Basic Bible Storying rev. ed., J. O. Terry, 194 pp. A basic text covering all aspects of the Bible Storying methodology from listing Basic Bible Truths for evangelism, gathering significant worldview information, selecting Bible stories and preparing stories for telling, adding pre and post-story learning/teaching activities, the strategies and options for using Bible Storying, and some helps including a model storying session, frequently asked questions, and a chapter on Drawing the Net. Available from Amazon.
Bible Storying Handbook for Short-Term Church Mission Teams and Mission Volunteers, J. O. Terry, 150 pp. A selection of basic evangelism stories originally prepared at the request of a U.S. church for their short-term mission team. Contains 36 suggested stories and some ideas of what to talk about following the stories. This book has an overview of Bible Storying along with numerous helps for the mission team user: Strategy Checklist for Short-Term Mission Trips, a suggested short track of five stories and a five minute fast-track of a Creation to Christ story. Available from Amazon.
Bible Storying for Church Planting, Daniel R. Sanchez, J. O. Terry. The book covers chapters on Equipping the Storyer, Understanding the Setting, Developing the Strategies, Selecting Bible Stories and overview of major worldviews in an Appendix. The book brings together the collective experiences of church planters and Bible storyers. A helpful companion volume to Basic Bible Storying with a focus on planting reproducing New Testament churches. Available from Amazon .
Hope Stories from the Bible, J. O. Terry, 137 pp. The need for a set of Hope Stories has existed for many years for use with those living in disaster-prone areas. This book reflects some of the stories already in use for ministry but never collected into a set of suggested stories for disaster responders to use. Stories have been preselected to touch people's lives relating to their immediate need and lifting their hearts to the Father who is the ultimate Provider powerful to change circumstances. Also suggests some ideas for developing one's own set of Hope Stories. Available from Amazon.
Food Stories from the Bible rev. ed., J. O. Terry, 153 pp. A resource of 44 stories with themes of God's provision of food, feeding, starvation, and leading to Jesus who is the Bread come down from Heaven that satisfies the spiritually hungry. Stories and lessons prepared for use in famine relief ministry and feeding projects. Additional helps included for selecting and preparing stories, getting response and drawing the net. Can be used as a companion to Hope Stories from the Bible. Available from Amazon.
Water Stories from the Bible, J. O. Terry, 91 pp. A resource of 22 water-theme related stories that begins with water in Creation, judgment, wells, cleansing, thirst, broken dry cisterns, the living water of salvation and finally Jesus who thirsted on the Cross so that we might drink freely of the water of salvation. Originally compiled for use in clean water projects in Cambodia and Bangladesh where wells were often polluted or contained harmful minerals making them unfit to drink. Has a help for telling the stories. Available from Amazon.
Grief Stories from the Bible, J. O. Terry, 164 pp. A resource of 38 stories only with no accompanying lesson. Originally compiled for use with South Asian women who did not want any Christian teaching. After discovering a practice of women gathering to share their misfortune stories to gain sympathy from listeners, it was decided to select Bible stories of misfortune and end with how God redeemed each woman's life. Available from Amazon.
Death Stories from the Bible, J. O. Terry, 172 pp. This story set was originally compiled for a young person desiring to witness to her Asian parents by touching on some of their worldview issues regarding dying, death, the afterlife, and departed ancestors. While the story selection theme is that of death the stories lead to a theme of life through faith in Jesus who is the life and the resurrection. Available from Amazon.
Producing Mature Fruit by Annette Hall. A study guide to be used as a supplement to a basic discipleship course that treats issues frequently found to be problems for Muslim women who have accepted Christ. Hall has a lengthy experience working among immigrant women from Africa living in the Paris area. She has taught Bible Storying extensively. These lessons do not have written stories but contain the teaching outline that may be used with the appropriate stories that a user would need to prepare. Each lesson contains Scripture guide, the lesson, a discussion guide and a personal application. For information write to: [email protected].
LifeStory Encounters, Daniel R. Sanchez, J. O. Terry. Beginning with a background of Life Story Conversations by Dr. Roy Fairchild, Sanchez explains and enlarges the concept of personal encounters with lifestory exchanges, using many of his own personal experiences. Terry adds some personal aspects of one's own lifestory and how it can be useful for calling up responses to those of another. We must fist be aware of our own lives and the experiences God has given us so we can use them to encourage others. The basic concept of one-on-one ministry is a growing opportunity to listen to and share with those who are hurting and need someone to listen and care. The basic premise is Your Story, My Story, and God's Story as each exchange leads to an encounter with God through stories and passages in the Bible. Available from Amazon.
