In India, Pastor Dinanath explained that he spent over two years in a Bible College. When he returned home, the congregation could not understand his sermons and there was little fruit; converting the lost was hard work. After a BibleRead more…
Storying in the UK
Are you using Bible Storying in the UK? Please share your experiences, ambitions, hopes and plans. For those asking what I mean by Storying some references:www.fjseries.org/low/samples.html www.learningtosoar.org/index.php/training/storying-sessionhttp://wsaresourcesite.org/Topics/storying.htm
The Oral Story Bible: A Breakthrough Strategy in Rapid Engagement Among Unreached People Groups
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ron Green as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Crafting an Oral Bible Story.” Responses to this paper through the LausanneRead more…
TThe Oral Story Bible: A Breakthrough Strategy in Rapid Engagement Among Unreached People Groups
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Ron Green as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Crafting an Oral Bible Story.” Responses to this paper through the LausanneRead more…
Milk Goats
Imagine if you will a man who cared for goats in order to sell their milk in the market. Everyone in the market loved his milk and even felt that it gave them a little extra boost of energy forRead more…
Cognitive Learning Styles and Oral Pedigogy
Storying is just one of many methods that can be used to teach oral learners. There are many more pedigogical tools that we can use to teach those who process information differently. I have posted several articles in the groupRead more…
Bible Storying Troubles Some Pastors
When I taught Chronological Bible Storying at an African seminary a few years ago, I asked the students to use Bible storying in ministry and write a report about how it went. Many students said it had worked well forRead more…
Can it be so simple?
Sometimes I don’t know what to say. Our friends who are living in desperation need to hear truth in a way that they can understand and experience. They don’t need to hear a four-point outline or some theological treatise onRead more…
Not the Gossip Game!
When I talk about orally passing Bible stories from one person to another, someone frequently asks me, “Won’t people garble the mesage in the process, like in the ‘gossip’ party game?” That game, sometimes called the “telephone game,” involves multipleRead more…