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Presentation by Kwasi Kena at the February 2011 Desert Southwest Conference "Tending the Soul" Workshops
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Tending the Soul
Kwasi Kena &
Larry Malone
Presenters
Everyone Has a Story to Tell
Why Tell Stories?
Stories are reminders
“The basic function of storytelling is identity maintenance. We tell stories to remind ourselves of who we are and to tell other people who we are.”
(Donald Davis, Telling Your Own Stories, p 107)
“To be a person is to have a story to
tell…”
Sam Keen
Storytelling Tips
Be Yourself
Stories are made of:
PeoplePlacesEvents
Crisis
Storytelling Tips
Crisis = adjustment
Where to Begin
“When I was your age…”
Storytelling Tips
Story Discovery:Use PromptsListen
Prompts
Can you remember apet you used
to have?
Prompts
Can you remember cooking something that did not turn out well?
PromptsCan you remember
getting sick at an inconvenie
nt time?
In Groups of 3Share Your Story
Prompts
Describe a time when you felt close to God
The Importance of Listening
Tell Each Other’s Story
Faith Sharing Easy as 1-2-3
Faith Sharing in 3 Chapters
1. My life before Christ
2. How I met Christ3. My life since
meeting Christ
1. Growing up in a Christian environment
2. When I affirmed the faith myself
3. My life since affirming the faith
Let The Bible Tell its Story
Blind Bartimaeus
They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.
When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.”
And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.”
So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?”
The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.”
Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has made you well.”
Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.
(Mark 10:46-52 NRSV)
Now You Tell his Story
Bible Storytelling Process
Look for:RepetitionsKey AttitudesCrisesKey PeopleKey Locations
Bible Storytelling Process
What do you SeeSmellTasteFeelHear
Bible Storytelling Process
What might the people in the story be thinking?
What prejudices or shortcomings do they have?
Bible Storytelling ProcessLife Lessons
Audience AnalysisTimeProblematic Words or Concepts
Set Context
Bible Storytelling Process
ExplainIllustrateApply
BentOverWoman
Luke 13:10-17
With a little help from my
friends
Holy Imagination
Mark 2:1-12
Oral
Culture
Characteristics
People flock to hear good stories
Not lectures
GodStory
A good story excites.
A GodStory transforms.
GodStory
The Process:MineRefineShine
GodStory
Mine
GodStory
Refine
GodStory
Shine
Leave a
spiritualLegacy
Spiritual Wills
Defining Moments
Turning Point
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