Telling the Gospel Through Story · Evangelism That Keeps Hearers Wanting More by Dillon, Christine -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS

1 Why Storying?

Misconceptions About Storying Storying Opens People to the Gospel Storying Can Be Done with Nonseekers Storying Creates Community Storying Helps Theological Understanding Storying Changes Worldview The Surprises of Storying Reflection

2 Learning from Biblical Models

Old Testament Storytelling Jesus the Storyteller Peter, Stephen and Paul in Acts Reflection

PART TWO: PREPARING A BASIC STORY SET

3 Choosing Suitable Stories

Step 1: Map Out Your Hearers’ Worldview Step 2: Choose Stories That Challenge Beliefs Step 3: Choose Stories That Reveal God’s Glory Step 4: Not Too Long, Not Too Short, but Just Right Old Testament Stories Jesus’ Ministry Stories The Resurrection Story Reflection

4 Preparing Stories from the Biblical Text

Preparing a Single Story: Basic Steps What? The Stories Aren’t Memorized? Learning from a Story Rather Than the Bible Deleting Details from Stories Adding Details to Stories Starting Well Ending Well Using Gestures Using Voice To Use Pictures or Not? Using Symbols How Does the Surrounding Culture Tell Stories? Preparing a Set of Stories Storying a Whole Book of the Bible Action

PART THREE: SOW AND TELL

5 Getting Started

Basic Evangelism Principles Ways to Increase Our Likelihood of Using Storying Transitioning from Ordinary Conversation to a Story When You’ve Finished the Basic Set of Stories Reflection

6 Leading Discussion

Why Have Discussion at All? Kinds of Discussion Questions Two Well-Tested Sets of Questions

Set 1 Set 2

Reflection

7 Discussion Dynamics

Reasons Not to Do Any Discussion Pushing an Advanced Individual or Group Answering People’s Questions What If Someone Totally Misunderstands a Story? When and Where to Add Illustrations Dangers to Avoid Introducing Bible Reading Action Reflection

PART FOUR: PASS IT ON

8 The Basics

Work Out Your Purpose for Each Person or Group The Basics of a Training Session Practical Tips for Group Training Reflection

9 Motivating Trainees

The Need to Influence The Need to Belong The Need to Achieve Problems Often Encountered Continual Improvement Reflection

PART FIVE: ADAPTING FOR SPECIFIC CONTEXTS

10 Evangelistic Storying with Different Audiences

Basic Principles Storying with Muslims Sharing with Those Who Claim the Bible as Their Authority Storying with Members of New Religious Movements Storying in English Classes Storying in One-Off Opportunities Storying When Opportunity Is Limited Storying with University Students Storying with Men Reflection

11 Storying for Christian Teaching

Storying in Discipleship Storying with Bible Study Groups Storying in Preaching Storying in Theological Education Reflection

Epilogue Appendix A

Set 1 Set 2 Creation (Gen 1–2) Rebellion (Gen 3) Noah (Gen 6–9) Abraham (Gen 12:1–25:11) Exodus (Ex 1–12) Sinai, Tabernacle (Ex 19–20:21; 32; Lev 16) Jesus’ Birth (Mt 1–2; Lk 1–2) Jesus’ Ministry Jesus’ Death Jesus’ Resurrection and Ascension

Appendix B

Chronological Bible Storying Memorized Bible Stories Bible Telling

Appendix C Appendix D Acknowledgments Notes

Introduction Chapter 1: Why Storying? Chapter 2: Learning from Biblical Models Chapter 3: Choosing Suitable Stories Chapter 4: Preparing Stories from the Biblical Text Chapter 5: Getting Started Chapter 6: Leading Discussion Chapter 7: Discussion Dynamics Chapter 8: The Basics Chapter 9: Motivating Trainers Chapter 10: Evangelistic Storying with Different Audiences Chapter 11: Storying for Christian Teaching

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