Essential Ministry Resources
As you look at your Fall Ministries and the steps you need to take to launch truly effective ministries, I would like to encourage you to get, read and implement the following resources in your church.
Experiential Storytelling
Author - Mark Miller
Publisher - emergent ys/ZondervanEvery pastor, teacher, youth leader and children's ministry volunteer would benefit from reading this book and implementing experiential storytelling in their area of ministry. Tremenddously well done Mark, emergent ys and Zondervan!
- Favorite Features -
- heavy emphasis on the necessity of involving people in experience for belief and life change to take place
- explains the difference and need between sermons - these tell us what to think - and storytelling - these make people think for themselves
- explains need to be creative . . . kid-minded to keep it fun , creation-minded which is the most creative, you-minded involves being unique and no-fear-minded
- encourages you to challenge, rather than preach - let the story speak for itself
- explains how to use storytelling involving the senses, symbols, subtelety, role-playing, communal experience and personal expression
- walks through unique participitory ideas and "Jesus Journey"