Telling God's Stories With Power: Biblical Storytelling in Oral Cultures by Paul F. Koehler. This comprehensive book about understanding and applying biblical storytelling among oral learners grew out of Paul Koehler's extensive experience in a major South Asian country. This book is especially helpful for people who want to learn about using biblical storytelling in cross-cultural contexts and who want to train others to become storytellers. It includes many fascinating accounts of the responses of tribal peoples and others to the first proclamation of the gospel through storytelling. The storytellers in this project in South Asia learned to tell, dramatize and sing 101 Bible stories in chronological order from Creation through the Ascension. As they told these stories in the villages, the stories became a powerful witness to God's love. Consequently many people came to faith in Christ and more than 200 new congregations were planted. Because storytelling is easily replicable, many of those who heard the stories also began to tell them. In some cases the stories were relayed to as many as five successive generations of hearers. Published by William Carey Library, www.missionbooks.org/.
Truth That Sticks: Velcro Truth in a Teflon World by Avery T. Willis, Jr. & Mark Snowden. This is not a how-to text or a why-not argument for applying the already successful Bible Storying methodology to the task of discipling new believers. The book, based on Willis' long experience with discipling and more recent growing experience with storying, defines Bible Storying discipleship as biblical, practical, proven and challenging for today's church leadership. Sidebars and cast studies by Snowden amply illustrate how and where small group discipling has already made a difference in growing churches. Available from www.NavPress.com or Amazon.
Oralizing Bible Stories for Telling by J. O. Terry is an enlargement of the chapter on Crafting Bible Stories in the original Basic Bible Storying text. There were many questions it was not possible to answer in greater detail in the former book. Also this represents a shift in describing the story preparation process from "Crafting Bible Stories" to "Oralizing Bible Stories" which better describes the reason for any rewording or shaping of a story for the purpose of either simplifying it for understanding, or for making the story easier to remember and retell. Available from Amazon.
The Holy Rosary Gospel Stories of Jesus by J. O. Terry provides a fresh Rosary meditation that includes the cherished stories of our Savior Jesus that follow the outline of the Rosary Mysteries. The stories are presented first verbatim from the Douay Rheims version and then retold as oral stories for the meditation. Included are some suggested meditation questions for reflection. These stories include 18 of the commonly used stories about Jesus and two additional stories added that present Jesus as our Intercessor and Advocate before the Father and our Great Shepherd at the End Times. The meditations are written also to be used for Bible Storying lessons for those who are familiar with the Rosary in their individual worship. Available from Amazon.
Tell It Well by Tara Rye. A no-excuse Bible study method that equips believers to do and teach as the early disciples did. Gospel writer Luke states in Acts 1 that he wrote about what Jesus came to do and to teach. Luke provided biblical narrative that becomes credible evidence of the life transformation that took place in the early disciples after Jesus returned to heaven. The book includes a seven-week/five-day study including the Bible stories, small group methodology and leads toward one becoming a Bible storyer. Available from http://www.tararye.com
Bible Storying Handbook for Short-Term Church Mission Teams and Mission Volunteers, J. O. Terry, 150 pp. A selection of basic evangelism stories originally prepared at the request of a U.S. church for their short-term mission team. Contains 36 suggested stories and some ideas of what to talk about following the stories. This book has an overview of Bible Storying along with numerous helps for the mission team user: Strategy Checklist for Short-Term Mission Trips, a suggested short track of five stories and a five minute fast-track of a Creation to Christ story. Available from Amazon.
Bible Storying for Church Planting, Daniel R. Sanchez, J. O. Terry. The book covers chapters on Equipping the Storyer, Understanding the Setting, Developing the Strategies, Selecting Bible Stories and overview of major worldviews in an Appendix. The book brings together the collective experiences of church planters and Bible storyers. A helpful companion volume to Basic Bible Storying with a focus on planting reproducing New Testament churches. Available from Amazon .
Hope Stories from the Bible, J. O. Terry, 137 pp. The need for a set of Hope Stories has existed for many years for use with those living in disaster-prone areas. This book reflects some of the stories already in use for ministry but never collected into a set of suggested stories for disaster responders to use. Stories have been preselected to touch people's lives relating to their immediate need and lifting their hearts to the Father who is the ultimate Provider powerful to change circumstances. Also suggests some ideas for developing one's own set of Hope Stories. Available from Amazon.
Food Stories from the Bible rev. ed., J. O. Terry, 153 pp. A resource of 44 stories with themes of God's provision of food, feeding, starvation, and leading to Jesus who is the Bread come down from Heaven that satisfies the spiritually hungry. Stories and lessons prepared for use in famine relief ministry and feeding projects. Additional helps included for selecting and preparing stories, getting response and drawing the net. Can be used as a companion to Hope Stories from the Bible. Available from Amazon.
Water Stories from the Bible, J. O. Terry, 91 pp. A resource of 22 water-theme related stories that begins with water in Creation, judgment, wells, cleansing, thirst, broken dry cisterns, the living water of salvation and finally Jesus who thirsted on the Cross so that we might drink freely of the water of salvation. Originally compiled for use in clean water projects in Cambodia and Bangladesh where wells were often polluted or contained harmful minerals making them unfit to drink. Has a help for telling the stories. Available from Amazon.
