembers the skit they are able to be reminded of the sermon.
The bulk of what we do on the skit team is preparing for upcoming skits with the most elaborate skit of the year being the one we perform during the Christmas concert. As of right now, we meet on Thursday nights from 7:45PM until about 10PM. At practice we begin with a warm-up where we practice a lot of our improvisational skills. From there, we start to plan for any upcoming skits that we have to perform. Everyone’s ideas are welcome during this planning time. After brainstorming is done, we try and act out the ideas that we came up with. A lot of improvisation happens throughout the entire meeting.
I just want to say that as the team practices, we have a lot of fun. While we are doing this, we see a lot of the quirks of the members on the team as well as each person’s unique humor. It is great to see all of us working together to worship God with hearts that truly love Him. If you would like to join the skit team, there are two requirements:
- You must be a member of Lighthouse Bible Church or in the process of becoming one
- You must be willing to participate in various roles that may not seem “natural”
Just to clarify, the second rule is not that scary. We won’t be putting someone into a lead role in their first skit, maybe their second one though.
All joking aside, the skit is open to ALL members of Lighthouse Bible Church; Marrieds, Singles, and Collegians. If you would like more information about this ministry or would like to join, send your questions to me at dabigtsuchie@gmail.com.