This is an article I recently wrote for Youth Specialties that gives a small snapshot into some the heart and content of my book Teaching Through the Art of Storytelling. For the full article, click on the link below. As I write this, I am traveling internationally seeking to build common ground between two people …
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Video Book Trailer #3: The Philosophy of Storytelling
So why should we teach through story? We live a culture saturated by stories. We all live unique stories. In an environment where polarizing rhetoric often tears apart the unifying stories of humanity, teaching through story has the ability to transcend the rhetoric and invite others into God’s Story. Further, storytelling creates a medium for …
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The Science of Storytelling
Teaching through the art of storytelling creates a medium for the listening mind to activate in a linear, flowing manner. Before I go on, I must offer that every brain is created and works differently. As such, I’ll speak to general trends and information on the brain and its workings in relation to learning. (Also, …
Book Trailer #2: Theology of Storytelling
This is the second in a series of four book trailers put together by my friends Jon Hall and Peter Schrock. It is easy to view the Bible as a compilation of individual stories that stand alone. As theologians and storytellers, it is important to understand the whole Bible as a grand narrative that is …
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Book Trailer #1: Why I Wrote Teaching Through the Art of Storytelling
This is the first in a series of four book trailers put together by my friends Jon Hall and Peter Schrock. Not only is the world filled with dynamic stories, the Scriptures tell God’s Story. Our role is to invite others into the Story and one powerful way to communicate such an invitation is through …
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