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As school returns, the summer heat begins to fade, and another ministry year starts to ramp up, two things are on the minds of a majority of youth pastors: 

1) Oh no, is Halloween on a Wednesday this year? 
2) I need to plan the Fall Retreat! Planning retreats are often daunting as they require attention to detail across many different areas simultaneously. 

This masterclass series in planning and programming a fall retreat will walk through everything you need to get right with creativity and programming, the questions you need to ask and answer about logistics, and will help you eliminate the potential pitfalls so many make when planning. 

"Will you trust the shepherd to take you home?"

This is a highly theatrical sketch where three actors tell three different parables, the parable of the great banquet, the parable of the hidden treasure and the parable of the lost sheep. 

• Author: Jonathan Skaggs
• Length: approximately 8 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 3 actors 
• Theme Verses: Luke 14, Luke 15, Matthew 13
• Downloadable PDF

"Your words have consequences... and taking responsibility for your actions is the right thing, regardless of the outcome."

Three friends meet in the school cafeteria after one of them makes an offensive joke in class. This piece touches on the theme that the way you live each and every day is as much of your mission field as when you go oversees on a missions trip. 

Author: Jonathan Skaggs & Katie Beazley

• Length: approximately 8 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 1 male actor, 2 female actors 
• Theme Verses: Proverbs 27:17, Colossians 4:6
• Downloadable PDF

“I get angry too. And you're right Steph. Life isn't the best right now, and dad may never come back. There seems not too much for us to be thankful for. But not only do we have each other, but we do have the Lord. He is our father and he will guide us. And for that I am thankful and forever grateful.'” 

When siblings sit down for dinner, one admits they don't think they should have to pray because they don't believe they have anything to thank God for. A dramatic scene about God's timing and providence and our trust in Him. 

• Author: Terrance Jackson
• Length: approximately 10 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 3 actors 
• Theme Verses: Psalm 9:10; Proverbs 3: 5-6
• Downloadable PDF