Why BibleTelling?
BibleTelling Seminars in Israel (and now also in Turkey & Greece) include several distinctions:
- Participants share ~100 Bible stories on ~45 sites where the stories occurred in Israel (with fewer stories and sites in Turkey & Greece Seminar)
- Expert commentary on the Biblical significance of each Bible story and site
- Pre-Seminar BibleTelling training
- Each participant shares 3+ Bible stories during the tour (Stories to be Told: download book eBook)
- optional extensions to Jordan (Israel Seminar) or Rome (Turkey & Greece Seminar)
- Each Seminar participant receives 2 beautiful, full-color booklets
- 25-page Seminar Guide with a calendar of events, a daily itinerary (travel stops, titles of the stories to be told), travel maps, and more. See a recent Seminar Guide here. Click on the “Look Inside” feature to see many of the pages in the sample booklet.
- ~75-page Reference Guide of Bible study charts, photos, maps, genealogies, and more. See the current Reference Guide here.
Review this Starter Sheet if your group is interested in planning a BibleTelling Seminar.
Preparing for a BibleTelling Seminar
- Read All the Stories of the Bible Free (Download PDF) OR Purchase (Paperback)
- Watch Preparation Videos
- Watch 10 key Story Insight Videos
- Read the Cultural Awareness article (your Seminar Coordinator will share)
- Practice telling your assigned stories 5 times–to a different listener each time.
Details from some previous BibleTelling Seminars in Israel
- Flier (description and daily itinerary overview)
- Sample Calendar (2-weeks)
- Sample Itinerary (travel stops, titles and tellers of the stories
- Maps (daily travel and stops–match to Itinerary)
- Petra Extension Description
- Helpful videos from a fun, young Christian couple from Nazareth