It is generally thought that the Roma journey westward started in India more than a thousand years ago, though the group didn’t appear in Europe until the fourteenth century. Estimates on the number of Roma in Europe today range betweenRead more…
Full Session: Crafting an Oral Story Bible Multiplex
Directions: Click the play button in the video window above to watch all videos from the session in order. Alternatively, you may advance to a specific part of the session by using the next arrow or by clicking the playlistRead more…
Full Session: How to Communicate to Oral Learners Multiplex
Directions: Click the play button in the video window above to watch all videos from the session in order. Alternatively, you may advance to a specific part of the session by using the next arrow or by clicking the playlistRead more…
Postmodernism & Parables: Communicating Parables to Postmoderns in a Western Context – Using Storytelling, Drama and Experiential Learning Methods
INTRODUCTION What is postmodernism and how does it influence Western society? How should evangelical Christians respond to it? Do stories and parables provide an effective approach for bringing the gospel to postmoderns? Can drama, storytelling and experiential learning methods playRead more…
Communication As Narration
Could it be that any story, every story, has the power to not only inform but to influence? It seems that every story told touches somebody somewhere at sometime. In fact, it is probably true that every story selected byRead more…
Meaning is Found in Context
For a word, there is no meaning outside of context. In a way, that is also true for stories. Consider an iceberg. When we tell or hear a story, all that is understood about that story is the tip ofRead more…
Creating & Defining Space: Role & Value of Story
“If this is your land, where are your stories?” Edward Chamberlin asked in his book by the same name. This question carries with it the impact of a doubled-edged blade: Not only do the stories of a people define whoRead more…
Orality And Storytelling – Matters Of The Heart
“Why story and storytelling?” Thomas Boomershine asked in his book Story Journey. “Story is a primary language of experience. Telling and listening to a story has the same structure as our experience,” he said. “The episodes of our lives takeRead more…
Orality And Storytelling – Matters Of The Heart
“Why story and storytelling?” Thomas Boomershine asked in his book Story Journey. “Story is a primary language of experience. Telling and listening to a story has the same structure as our experience,” he said. “The episodes of our lives takeRead more…