Presentation by Kwasi Kena at the February 2011 Desert Southwest Conference "Tending the Soul" Workshops

1. Tending the Soul Presenters Kwasi Kena & Larry Malone

2. Everyone Has a Story to Tell

3. Why Tell Stories? Stories are reminders “The basic function of storytelling is identity maintenance. We tell stories to remind ourselves of who we are and to tell other people who we are.” (Donald Davis, Telling Your Own Stories, p 107)

4. “To be a person is to have a story to tell…” Sam Keen

5. Storytelling Tips

6. Be Yourself

7. Stories are made of:PeoplePlacesEvents

8. Crisis

9. Storytelling Tips Crisis = adjustment

10. Where to Begin

12. “When I was your age…”

13. Storytelling Tips Story Discovery: Use Prompts Listen

14. Prompts Can you remember a pet you used to have?

15. Prompts Can you remember cooking something that did not turn out well?

16. Prompts Can you remember getting sick at an inconvenient time?

17. In Groups of 3 Share Your Story

18. Prompts Describe a time when you felt close to God

19. The Importance of Listening

20. Tell Each Other’s Story

21. Faith Sharing Easy as 1-2-3

22. Faith Sharing in 3 Chapters Growing up in a Christian environment When I affirmed the faith myself My life since affirming the faith My life before Christ How I met Christ My life since meeting Christ

23. Let The Bible Tell its Story

24. Blind Bartimaeus

25. They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

26. Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.”

27. So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again.”

28. Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. (Mark 10:46-52 NRSV)

29. Now You Tell his Story

30. Bible Storytelling Process Look for: Repetitions Key Attitudes Crises Key People Key Locations

31. Bible Storytelling Process What do you See Smell Taste Feel Hear

32. Bible Storytelling Process What might the people in the story be thinking? What prejudices or shortcomings do they have?

33. Bible Storytelling Process Life Lessons Audience Analysis Time Problematic Words or Concepts Set Context

34. Bible Storytelling Process Explain Illustrate Apply

35. BentOverWoman Luke 13:10-17

37. With a little help from my friends Holy Imagination Mark 2:1-12

38. Oral Culture Characteristics

39. People flock to hear good stories Not lectures

40. GodStory A good story excites. A GodStory transforms.

41. GodStory The Process: Mine Refine Shine

42. GodStory Mine

43. GodStory Refine

44. GodStory Shine

45. Leave a spiritualLegacy

46. Spiritual Wills

47. Defining MomentsTurning Point www.CandelightMedia.com

48. Tend Your Soul