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Want your message remembered?Tell a Story

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Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. Matthew 13:34 (NIV)

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Follow the LeaderAs Lived, Remembered, &Retold byCraig McCourt

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Keys to telling a good story.

• Figure out your controlling idea • the point for the story

• Set the mood• Keep it short

• but long enough to pass on your idea

• Share details• Be open – real stories work best• Practice, Practice, Practice

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How to kill a good story.

• Tell them the point • or “moral of the story”

• Drop it in out of the blue – no context• To many words

• We rarely get paid by the word

• Failure to paint a picture• Use someone else’s stories as yours• Running with a random story that just

popped into your mind.

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Keys to telling a GREAT story.

• Use it to show people God• Tie faith to everyday life• Keep the focus on the change• Use Scripture– real stories work best• Pray, Practice, Pray some more

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Podcast’s Worth Listening to…

Pondering God with Craig McCourthttp://craigmccourt.com/podcast/

News From Lake Wobegonhttp://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444601/a-prairie-home-

companion-news-from-lake-wobegon

Unlocking the Bible with Colin Smithhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-bible-daily-broadcast/id335342417?mt=2

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Storyteller Challenge

There are many ways to use the storyteller challenge. It began for me as something my students would ask me – they would come up with a one or two word topic and would challenge me to come up with a true story about it. I would try to relate in a Bible principal each time.

Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling….

Ask a series of questions (the same question to several people) having them respond.• Think of a time that something funny happened in church…• Share an early family memory you have of summer vacation…• Share a time you were afraid as a child and how someone comforted you…• What is your favorite memory of elementary school?• Tell of a time God was especially close to you…• Share an embarrassing moment from your last 5 years that you can laugh at today…

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Storyteller Challenge

Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling….

Have a series of “odd photos” and ask them to tell a story inserting them into the events shown.

Other Variations…

You can start with just having them come up with a caption.

Collect the captions, and pass them out to different people, who have to use the caption as the premise for their story.

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Storyteller Challenge

Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling….

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Storyteller Challenge

Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling….

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Storyteller Challenge

Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling….

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Storyteller Challenge

Using the Challenge to help people grow in their storytelling….

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This is a collection of thirty “stories” as I Ponder God. Each one comes with a scripture and a question to get people talking.

To purchase visit:www.godponderspublishing.com

Or

Amazon . com

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