Truth That Sticks: How to Communicate Velcro Truth in a Teflon World (LifeChange)

"An oral learner enters the story. He is inside it. A literate learner stands outside the story and evaluates it."'

For those groups still waiting for more extensive translations, organizations such as OneStory and The Seed Company start by translating twenty-five to sixty-five stories from creation to Christ.

Jim continued, "I like orality because it helps me produce leaders. The number one thing I hear when I ask a person to lead a small group is I don't know enough.' Why? Because they have in mind that old model that says, I have to have all the answers.' But when I ask them, Can you tell a story and ask questions?' they say, Of course, I can do

Questions to Help You Understand the StoryWho is in the story?Name all the characters, whether they are people, animals, or something else altogether.What is in the story?Name all objects, large and small.Where does the story take place?Describe the setting of the story. Consider things such as the country, city/town, neighborhood, street, structur

Websites• www.finishingthetask.com-for evangelism, discipleship, and church planting among unreached people groups• www.reallifeministries.com-in the United States• www.echothestory.com-with youth• www.chronologicalbiblestorying.com and www.oralstrategies .org-for Bible storying

What does this story tell us about God? (Point your index finger upward.)What does this story tell us about humans? (Point your index finger downward.)Did you see anything new to you in this story? (Put your thumb to your temple and flip your hand up with your fingers extended.)Do you have a question about anything in the story? (Lift your hands an

We are to communicate the Word of God as clearly and accurately as possible; we want those we are discipling to know the difference between the Word of God and our comments about it.

www.truthsticks.com-This website includes online resources and perspectives of storying and discipleship.

How Is BUSINESS?Since we know the Great Commission, we should know what our business is: making disciples. Jesus said to His disciples,I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. . . . I chose you and