Grief Stories from the Bible, J. O. Terry, 164 pp. A resource of 38 stories only with no accompanying lesson. Originally compiled for use with South Asian women who did not want any Christian teaching. After discovering a practice of women gathering to share their misfortune stories to gain sympathy from listeners, it was decided to select Bible stories of misfortune and end with how God redeemed each woman's life. Available from Amazon.
Death Stories from the Bible, J. O. Terry, 172 pp. This story set was originally compiled for a young person desiring to witness to her Asian parents by touching on some of their worldview issues regarding dying, death, the afterlife, and departed ancestors. While the story selection theme is that of death the stories lead to a theme of life through faith in Jesus who is the life and the resurrection. Available from Amazon.
Producing Mature Fruit by Annette Hall. A study guide to be used as a supplement to a basic discipleship course that treats issues frequently found to be problems for Muslim women who have accepted Christ. Hall has a lengthy experience working among immigrant women from Africa living in the Paris area. She has taught Bible Storying extensively. These lessons do not have written stories but contain the teaching outline that may be used with the appropriate stories that a user would need to prepare. Each lesson contains Scripture guide, the lesson, a discussion guide and a personal application. For information write to: [email protected].
LifeStory Encounters, Daniel R. Sanchez, J. O. Terry. Beginning with a background of Life Story Conversations by Dr. Roy Fairchild, Sanchez explains and enlarges the concept of personal encounters with lifestory exchanges, using many of his own personal experiences. Terry adds some personal aspects of one's own lifestory and how it can be useful for calling up responses to those of another. We must fist be aware of our own lives and the experiences God has given us so we can use them to encourage others. The basic concept of one-on-one ministry is a growing opportunity to listen to and share with those who are hurting and need someone to listen and care. The basic premise is Your Story, My Story, and God's Story as each exchange leads to an encounter with God through stories and passages in the Bible. Available from Amazon.
Telling God's Stories With Power: Biblical Storytelling in Oral Cultures by Paul F. Koehler. This comprehensive book about understanding and applying biblical storytelling among oral learners grew out of Paul Koehler's extensive experience in a major South Asian country. This book is especially helpful for people who want to learn about using biblical storytelling in cross-cultural contexts and who want to train others to become storytellers. It includes many fascinating accounts of the responses of tribal peoples and others to the first proclamation of the gospel through storytelling. The storytellers in this project in South Asia learned to tell, dramatize and sing 101 Bible stories in chronological order from Creation through the Ascension. As they told these stories in the villages, the stories became a powerful witness to God's love. Consequently many people came to faith in Christ and more than 200 new congregations were planted. Because storytelling is easily replicable, many of those who heard the stories also began to tell them. In some cases the stories were relayed to as many as five successive generations of hearers. Published by William Carey Library, www.missionbooks.org/.
Truth That Sticks: Velcro Truth in a Teflon World by Avery T. Willis, Jr. & Mark Snowden. This is not a how-to text or a why-not argument for applying the already successful Bible Storying methodology to the task of discipling new believers. The book, based on Willis' long experience with discipling and more recent growing experience with storying, defines Bible Storying discipleship as biblical, practical, proven and challenging for today's church leadership. Sidebars and cast studies by Snowden amply illustrate how and where small group discipling has already made a difference in growing churches. Available from www.NavPress.com or Amazon.
Oralizing Bible Stories for Telling by J. O. Terry is an enlargement of the chapter on Crafting Bible Stories in the original Basic Bible Storying text. There were many questions it was not possible to answer in greater detail in the former book. Also this represents a shift in describing the story preparation process from "Crafting Bible Stories" to "Oralizing Bible Stories" which better describes the reason for any rewording or shaping of a story for the purpose of either simplifying it for understanding, or for making the story easier to remember and retell. Available from Amazon.
The Holy Rosary Gospel Stories of Jesus by J. O. Terry provides a fresh Rosary meditation that includes the cherished stories of our Savior Jesus that follow the outline of the Rosary Mysteries. The stories are presented first verbatim from the Douay Rheims version and then retold as oral stories for the meditation. Included are some suggested meditation questions for reflection. These stories include 18 of the commonly used stories about Jesus and two additional stories added that present Jesus as our Intercessor and Advocate before the Father and our Great Shepherd at the End Times. The meditations are written also to be used for Bible Storying lessons for those who are familiar with the Rosary in their individual worship. Available from Amazon.
Tell It Well by Tara Rye. A no-excuse Bible study method that equips believers to do and teach as the early disciples did. Gospel writer Luke states in Acts 1 that he wrote about what Jesus came to do and to teach. Luke provided biblical narrative that becomes credible evidence of the life transformation that took place in the early disciples after Jesus returned to heaven. The book includes a seven-week/five-day study including the Bible stories, small group methodology and leads toward one becoming a Bible storyer. Available from http://www.tararye.com