{"product_id":"then-and-now","title":"Then and Now — Church Anniversary Skit (15 min)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA creative, sometimes-funny side-by-side that compares the church’s early days with the present.\u003c\/strong\u003e Half the cast plays Then — wooden lectern, mimeograph bulletins, a piano with three missing keys. The other half plays Now — projector screens, cordless mics, a worship leader looping a pedal. A teenager bridges the eras with a TikTok-make invite video. The comedy is real. The reverence is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheme — The pews change. The hymns change. The slides change. The Shepherd does not.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull PDF script — split-stage staging, comedy beats, two-pastors-one-sermon ending (15 min)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast: 7–9 actors (narrator + 2 pastors + 2 musicians + 2 greeters + bridge teen + offstage voice)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSplit set: stage left wooden lectern + hymnal stool, stage right music stand + tablet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in John 10 (good shepherd) anchor and methods-vs-mission charge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBest for\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecade-marking anniversaries, founders’ Sundays, services where the congregation has lived through real change and wants to laugh and honor at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Godsverse Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64554635821405,"sku":"SKIT-THEN_AND_NOW","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/7879\/9709\/files\/4-then-and-now-skit.webp?v=1777437242","url":"https:\/\/shop.godsverse.org\/products\/then-and-now","provider":"Godsverse Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}