Showstoppers

Showstoppers is a five-day holiday club, for 5–11s, especially suitable for children who are not yet part of a church community. Get ready to lift the curtain on the greatest show on earth – God's great plan for salvation! Everyone from the most experienced actor musician to the most stage-shy of leaders can use Showstoppers! to uncover the good news of Jesus with children. Contains gripping and imaginative storytelling, creative Bible engagement, craft and game ideas, relationship-building opportunities and invites children to get to know God. Showstoppers is supported by a DVD with five storytelling episodes. For this and other suitable resources, see below.

The sessions in this programme are:

  • Sunday Service 1: Reading the script Psalm 78
  • Day 1 In the 'gods' Genesis 1:1 – 3:13; 3:22–24
  • Day 2 In the dressing room 1 Samuel 17:1–54
  • Day 3 Under the trapdoor Daniel 6
  • Day 4 In the wings Luke 1:26–38; Luke 2:1–20
  • Day 5 On stage Luke 22–24
  • Sunday Service 2 My own script Genesis 37–50 (selections)

Covers of Showstoppers! resource book, DVD and Cast List

Additional resources for downloading can be found on the Showstoppers! downloads downloads page. 

  1. Showstoppers!

    Showstoppers! is a holiday club programme for 5 to 11s all about the creative arts. Discover God's great plan for salvation using drama, dance, music, photography and art and see what God did to make it possible for us to be his friends!

    Price: £12.99
  2. Showstoppers! DVD

    A fantastic companion to the Showstoppers! holiday club programme, the Showstoppers! DVD is packed with extra resources for your club: storytelling episodes to open up the Bible stories to children, theme songs for the club, downloadable resources, and a training feature to use with your team.

    Price: £19.99
  3. Showstoppers! Cast List

    A valuable accompaniment to the Showstoppers! holiday club programme, Showstoppers! Cast List contains all the Bible text you'll need for the club, as well as activities to explore the Bible passages. A great souvenir for 8 to 11s.

    Price: £2.50
  4. Showstoppers! Cast List (10 pack)

    A valuable accompaniment to the Showstoppers! holiday club programme, Showstoppers! Cast List contains all the Bible text you'll need for the club, as well as activities to explore the Bible passages. A great souvenir for 8 to 11s. Pack of 10 copies.

    Price: £10.00
  5. The 10 Must Know Stories - Tales you've just got to read!

    One of the four in the Must Know Stories series, this collection of 10 stories is a refreshing read. Children who are competent readers will encounter the 10 Bible stories voted as the ones that most need to be passed onto the next generation. Includes zany pictures by the Beano illustrator, David Mostyn.

    Price: £3.99
  6. The Red Book of Must Know Stories - Tales you've just got to hear!

    Five of the Must Know Stories voted as those most needing to be passed onto the next generation. Young readers will really enjoy engaging with five of these stories written and wonderfully illustrated by Alexander Brown. The five stories are: Adam and Eve, David and Goliath, Daniel in the lions' den, the birth of Jesus, Jesus comes back to life.

    Price: £3.99
  7. The Green Book of Must Know Stories - Tales you've just got to hear

    Five of the 10 Must Know Stories, voted as those Bible stories most needing to be passed onto the next generation. Young readers will really enjoy the storytelling and wonderful illustrations of Alexander Brown. The five in this book are: Noah's ark, 10 commandments, Feeding over 5000, The good Samaritan, The prodigal son.

    Price: £3.99