StoryRunners

Darren* attended our School of Storying in his language after his parents disowned him. He learned to tell oral Bible stories in a natural way. Since then, Darren has led 135 people, including his parents, to Christ using oral Bible stories.

Vyan*, a participant in a School of Storying in South Asia, has four good friends who he had tried to have spiritual conversations with multiple times, but they always shut him down. The first day that Vyan learned to use oral Bible stories in ministry, he told his four friends a story–they were all intrigued! Vyan continued to tell his friends oral Bible stories, and they have all four come to Christ! These stories change lives!

A group of participants in a recent School of Storying in South Asia were passionate in reaching their people for Christ. So, they decided to use social media! Over 500 people heard a story from the Bible in their heart language over Facebook live, TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram and other forms of media engagement.

Get a group of friends to have a Story Experience with you! Through our Story Experience, you and your friends will engage your heart and encounter the Bible in a new and powerful way. After an hour and a half, you will have learned an oral Bible story that you can pass on to others, all the while getting a taste of a classic story group, the oral equivalent of a small group Bible study, that’s being practiced all around the world.

David*, a village chief in West Africa, heard a storyteller tell the story of Paul, who went from village to village to beat and kill Christians. During the story, David learned Paul was blinded and received help from Christians. He asked the storyteller, “As brutal and rough as I am, can I also become the friend of Christians and villagers that I have been bullying?” The storyteller answered, “Great chief, all depend on you.” Since then, David has been attending an evening story group, the oral equivalent of a Bible study, received Christ and was baptized! Praise the Lord! s

“For a physical Bible they can take and steal but a story in our heart, they cannot take.” A South Asian man said this after participating in a School of Storying in his local language. . https://storyrunners.org/stories/

People who need oral Bible stories: Unreached people groups, you, me, everyone! These stories change lives!

“Because I was unable to read and write I never felt connected [to God]. This is the first time I felt I have a connection with God and [now I know] God loves me.” - A South Asian woman after listening to an oral Bible story

It’s National Tell A Story Day! Celebrate this special day by telling a Bible story with someone around you.

People who like stories: children, your neighbors, coworkers…everyone loves a good story! And these stories change lives!

During the two-week StoryRunners Summer Mission, you’ll learn how to share your faith through Bible storytelling. We’ll be taking beautiful Orlando by storm with God’s story! But hurry! The application deadline is coming up next week. Apply now: https://www.storyrunners.org/summermissions/

Enjoy celebrating Easter this weekend. Christ is risen!

What makes a good Bible story?
We want all of our oral Bible stories to be biblically faithful, naturally told, easily learned and remembered, and appropriate to the local culture.

Do you want to learn all the steps to lead an oral Bible study? Register now for our Virtual Storytelling Training from March 18-22! Sign up here: https://www.storyrunners.org/equip/

Our participants in our Central Asian School of Storying international training are from a people group where only .09% are followers of Jesus. While developing these Bible stories, one of our participants said, “I’ve read this [particular] story many times but this time it actually came to life for me. I could picture the scene in my mind and it was so powerful!”

StoryRunners is hosting a virtual storytelling workshop on March 18-22nd. You will have both a devotional and training experience that will equip you to use storytelling in a small group Bible study setting and in evangelistic spiritual conversations. Find out more here.

“I got the chance to come out of darkness and into light. There are many of my people who aren’t in the light, who haven’t gotten that chance. I want to help show them the light.” This East African man is now using oral Bible stories to show his unreached people group the light. These stories change lives.

Imagine experiencing the stories from God’s word immersively and then learning to use them in a natural, conversational way to reach people for Christ! You’ll experience exactly that at our Summer Mission. Find out more here:
https://www.storyrunners.org/summermissions/