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Do we have to memorize the story word for word or can we just memorize the picture or event

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We are working with 12 or more different languages when we teach the stories. The question has come up' "do we have to memorize the story word for word"? In general I am saying, no you don't have to memorize it word for word if you can be consistent and accurate each time you teach it to a group. Actually we don't want to use the term memorize but rather internalize which means not only head knowl… Continue

Added by Monie & Marianne Chiong on November 4, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Reaching More People

Social Networking is EXPLODING! How can you ignore it? People are now engaging in social network debates ranging from the public funding of Individual Health Insurance/Temporary Medical Insurance to the justificat… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on October 20, 2009 at 10:32am — No Comments

great new book on biblical storytelling

William Carey Library is offering a 55% discount on TELLING GOD'S STORIES WITH POWER until October 31st. CLICK HERE to find out more. Continue

Added by Paul.Mark on September 24, 2009 at 5:01am — No Comments

Plenary Sessions of ION Conference 2009 were blogged LIVE!

Bet you didn't know that the guy in the very last row was blogging these sessions live, did you? Another proof of concept for future IONs that can be seen at http://www.audiobiblesforparaguay.org/liveblog/ Once again this is not an official site, but others might find it interesting. Continue

Added by Tom Stout on September 18, 2009 at 2:29pm — No Comments

ION Conference 2009 Resources available online

Although not official sites of ION. I set up a drop site where folks could put their notes and files. It turned out to be more of a proof of concept idea as I was the only one who participated in this social venture. There are some files and links there that were made available for free at the conference. So stop by and get something or leave something. http://drop.io/ionconference2009 Continue

Added by Tom Stout on September 18, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

The Awesome Power of an Example

A central cord of Bible stories is that they provide us with human examples. People have a natural tendency to imitate that to which they are consistently exposed. This is such a strong part of human learning that it even happens unintentionally. For example, in our speech patterns we may find that we picked up a figure of speech from a person we were around or that our accent changed because we were living in a different region. In fact, much of what we are—in our mannerisms, our way of speakin… Continue

Added by Paul.Mark on July 25, 2009 at 5:53am — No Comments

Epistles & Story - Share your experience!

Who has experience using the epistles and story? Share what you have learned. Continue

Added by Regina Manley on July 20, 2009 at 12:29pm — 7 Comments

Question... Is Anybody Using "Bible Storying" with "Recovery" Type Ministries?

Question... Is Anybody Using "Bible Storying" with "Recovery" Type Ministries? I'm talking about Celebrate Recovery or another outreach to people with addictions? I'd like to know. Thanks. Continue

Added by Chuck Huckaby on July 8, 2009 at 4:44pm — No Comments

New Post over at "Beyond Storying"

Come and get involved in the discussion. This is a "no holds barred", "everything goes", "think out of the box" discussion group for those that are frustrated with the easy answers to the orality question that just don't seem to be working in their ministry context. Let's work it out together. Today's new post: Turning the Tables on Critical Thinking Continue

Added by Tom Stout on June 4, 2009 at 9:36am — No Comments

Beyond Storying

I would invite you all to join this group if the description looks interesting, http://groups.google.com/group/beyond-storying As the focus on ministering to oral learners increases, there is a need to take the discussion beyond just storying. Here we will explore any form of pedagogy that may be useful in reaching secondary oral learners. Special attention is given to the examination of the cognitive learning styles of "Field Dependent" learners. The most valuable thing on this site are foun… Continue

Added by Tom Stout on May 28, 2009 at 3:03am — No Comments

God Comes to Us in His Stories

Over the years my wife and I have traveled widely in ministry, and we've often found ourselves in lovely places on our wedding anniversary or other special days. Not long after we were married I discovered that she has the custom of picking a flower and pressing it between the pages of a book as reminders of these gifts from God. Of course the flowers soon lose their beautiful color and pleasing aroma but in her mind each flower is a permanent link to those special times. Bible stories are like… Continue

Added by Paul.Mark on May 25, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Connections

The striking similarities between many aspects of biblical cultures and that of present-day oral cultures provide important avenues for communication of the gospel. People from tribal and peasant contexts often understand instinctively that which must be explained to a Christian from a literate culture. Familiarity with idolatry, the spirit world, blood sacrifice, cleansing rituals, village life, poverty, illness, death, agriculture, social hierarchy, power differential, kinship obligations, sac… Continue

Added by Paul.Mark on May 17, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Streaming from my Echo the Story Blog

I am linking to my page an RSS stream of my Echo the Story blog, which focuses on Bible Storying with post-moderns in America. Here is a link to my ION page : http://ion2008.ning.com/profile/MIchaelNovelli Here is a link to my website: http://www.echothestory.com –Michael Novelli Continue

Added by MIchael Novelli on May 2, 2009 at 1:10am — No Comments

Brand-New Orality Strategies Website!

I just wanted to let everyone know that the IMB has a new site for Orality Strategies. If you are familiar with the old OralStrategies.com, you will notice a major upgra… Continue

Added by Paul Armstrong on April 28, 2009 at 9:50am — 2 Comments

Oral Communication Applied in Social Marketing

I am looking to connect with anyone who might be using oral communication techniques in health education or other social marketing applications. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -cbf Continue

Added by Chris Forbes on April 25, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Ten Church Planter Essential Qualifications

Ten Church Planter Essential Qualifications By Pastor Scott Thomas, Acts 29 Director This is a longer blog than normal, but these are the notes from my talk at Exponential 2009 in an effort to serve those who attended and wanted to engage dialogically in the conversation live. Introduction Every young man that considers church planting asks the question, Am I a Church Planter? It is the question I asked myself many years ago. It is the question we ask every man who submit… Continue

Added by Ramesh on April 23, 2009 at 7:55pm — No Comments

How Shall We Tell the Story?

The biblical storytelling community differs about the degree of latitude that is permissible in scripting stories for oral presentation. Some hold to a strict, almost word-for-word transmission based on written or recorded texts, while others employ an approach that emulates the traditional form of telling a story, weaving the words around the story elements. I find myself firmly in the latter camp and want to explain why. Tom Steffen defines narrative as a picture in the mind of one person tra… Continue

Added by Paul.Mark on April 5, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

God is at work! -- Sept. 2009 ION Annual Conference

Greetings! Today the ION Prayer Core Team met with the Mission's Prayer Coordinator at Grace Church in Eden Prairie, MN. That is the location for the 2009 ION Annual Conference. Ms. Jean is 87 years young, sharp as a tack and a wealth of information. She leads up the prayer teams at Grace Church that cover the 5 continents of mission ministry that her church is involved with. Wow, until our call, she said that she was aware of oral work, but had not heard the term "orality"! Yes, there were in… Continue

Added by Linda Bemis on March 30, 2009 at 11:53am — No Comments

Telling the Gospel on 5 Fingers

Just posted this excerpt from forthcoming manual Spoken Evangelism. Feedback appreciated. Located at links halfway down the page at http://thinkagainnow.com/skillsets.aspx With you in His service, Bruce C. E. Fleming Continue

Added by Bruce C. E. Fleming on March 27, 2009 at 2:07pm — No Comments

Story from Epistle

More on Storying format for content from a Pauline passage. We need to make sure to emphasize the Epistles! I humbly call your attention to one I have done and updated with the addition of Days of Creation 1-5, plus the process I followed in preparing it. It is also featured on our home page ThinkAgainNow.com Continue

Added by Bruce C. E. Fleming on March 16, 2009 at 9:38pm — 5 Comments

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