Theme: The church has had turmoil from the start. It was as difficult then as it is now. The church can only survive if Jesus is the head.

Summary: A mysterious visitor from church "headquarters" calls on the Rev. John Baxter, pastor of a modern day church that is having some major problems. The visitor proposes some startling answers for the church's dilemma and firmly implants the solution by a unique object lesson from history.

Playing Time: 10 minutes

Place: A church meeting room and then thirty years after the time of Christ

Props: Coffee cups and coffee pot

Costumes: Contemporary and Bible character costumes

Time: The present and Bible times

Cast:
Jim -- a businessman
Martha -- a homemaker
Pete -- a businessman
John -- their pastor
Guy -- a visitor

JIM: (ENTERS WITH MARTHA. J…