www.skitguys.com
Tommy Woodard and Eddie James are The Skit Guys. They have been best friends since high school, and have been communicating God’s Word and impacting lives through comedy, drama, and teaching for over 15 years.
They recently released two new books through Zondervan called Instant Skits and Skits That Teach. They have also produced other plays, skits, and videos covering a wide variety of topics that are available to download through their website.
Tommy’s illustrious career began around 1975 on the front porch of his home in Edmond, Oklahoma where his older (and bossier) sister Debbie would direct him in homemade plays. They would invite their parents, neighbours, and strangers walking by to sit on the lawn and enjoy their masterful works of art. He has always had a flair for the dramatic (some people would call it “just being moody”).
Throughout school, Tommy participated in drama in some fashion. His favorite thing was to pretend to be different characters with his best buddy Eddie. (Who knew 20 years later they would still be doing that?) When high school was over, Tommy began serving in a church and going to college in pursuit of an Oral Communications degree. (Okay…at first he was going to get an accounting degree but he failed Accounting 101 and honestly, what idiot would let Tommy do their taxes?).
After graduation, Tommy got married and moved to Frisco, Texas where he lived for 12 years serving as a youth pastor. In 2003, Tommy moved his family back home to Edmond where he currently lives with his wife and kids. When he’s not traveling with Eddie, he works at NEWCHURCH in Oklahoma City as the associate pastor of teaching and creativity. (If you’re ever in town, stop by and say “hi” - www.newchurch.tv)
The most important thing in Tommy’s life is his family; Abby(8), Hudson(4), and his incredible wife of almost 15 years – Angie! If you ever want to see his face light up, just ask him to tell you about them! (However, don’t mention the accounting thing…it’s kind of embarrassing!)
Eddie and his wife, Stephanie, live in Forney, Texas - weird name, but a good place. For seven years, Eddie lived in the O.C. where he worked on staff at Saddleback Valley Community Church, and two more years as a volunteer where he honed his skills in writing, directing, and teaching students and adults how to make skits accessible to audiences. While at Saddleback, Eddie started another drama group called "The Skitiots", who are currently touring nationwide. Eddie has recently expanded his ministry by working alongside students and adults at The Heights Baptist Church as a creative consultant for drama, video and different elements for Sunday Morning Worship. His passion is to create and provide resources that equip leaders, students, and adults to minister through the exciting experience of drama.
For over ten years it continues to amaze Eddie that people want to watch him and his best buddy perform skits on stage. Who would have thought that God would choose to use two buddies from high school who were in drama together for His Kingdom! But God’s ways are certainly a mystery. Eddie still can’t figure out how he ended up with a wife way outside his league, and two beautiful daughters, Ainsley and Jayci. He turns on “butterfly kisses” every now and then just to cry like a baby and realize “of all that he’s done wrong he must have done something right to have hugs every morning and butterfly kisses at night”. Sappy? Yep. Does he care? Nope.
Links to some of Eddie’s “world”:
"The Skitiots", The Heights Baptist Church
(Thursday 8:30am)
Please Note: Session has moved from 10:30am Friday to 8:30am Thursday.
The Skit guys bring you a seminar that challenges and teaches aspects of using drama and skits in multiple ways for your programs. The guys will provide you with plenty of information on developing, performing, and using skits and drama.
However, in this seminar they’ll also give you a fresh look at using other forms of creative communication effectively: improv games, student involvement, video, advanced drama teams, etc. We all know how hard it can be to put together a program that doesn’t feel like the “same old, same old”, so join Tommy and Eddie as they share creative ways to make a program tick and how all the elements can work together.
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