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

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

I invited them to stand and sing the children's song "The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock." I even led them in the hand motions.After we finished, people laughed as they sat down. I told them I had gone through that exercise to emphasize a point about Jesus' story that I wanted them never to forget. Then I asked them, "What is

Seventy percent of the unreached people in the world are oral learners."

Even more startling is the discovery that only one in nine evangelicals possesses a biblical worldview. That would be like only one member of a baseball team understanding the game.

Dorothy and her group have developed a sixty-five story set to follow the Gods Story DVD, and

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

I recorded Following Jesus Together, thirty-four stories for the storytellers to listen to so they could learn them more easily.

I am astounded by how many young people discuss the plots of hundreds of movies and pepper their everyday speech with lines from famous actors. The greatest influence on our worldview today is clearly the entertainment industry.

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