About this eBook
Dragon Talks features an entire year’s worth of puppet scripts that work and are accessible for all ages. Through Robbie the dragon, children, youth, and adults alike are drawn into the text in a fun, open, and irreverent (in the best sense of the word) way. Robbie asks questions of the text, and points out confusing parts, in a way that “sophisticated” church people are often afraid to do. As such, the Robbie conversations are a meaningful and effective way to engage the text in an open-ended and playful way.
Based on the Revised Common Lectionary, these scripts are designed for use during “children’s time” in worship and can also be used as part of a Sunday or midweek Christian education program based on the lectionary.
Each script is written for two readers: “Robbie” and one other person. The book includes a CD containing the scripts and permission is granted to duplicate the scripts for use within the congregation.
About the author
Rev. Dr. James Lepardhas been an ordained minister for over 20 years, for the last 12 years serving at Forest Grove United Church in Toronto, Canada. He has an undergraduate degree in drama and music from Augustana University College, and theological degrees from St. Andrew’s College, Saskatoon, and from Chicago Theological Seminary. He’s a husband, father of two amazing red-headed children, has one aloof sheltie, and enjoys playing his vintage Dan Electro guitar with the music ministry at Forest Grove.
