Actually it's called the "International Orality Network Annual Event 2007" but we're going because I look at it as a "Boot Camp" of sorts to refine my understanding and skills and learn some new things from more seasoned Bible Story Tellers. May the Lord give us safe passage!
One presenter there works in a Third World nation. His students memorize 125 Bible stories over a 3 year period and, at the end, know the Bible better than many traditional "Bible School" graduates.
The graduates then go to people who often do not read and don't have a Bible... and to places where they would be beaten or worse if they were seen handing out Christian literature. But Bible stories are quite popular.
Another presenter is Jackson Day who trained me last June. It will be good to see him and have a "refresher" course as well.
Renee will go to an all day session for women on Tuesday.
While most of the people there are going to talk about Bible Story Telling on the foreign mission field, there will be a lot of information on using Bible Story Telling here in the West in prisons, with students, for evangelistic bible studies, etc.
Hopefully I'll have some things to report. I hope to have a recorder so I can make some audio to upload possibly.
On the right hand column you can see links to posts from ION for the next few weeks...After that, click on the ION label!
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