Biblical Storying How and Why We Use Biblical Storytelling for Discipleship

Tom and I had grown up with the stories of the Bible. We both have fond memories of listening to the Bible stories as we sat on our mothers' lap. We assumed others in our church also knew these stories. After struggling with two different discipleship programs, we realized that many did not know as much as we had assumed they knew. They would smile and nod as we spoke of a Bible story, but when we questioned them, they knew few, if any, details. Even more distressing was that they did not realize that all the stories of the Bible fit together to tell a bigger story. It was at this time Tom suggested that we explore Biblical storytelling. It sounded childish but since I had no better suggestion, we attended a conference on Biblical Storying. It was a time of profound revelation for us and we brought it back for our church. It took time to find the best way of storying for our people. As we researched, we discovered other methods of storying. This book is about our journey and how others can develop a storying method for their setting.