Is He Really Gone? © Theme:
The youth pastor is leaving and a group of youth are reacting to his “leaving the church”. This comedy is useful for a youth pastor appreciation program, saying goodbye.
Cast:
4 (male or female)
Set, lighting, sound, costumes: Time:
standard
8
Script: Lou and Drew walk on stage, very sad Lou:
Well, fact is I just don’t know how we can go on!
Drew:
Isn’t that the truth.
Mary and Harry come on stage, happy Lou:
Well all I can say is church and youth group’s never gonna be the same again.
Mary:
Hey, Lou, Drew, what's with the long faces?
Harry:
Yeh, the way you two are acting you’d think that you lost your best friend.
Lou and Drew look at each other, very sad, wipe a tear Mary:
Hey, what gives guys?
Drew:
Mary, do you mean you haven’t heard about Pastor Chet?
Harry:
Oh no, what did he do now?. . Stuff the church secretary’s purse with toilet paper again?
Mary:
Put a whoopee cushion on the senior pastor’s chair?
Lou:
If only that's all that Pastor Chet did!
Mary:
Hey this sounds serious! . . . What kinda prank did our beloved youth pastor pull this time?
Harry:
Well I gotta say that our youth pastor is the worst prankster ever, but hey, he wouldn't harm a fly, everybody knows that . . so whatever someone is saying he did, I guarantee he did it all in fun.
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Mary:
He is the best guy ever as a youth leader; I mean there’s nothing he wouldn't do for a guy.
Lou and Drew are even more upset Harry:
OK, now I am getting worried! . .. Spill, what’s up with Pastor Chet?
Drew:
Well, the fact is, Pastor Chet is leaving the church.
Mary:
So what Drew? . . Pastor Chet leaves the church every day about this time.
Drew:
No, he is . . . leaving . . . the church!
Harry, incredulous: You mean Pastor Chet is like . . leaving . . . the church? Lou:
Isn’t that what Drew has been trying to tell you?
Harry:
But if Pastor Chet leaves the church, I mean . . . . what will he do?
Mary:
For sure . . I mean, Pastor Chet could never handle a real job . . . so if he leaves the church what’s he and his family gonna do?
Drew:
No, you don't understand . . .
Harry:
Can’t you just see him trying to be a carpenter? . . . The only nails he would hit are on the ends of his fingers.
Mary:
Or if he were to try to be a labourer, maybe dig ditches . . . the ditch would end up crooked as a snake!
Harry:
Likely Pastor Chet’s poor wife Laurie will have to go out and get two fulltime jobs.
Lou:
Guys, you’ve got it all wrong . . .
Mary:
Luckily Laurie is very talented . . really good at crafts and stuff.
Harry:
Yes, and Laurie does an awesome job of putting on skits and that sort of thing!
Mary:
Yeh, remember that monologue Laurie did about the guy who couldn’t walk and chew gum at the same time?
Harry:
Actually that wasn’t a skit, Laurie was just talking about Pastor Chet.
Lou:
Wait, hold up, see Pastor Chet is . .
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Mary:
Man, this is like real serious . . whatever will the Pastor and his family do now that Pastor Chet has left the church?
Harry:
With a wife and two little kids . . . sad is what.
Mary:
Maybe we could take up a collection?
Drew:
Hey, guys you got it all wrong. . . Pastor Chet is leaving the church . . . but he’s not leaving the church.
Harry, confused: Well I am glad that you cleared that one up! Mary:
Thing I will never understand is why all of a sudden Pastor Chet, who loves the Lord so much, would go and turn his back on the his belief in God and leave the church! . . I just find that impossible to believe! . . . Are you guys sure you got your facts straight?
Lou:
No . . whoa . . . time out here . . . See the thing is Pastor Chet is leaving this church, he has been called to be youth pastor at another church upstate.
Harry:
Oh, I get it, so Pastor Chet is leaving the church but not leaving the church.
Drew:
Somehow it seemed to make more sense when I said it.
Mary:
Well it simply didn’t make sense that Pastor Chet would leave the church, but if it`s just that he is leaving the church, I mean, sad though that is, I mean . .
Harry:
Yeh, I mean, Pastor Chet is like a born pastor . . and awesome with us young guys . . He is funny, loud, likes to joke around all the time but he is also there anytime to help or to listen. . . I tell ya, the church that Pastor Chet is going to is sure in for a great time!
Lou:
I guess you are right, there is a bright side to this down day . . Pastor Chet said he felt it was God’s leading in his life to answer this call.
Drew:
One thing you can count on with Pastor Chet, he is obedient to God’s will for his life. . . . Man I am envious of the new church that Pastor Chet is going to . . that is if they can put up with his dumb jokes.
Mary:
Ya, and we will get a new youth pastor, we can break him in to what youth pastoring is all about.
Harry:
Maybe teach him some of Pastor Chet’s goofy ideas. . . .
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Lou:
Likely the new youth pastor will have his own goofy ideas . . I mean if someone new tried to act like Pastor Chet it would look kinda phoney . .
Drew:
Might look like someone else wearing Pastor Chet’s goofy clothing . .
Mary:
The hats . .
Harry:
The goofy shirts . . .
Lou:
Let’s face it, Pastor Chet is like one of a kind . .
Drew:
Like my grandpa says, when they made Pastor Chet they threw away the mold. . .
Mary:
Is that mold as in pattern or mould as in food gone bad . . .
Harry:
Remember the time Pastor Chet put the limburger cheese in the salad?
Drew:
Let’s go say goodbye to Pastor Chet and his family, wish him God’s blessing.
Lou:
I just know I am gonna cry like a baby when I say goodbye . .
Drew:
I got lots of Kleenex . . come on, let’s go!
actors off stage
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