Thursday, June 25, 2009
New on the web
A new site, authored by J.O. Terry and Daniel Sanchez, has been set up here.
Please check it out for articles, resources and books about the use of Bible stories for making disciples.
In the site's own words:
Bible-Storying.com focuses on the following purposes:
Please check it out for articles, resources and books about the use of Bible stories for making disciples.
In the site's own words:
Bible-Storying.com focuses on the following purposes:
- To develop and provide practical books and other helps to those who seek to proclaim the Message of Christ through Bible Storying
- To equip people and groups to become involved in the ministries of Bible Storying
- To provide on-going training for persons and groups who are engaged in the ministries of Bible Storying
- To maintain a body of basic resources for those who practice Bible Storying
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Do you care?
Monday, May 18, 2009
Cool videos in Gulf Arabic on You Tube!
A follower of Jesus in the Gulf has released some great resources he is eager to get passed round to those living in the Gulf. You can check out these "Stories of Life" clips on You Tube here:
Stories of Life 1
Stories of Life 2
Stories of Life 3
Stories of Life 4
Know anyone who speaks Gulf Arabic to whom you could pass along these links?
Stories of Life 1
Stories of Life 2
Stories of Life 3
Stories of Life 4
Know anyone who speaks Gulf Arabic to whom you could pass along these links?
Monday, April 13, 2009
Winsome way to gossip the Gospel
Larry Dinkins PhD, veteran missionary of 22 years in Thailand, who in his own words is "educated past his intelligence", just finished his 6th storytelling training, humbly shares in this video clip, a testimony of his struggles to just simply tell the story but then of the fruit as he did so in his old stomping ground on the field (in Thailand).
Select your format and watch it here!
Select your format and watch it here!
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Bottom line!
When I preached, often people didn't understand what I was saying. I would tell them,
"Go and tell this gospel to others."
But they didn't know how to share the word of God because they couldn't understand it very well.
But then I started to share the word of God through the stories. I told the stories about how God created a human and how he fell into sin. They listened to those stories very carefully and started understanding very well.
Stories like these can be received weekly by email by requesting them here.
[Source: Stories from Storytellers]
"Go and tell this gospel to others."
But they didn't know how to share the word of God because they couldn't understand it very well.
But then I started to share the word of God through the stories. I told the stories about how God created a human and how he fell into sin. They listened to those stories very carefully and started understanding very well.
Stories like these can be received weekly by email by requesting them here.
[Source: Stories from Storytellers]
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Cool video overview on storytelling!
Avery Willis has just posted an excellent 10-minute video clip on the call2all site. It is a very concise presentation on why Bible storytelling is so important and needed right now.
Are you hitting the target?!?
Who can you share this video clip link with? Know any pastors or youth leaders or missionaries whom you could send the link to this clip?
Are you hitting the target?!?
Who can you share this video clip link with? Know any pastors or youth leaders or missionaries whom you could send the link to this clip?
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Pictures from Asia
The Oral Bible Project from Asia have produced a slideshow of picture from their training ministry showing how, through dramatization or group interactive storytelling, participants have effectively learned Bible stories.
Apart from greatly amplifying the emotional understanding of the stories, improvised drama helps the participants get inside the skins of Bible characters and walk in their shoes through their experiences. Also humour, quite often present in the original stories, can be rediscovered and help bring the message home. Drama comes naturally to these Indian men, for whom Hindu epics are a common occurrence.
Check out the slideshow here
Apart from greatly amplifying the emotional understanding of the stories, improvised drama helps the participants get inside the skins of Bible characters and walk in their shoes through their experiences. Also humour, quite often present in the original stories, can be rediscovered and help bring the message home. Drama comes naturally to these Indian men, for whom Hindu epics are a common occurrence.
Check out the slideshow here