Saturday, April 29, 2017 - Sunday, April 30, 2017
Location: Nichols-Bethel UMC, 1239 Murray Rd, Odenton, MD US 21113
Cost: $35.00
Lay speakers will learn what makes a good story, discover their own style as a storyteller, learn the techniques of effective storytelling, and practice creating stories from their own experience. Please come with a 5 minute story related to your conversion or ministry. The text for this course provides help for all church leaders – both clergy and lay – to explore the history and importance of storytelling in faith development and to acquire basic storytelling skills.
Required texts
Dancing with Words: Storytelling as Legacy, Culture, and Faith by Ray Buckley | Perfect Paperback $14.00 | ISBN 13: 978-08817-7407-8
Lay Speakers Tell Stories: Advanced Course by Ray Buckley | Paperback $8.00 | Suggested to buy both together.
Course schedule: April 29 (9am-4pm) and 30 (1pm-5pm)