Story & Oral Strategies Workshop 16-20 Feb, Boise
Oral Strategies Workshop
Featuring Simply The Story (STS) – Inductive Bible Study “Oral Style”
80% of the world cannot or does not learn from reading
They prefer to learn by STORY
This workshop will train you to:
- Discover Bible truths
- Tell fascinating, accurate Bible stories
- Lead interactive, inductive Bible studies
- These skills will help you to:
- Reach media-literate North American culture
- Maximize your impact with those from other nations
- Explore the dynamic of oral strategies
- Lead others (even non-literates) to discover Bible truths they can share
Location: 5707 Castle Drive, Boise ID
Castle Hills Church of the Nazarene
Register at: http://www.maflt.org/feedback/wksp10feb or
e-mail Debbie@catchlife.net for further information
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Practitioner Workshop $30
· Learn to tell Bible stories and teach discussion style
· Become a Simply the Story (STS) Practitioner
· Materials, snack, Sat lunch
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Feb 18-20
Thu 5:30 - 9:30pm
Fri 5:30 - 9:30pm
Sat 8:00am - 5:30pm
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Leadership Workshop $90
· Learn to tell Bible stories and teach discussion style (Includes Practitioner Workshop)
· Become a Simply the Story (STS) Instructor
· Practice oral strategies targeted to your learners/leaders
· Materials, snacks, Tue, Wed, Sat lunch, Thu, Fri dinner
Limited space available
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Feb 16-20
Tue 8:00am - 5:30pm
Wed 8:00am - 5:30pm
Thu 1:00pm - 9:30pm
Fri 1:00pm - 9:30pm
Sat 8:00am - 5:30pm
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Simply The Story (STS) provides an in-depth process of exploring biblical truths using Bible stories and group discussion. Phase One delivers a story three different ways. Phase Two is inductive Bible study, “oral style.” Storytellers learn to design questions that help the audience discover the spiritual treasures and personal applications within the story.“This is not just for missions; we can use STS in our church.”
In a one-stop, 5-day STS workshop, during the first two days people are pre-trained in a one-instructor to three-attendees ratio. Attendees learn how to present stories and how to prepare and ask questions. Then as apprentice instructors, they help train new people in a 3-day workshop with a one-apprentice to seven-attendees ratio. Instructors oversee the apprentices, helping them train the new attendees to become STS practitioners.
USA Reports:
“Man, I could use this at home with my kids in family devotions.” Father of 4
“This could revolutionize Bible teaching among international students.” “It’s not new, but it is not being done.” “This is a lifetime way of knowing God.” “I have been delivering the message, but I have not been communicating.” Typical comments after an STS workshop.
Treasure Valley Reports:
“Easy to learn and teach; easily adapted to various ages.” “A great addition to my preaching style.” “STS brings much deeper insight in much shorter time.” “STS opened a whole new world to church planting plans, evangelism and home groups.”
Overseas Reports:
“This STS brings a new era in evangelism to India!” Leading pastor
“STS is now part of our curricula. Our STS graduates are seeing the greatest response ever to the Gospel!” Grace Bible College (largest Bible school in India)
“I studied four years to get a degree, and it will give me stature in my village---Now in just four days I learned something that will help me reach the people in my village.” African seminary student
“I found the MAF-LT Oral Strategies workshop to highly interesting and engaging. The STS method seems to be a good way to break the boundaries that might exist between highly literate missionaries trying to reach limited literacy peoples.” Missionary to Papua New Guinea
MAF-LT maximizing technology to reach Oral Learners
Zambia:“One day I was walking along the road and I saw the MP3 with some one I do not know. So I took interest to ask where he got it. It was very up lifting to hear that that person had travelled 750 kilometers with the mp3, borrowed from one of the persons who attended the meeting with you when you came. That very mp3 had gone through 25 pastors listen and taking notes from the teachings. I immediately responded and made CDs to send to the brothers to share among themselves. Now I can not switch my phone on, calls come from all over Zambia.” Michael Mutale
