BibleStorying
The BibleStorying Workshop equips you to tell stories (events from God’s Word) effectively. You will learn and polish at least three Bible events, practice telling those stories, and learn how to use Good Soil resources to share those stories in your personal ministry.
Catering to Oral Learners
Missionaries and Christian leaders around the world are finding that often the best way to make disciples of oral learners is through Bible storytelling. What’s an oral learner? Well, whether someone simply can’t read or write (primary oral learner), or whether he/she has a university degree but prefers not to read much anymore (secondary oral learners), they both are oral learners: they gain their knowledge in ways other than through reading. Most often they learn through stories told around a campfire, in a community meeting room, or on big or small screens.
Biblestorying is More Than Memorizing
But as people begin to jump into the storytelling world, they think they must memorize Bible stories so they can tell them accurately “word-for-word.” However, the orality movement encourages what they call “detail-for-detail accuracy.” To gain this level of storytelling ability, one needs to learn Bible stories through at least one method of story boarding. The storyteller will also want to join or start a storying group to practice storytelling skills. Then, depending on the culture of the people, the storyteller will develop a story list appropriate for his/her target group.
What Will You Gain?
This two-day Bible storytelling workshop will give you what you need to develop storytelling skills and resources to do all of the above, getting you on the road to ministering with Bible stories. You’ll be exposed to several story boarding techniques and be encouraged to pick the one or two which are right for you. You’ll work closely with others as a storying group, learning storytelling and relational skills which can be applied to your own storying groups in the future. You’ll also be exposed to several story lists and begin to understand what stories need to be included in your own list to be told to your friends and family.
Upcoming Course Dates
We don't have any upcoming dates for this training scheduled yet. Contact us for more information.
Day One
Gain insight into how to learn a Bible story so you can tell it later.
You will learn that a good storyteller does not memorize.
Instead he/she . . .
- Uses 12 key steps to make a story his/her own
- Finds the style of storyboarding that works best for him/her
- Learn the first and last line of your story.
Gain insight into how to tell a Bible story effectively:
- Tell a Bible story with AMPerage
- Use six storytelling tools you carry with you everywhere you go
Learn two Bible stories:
- Tell your story several times
- Receive coaching
Form a team to team-teach the next day
Day Two
Gain insight into how to learn a Bible story so you can tell it later.
- Learn another Bible story
- Learn how to use several Good Soil resources in your BibleStorying
- Learn the first and last line of your story
- Learn team-teaching dynamics as you work with a team
- Refine what you learned the day before
Sign up today to begin ministering with Bible stories and making disciples of oral learners!
Resources
At the BibleStorying seminar learn how to share God’s word in story form while you are exposed to and learn how to work with these resources.
Annual Training Schedule
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Tuesday-Thursday
Good Soil Basic
Learn to use the Good Soil evangelism and discipleship scale, the worldview onion peeling model, how to use The Story of Hope and The Way to Joy (and other similar resources) and much more.
Learn MoreHooks for Hanging OT/NT Storylines
Offered on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, these “Hooks” workshops are designed to help you teach participants to grasp an overview of the Old Testament and the New Testament in two one-hour sessions.
Learn MoreBibleStorying
Learn how to tell Bible stories effectively so that you can… Use Bible stories to reach children and adults too. Use Bible stories to reach postmodern AND tribal people. Enhance your preaching and Bible teaching.
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Friday
Trainer Certification
Learn and become certified, to lead basic Good Soil E&D seminars and gain access to all of the necessary documents and files needed to present the seminar.
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Tuesday - Thursday
Good Soil Basic
Learn to use the Good Soil evangelism and discipleship scale, the worldview onion peeling model, how to use The Story of Hope and The Way to Joy (and other similar resources) and much more.
Learn MoreHooks for Hanging OT/NT Storylines
Offered on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, these “Hooks” workshops are designed to help you teach participants to grasp an overview of the Old Testament and the New Testament in two one-hour sessions.
Learn MoreBibleStorying
Learn how to tell Bible stories effectively so that you can… Use Bible stories to reach children and adults too. Use Bible stories to reach postmodern AND tribal people. Enhance your preaching and Bible teaching.
Learn MoreTrainer Certification
Learn and become certified, to lead basic Good Soil E&D seminars and gain access to all of the necessary documents and files needed to present the seminar
Learn More -
Friday
Moving Beyond Lecture
Discover a six-step process for designing presentations and training sessions that consistently engage participants.
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Location
This training is held in the ABWE Administration and Training Center at:
522 Lewisberry Road
New Cumberland, PA 17070
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Registration
$120 per participant ($96 for ABWE Personnel) — includes lunch, snacks, and instructional materials and other resources)
Special discounts available for students who previously attended the seminar at ABWE, as well as group discounts.
Upcoming Course Dates
We don't have any upcoming dates for this training scheduled yet. Contact us for more information.
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