STRATEGIES 1 - Bible Storytelling and Word Engagement Training

Course Overview

This is a Bible Storytelling and Word Engagement strategies training that teaches basic Scripture storytelling and dialogue skills and key strategies to engage with God's Word in a way that God's Word becomes flesh.   The course has 1) six Bible storytelling and dialogue sessions learning God's Word together; 2) five group activities for learning Bible stories and practicing storytelling and dialogue in small groups; 3) five teaching sessions for the five strategies; and 4) a number of smaller sessions dealing with technical and methodological issues.  

Normally this course is usually taught as a two-day intensive, although there are options to do the course over a longer period of time.  Below is the course syllabus.  

Training Focus

How can we come to Jesus, hear His Words, and do them? (Luke 6:46-49)

Bible Storytelling & Engagement Strategies Training Description: 

• You will observe Bible storytelling and dialogue modeled in seven simple steps.

• You will learn five strategies for transformational Scripture engagement based on the example of Jesus and the Bible. 

• You will learn and apply these strategies practically in group activities by learning a story, sharing it, and engaging in dialogue questions.

• You will have an interactive encounter with God’s Living Word and learn tools for enjoying a lifetime of dynamic spiritual growth. 

• You will learn to teach others the Seven Steps of Bible Storytelling & Dialogue. 

Bible Storytelling & Engagement Strategies

1. Plant Seed in Soil (Eat God’s Word in the Body) – Like Jesus

2. Hear & Obey God’s Word– Like Jesus

3. Use Stories, Examples, & Questions for Discovery – Like Jesus

4. Use God’s Word as Spirit & Life (Breathe God’s Word) – Like Jesus

5. Make Space for Hearing & Responding – Like Jesus