Links

In English
"The official Chronological Bible Storying website includes training for storying as well as several models."
"OralStrategies.com is in place to help bridge the gap between literate communicators and those they seek to reach with the Good News of Jesus Christ. "
"Following Jesus: The Following Jesus development team put together an amazing 300 model sessions which include pre-story dialogue, the Bible story, and post-story dialogue. Dozens of coaching sessions and “storyer's notes” also are included. The team's goal was to equip you to be an effective communicator to oral learners in such a way as to model for them an easily reproducible disciple-making process."
"The International Orality Network connects people who are reaching oral communicators as well as unreached people groups (UPGs) to storying and storytelling resources and training."
"The Storying Scarf is a cotton scarf designed to put an inexpensive set of durable pictures representing God’s Word in the hands of people who could use it to independently share God’s Word where missionaries cannot go. It is designed to be used in conjunction with a series of 21 Chronological Bible stories."
story4all produces a weekly podcast about the world of Bible storying and oral culture.
Church Starting Network offers two excellent books on Bible Storying: Basic Bible Storying by J. O. Terry and Bible Storying for Church Planting by Sanchez, Terry and Thompson.
In Spanish
Historias Bíblicas para nuevos creyentes (Bible Stories for New Believers) Written by Alan and Melodie Lyons and Keith and Penny Stamps, these lessons were developed to for sharing basic biblical doctrine to new believers with an oral learning preference. English Outline of Historias Bíblicas para nuevos creyentes.
Historias Bíblicas Cronológicas (Chronological Bible Stories). These 29 Bible stories can be listened to using any mp3 player."
"Chronological Bible Stories in Spanish. These were recorded in Venezuela and focus on God's interaction with his creation. These are designed to be placed on three cd's to be shared with those interested in studying God's word. They are useful for oral communicators and literates alike."
Historias Para Vivir (Stories To Live By) is a set of 30 Chronological Bible stories. Each recording is approximately 14 minutes and can be downloaded in mp3 formant. Each story is about 12MB.
Excellent basic informacion on Bible Storying in Spanish prepared by various authors.
Books on Missions in Central America
Following the Vision - A History of Baptists in Honduras by Stanley Stamps. Traces several significant threads that contribute to the history of Honduras, beginning with the land the conquistadores found and settled, the institutions, government and religion they brought with them and the society they imposed. It seeks to establish the settings of which Baptists eventually became a part.
Order A Cup of Good Water by Francis Eachus. Enduring trials, discouragements, civil war and violence in Guatemala, Francis Eachus spent 50 years teaching Kekchi Indians to read and write, translated the Bible, wrote a Pedigogical Grammar and a Bible Concordance.
Missionary author Viola Palmer gives a captivating glance into childen's lives and culture in Central America. Enter the world of Chico and his friends--Rafael, Jose, Marvin, and Calvin, the "bully-turned-nice"--and their experiences. Learn about missions through the work of The Man in the Green Jeep.
In her second book, Viola Palmer tells the fictional story of a young girl living on the border of Nicaragua and Honduras. Shipped of to work in a sweatshop and calling herself "The Daughter of No One" because her parents desert her, the girl, Welki, eventually journeys back home while she also makes a spiritual journey as her heart finds a home in Christ.
A stomach-churning tightrope walk across quicksand. A loving big brother who takes a beating to introduce a future missionary to the power of grace and mercy. The sad fate of a Guatemalan beggar who rejects free medical treatment. A large glass beaker that brims with blood as a Mayan priest sacrifices animal after animal. Nothing beats a riveting missionary story. And missionary Gary T. Stone retells events from his life as a Christian and his work in missions like no one else can. Besides the gripping tales like those above, many lighter moments punctuate What if Everyone Lived Next Door to Jesus?
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