Using the storying method
This weekend I got the chance to sit and hear from Michael Novelli, founder of www.echothestory.com speak about the practice of “storying.” Novelli has been doing “storying” since 2004 and claims to be an experimenter who is trying to reclaim an ancient tradition.
Last year our youth ministry used this “storying” technique for a series we did that told the story of God from Genesis to Revelation. We creatively told the story in our large group setting and then practiced dialoguing the story in our small groups. The great thing about this method is that it really helps students to learn from the story instead of them learning several points you have prepared to teach them. In august I flew to Mozambique with a mission group from our church to record a documentary of the trip. During the trip we used the “storying” method as the content for the english speaking camp we held. This method in my opinion is one of the best discipleship tools in the since that when students learn the story they learn the truth in a holistic way. If you haven’t checked out “storying” you really should.
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