Friday, March 3 – Saturday March 4, 2017
Webster Conference Center
2601 North Ohio
Salina, Kansas 67401
Registration Fee: $50.00 (includes lunch both days)
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This Sunday, millions of people will attend a local church. Some will be dedicated followers of Jesus Christ, while others will simply be curious. All of them will come to hear God’s voice.
When the local pastor opens the Bible, everyone in attendance will look up with anticipation. They have come to hear God’s word. They want their pastor to open the Bible and say what God has said. They are hungry for a clear, powerful, applicable message that has been constructed to address their life situation.
The purpose of this seminar is to help you preach THAT message. This is a seminar about narrative preaching, about using the stories that fill God’s word to speak his truths to your congregation. The goal of this seminar is to put narrative preaching skills into your toolbox.
People love stories. They are constantly watching stories on their tablets, TVs and in theaters. It is not surprising that when God wrote the world’s best selling book he filled it with stories. While God’s stories are far more powerful and relevant that Hollywood’s, we have to know how to present them.
Come and learn how to communicate God’s stories with more power than this weekend’s blockbuster!
Schedule
March 3 (Friday)
08:15 – 08:45 Reception
08:45 – 09:00 Welcome and Orientation
09:00 – 10:15 SESSION ONE
“Tell Me a Story: How Stories Work”
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:45 SESSION TWO
“God’s Story: The Metanarrative of Scripture”
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch (provided)
12:45 – 02:00 SESSION THREE
“What’s the Big Idea: Understanding What Ideas Are and Why They Matter”
02:00 – 02:15 Break
02:15 – 03:30 SESSION FOUR
“Re-reading One of God’s Stories: Inductively Applying What We Have Learned”
03:30 – 03:45 Break
03:45 – 05:00 SESSION FIVE
“Re-reading One of God’s Stories: Inductively Applying What We Have Learned”
05:00 End of Day One
March 4 (Saturday)
09:00 – 10:15 SESSION SIX
“How to Communicate God’s Stories: How Genre Influences Biblical Communication”
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:45 SESSION SEVEN
“Reshaping Lives with God’s Stories: How to Create a Story Shaping Sermon”
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch (Provided)
12:45 – 02:00 SESSION EIGHT
World Q & A / “Our Narrative”
02:00 – 02:15 Break
02:15 – 03:30 SESSION NINE (includes corporate prayer)
“What is CrossTalk Global”/ “Looking Into God’s Word”