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Want to share the gospel through your own story?
Steve Morris shows how storytelling combats loneliness and forges community
You'll be equipped to show how we are all precious to God
Anna Hockley
Christian Books Specialist
An engaging look at how our life stories can enable us to tell the gospel in a way that connects effectively with people.
Jesus was the master storyteller, powerfully relating accessible stories to convey the good news, and Steve Morris calls us to reclaim the art of storytelling in the church today.
In a world of increasing social fragmentation and loneliness, this book demonstrates how listening to others can be transformational. When we truly hear people's stories, we begin to feel wonder at life and the way God is at work, and those telling their stories start to feel a sense of belonging. Inspiring stories are grounded by practical ideas to put storytelling at the heart of the church, and questions in each chapter encourage us all to glimpse more of God, revel in our uniqueness and realise that we all have something unique to offer as his followers.
Underpinned by practical pastoral experience, this is a book full of quirky and unexpected life stories that open us up afresh to the beauty of life and our God.
Foreword by Alister McGrath
Part One: Listening to Stories
1. First Word
2. I Fell In Love with Stories - And Then Forgot How To Listen
3. Sunday Evening Starts the Journey
4. The Funeral Before the Funeral
5. The Stories that Set Us Free
6. Jesus and Stories
Part Two: Telling Stories
7. Jesus the Storyteller
8. What Storytellers Teach Us
9. Paul Tells His Story - And Ditches the Theology
10. Telling Stories in Emergency Situations
11. Who Gets to Tell Their Story
Part Three: Some Stories for Real
12. The Maitre d' and the Gucci Shoes
13. The Street-fighting Man
14. The Playwright and the Schoolboy
15. Holy Cow
16. The Poet and the Asylum-seekers
Part Four: The Church and Stories
17. A Church Changed by Stories
18. Stories and Prayer
19. The Church That Forgot Itself
20. Last Word
Appendix: Practical Tips for Becoming a Storytelling Church
Notes
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Steve Morris
Book Format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Authentic
Published
February 2020
Weight
209g
Page Count
272
Dimensions
11.1 x 17.9 x 1.5 cm
ISBN
9781788930796
ISBN-10
1788930797
Eden Code
4979308