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Our Precious Lives

Why Telling and Hearing Stories can Impact the Church

  • Paperback
  • 272 pages
  • Publisher: Authentic
  • 11.1 x 17.9 x 1.5 cm

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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

Your story can make a difference. In Our Precious Lives, Steve Morris shows how sharing stories can make a difference in the lives and faith of others.
Anna Hockley

Anna Hockley

Eden 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.

Our Precious Lives and Rich Wounds
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  • Author

    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

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

Steve Morris runs his own company providing management consultancy services specialising in publishing, training and development. He has worked extensively in the UK and abroad with blue-chip companies including Visa International, TSB, Lloyds, 3M and Shell International. He has a special interest in management and has written extensively on management related issues.

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