• Evangelism
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• Story
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• Storytelling
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• Bible
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• Adult

Amazing skill of storytelling. Telling stories is key to effective Christian communication
There is a remarkable revival in the ancient skill of storytelling. For thousands of years, societies have valued those with the gifts to 'spin a yarn'. In the West, there are many amateur storytelling groups, and even some professional storytellers. I have sat completely entranced in the storytelling tent of a local summer festival. Listen to a 30-minute BBC radio program about the art of storytelling (only online till 16 August). Storytelling is a wonderful skill to learn, and hugely valuable for any form of evangelism or Christian communication.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2299

Is digital evangelism effective? True stories of effective digital outreach online
There is no magic bullet in evangelism, discipleship, or anything else. Over the years, new mediums and methods have been each championed as holding the key to evangelism and church growth. Yet the church continues to decline numerically in some countries of the West.
http://internetevangelismday.com/results.php

Learning from journalism: write better using writing tips for effective Christian communication
Writing for the Web requires the style and gifts of the journalist, not the preacher. The Press has had more than 200 years to learn how to communicate effectively in print. Learn from them. Read books on journalistic writing. Observe the way newspapers and magazines tell stories. They know the rules for clear communication and keeping a reader’s interest. “These skills pertain equally to the Web. We need to grab attention fast!” says journalistic writing expert Marshall Cook. If you are a preacher or an evangelist, sorry – you have some unlearning to do. Your gifts do not transfer directly to the Web!
http://internetevangelismday.com/writing.php

Book review: The Seven Basic Plots, Why we tell stories, by Christopher Booker
Readers of Middlemarch by George Eliot may recall the dry old scholar Rev Casaubon’s failed attempt to create a unifying ‘Key to all Mythologies’. (You may have briefly felt in passing, that Casaubon’s plan was irrelevant and futile.) But Booker has succeeded in doing this and much more – a quite remarkable analysis of the nature of story, in a project which took him 34 years. But do not be misled into thinking that this is a sterile academic book – it is highly readable! And for its 700 pages, remarkably cheap.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/the-seven-basic-plots.php

Book review: Tell Me a Story: The Life-Shaping Power of our Stories, by Daniel Taylor
“You are your stories. You are the product of all the stories you have heard and lived – and of many that you have never heard. They have shaped how you see yourself, the world and your place in it. Your first great storytellers were home, school, popular culture, and, perhaps, church. Knowing and embracing healthy stories are crucial to living rightly and well. If your present life is broken or diseased, it can be made well. Or, if necessary, it can be replaced by a story that has a plot worth living.” Taylor, a professor of English, writes with great insight into how and why God uses story. Wisely, he has also created a book that is very accessible to not-yet-Christians.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/tell-me-a-story.php

Thanksgiving, Acceptance
Four women, four unique stories of how each found value and direction for their lives through the Bible and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
http://rbc.org/radio-tv/words-to-live-by/2005/11/27/program.aspx

My First Message: Stories of Jesus mini-book: Eugene H. Peterson
Introduce your child to the wonders of Jesus through My First Message.
http://navpress.com/store/product.aspx?id=9781600062346

My First Message: Amazing Stories of the Bible mini-book: Eugene H. Peterson
Introduce your child to some of the greatest stories in God’s Word.
http://navpress.com/store/product.aspx?id=9781600062353

Stories from the Fields - Village Missions
A collection of stories written by pastors from the fields of Village Missions.
http://village-missions.org/about/stories/

Bible Concordance :: Parable
A short story that is told to show how one thing is like another. Most of the parables in the Bible are stories Jesus told. These parables teach us what the kingdom of God is like. (Mark 4:1-34; Luke 10:25-37; Luke 14:15-24; Luke 15; Luke 18:1-14)
http://biblica.com/niv/appendix/concordance_resultsingle.php?rowid=80