Evangelism and Outreach
Bible stories are not just for Sunday school. They aren't just for children. They aren't just for believers.
In every workshop, we train our storytellers how to share Bible stories in a conversational way. We call these five-minute stories. Not only do we teach how to discuss a story in five minutes, we also talk about how to bridge into a Bible story in any conversation.
Parents teach their children not to talk to strangers. While this is essential instruction for our children, the problem is that when we become adults, we still don't talk to strangers. How can we share the gospel if we don't talk to people we don't know? The challenge most people face when trying to break into a conversation with someone they've just met is fear of rejection. Not knowing what to say or how to share the gospel also holds believers back from speaking up. Bible stories shared using Simply The Story, help address both of these issues.
Most Bible stories have some sort of situation that make them common to people. Whether it's fear, hunger, anger, jealousy, joy or anticipation, whatever the situation people still experience it today. Knowing a Bible story that fits with a person's situation, makes bridging into that story comfortable and natural. The beginning of sharing the gospel with anyone is getting into a spiritual conversation. When a Bible story fits with the person's current situation, the transition to that story feel natural. Once in the story, the conversation can move naturally toward our common need for forgiveness and how Jesus meets us there.
One of our senior instructors often shares how Simply The Story revolutionized his outreach and multiplied the fruitfulness of his witness. He says that while he has been in full-time Christian service for 40 years, he always found evangelism to be uncomfortable and a great struggle. That was until he encountered Simply The Story. He now testifies that sharing his faith has become so natural and comfortable, that he does it wherever he goes. He has found greater fruit in his ministry in the last 15 years, since he began using STS, than in all the years of his earlier ministry.
Join us for a workshop, either in person or online, and learn how you too can become comfortable speaking to strangers and better equipped for an even more fruitful ministry.