Apr 6, 2013 9:00 AM

Mar 30, 2013 9:00 AM

By Anne Alexander (of Taiwan)

During Taiwan Missionary Fellowship’s annual conference retreat July 13-17 John Walsh and Dr. Michael Lockett taught over 150 adults some basic story-telling skills. John taught 3 Elijah stories, as well as the one where the priests carried the Ark of the Covenant over the Jordan. He showed us how simply asking ‘What did you like best and why? What did you learn about God? What did you learn about man?’ is a great way to see the Holy Spirit work through the Word, whether told, read, acted, sung or drawn. In over 40 years in Taiwan I have never heard so much laughter, seen so much creativity, or found time to fly so fast at the TMF Conference. Response from the international missionaries was overwhelmingly positive.

In over 40 years in Taiwan I have never heard so much laughter

Immediately afterward July 20-23, in a city an hour north, the BibleTelling Workshop was warmly received, from 9am-5pm. The major difference was that most of the heads bowed over creative projects in the small groups were black, as the sessions were interpreted into Mandarin, and some of the groups presented in Taiwanese, Hakka and English as well. Many churches sent delegates to determine if the program could be used in their churches. Some pastors, evangelists and spouses attended, along with a few missionaries. In addition there were Sunday School superintendents, teachers, publishing companies and departments and the Christian press represented. What was delightful is that no one stood on ceremony or maintained formal dignified distance, but entered into the drama etc. with enthusiasm and laughter. John said it was one of the most responsive groups he could remember, and the way they entered in even the first day led him to include 11 stories total, two more than he had promised.

Birth of Jesus
Feb. 08, 2014 8:00 AM
As told by storyteller John Walsh

This is the second story of a three-part series covering all the events surrounding the birth of Messiah. This part tells of the angel’s announcement to Joseph, the birth of Jesus, the angel’s announcement to the shepherds, meeting Simeon, and meeting Anna. The story comes from Matthew 1:18-25 & Luke 2:1-39.

Birth of John
Feb. 01, 2014 8:00 AM
As told by storyteller John Walsh

This is the first story in the Life of Christ section of this series. It covers the two appearances of the angel Gabriel – to Zechariah and Mary. It starts with the promise to Zechariah, Elizabeth becoming pregnant, the announcement to Mary, and ends with the birth of John the Baptist. The story comes from Luke 1:5-80.

Gospel of Luke told in 12 Minutes
Jan. 25, 2014 8:00 AM
As told by storyteller Don Falkos

This story is a condensation of The Gospel of Luke. It focuses primarily on the incarnation, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. In the future, individual stories of Jesus (from Luke and the other gospels) will be covered. As an introduction to the Life of Christ, we are pleased to present this story – developed and told by Don Falkos, the founder of Blessed By The Spoken Word, a ministry dedicated to telling the stories of the Bible and empowering others to do the same — blessedbythespokenword.com.

Rebuilding the Wall
Jan. 18, 2014 8:00 AM
As told by storyteller John Walsh

This is the story of how Nehemiah gets permission from the Persian king to go to Jerusalem and rebuild the walls around the city. It tell his miraculous accomplishment despite all the opposition from the non-Jewish people in the area.

Esther Saves Her People
Jan. 11, 2014 8:00 AM
As told by storyteller John Walsh

This is the second of a two-part series on the book of Esther. In this first part, Esther becomes queen and Haman becomes the highest-ranking official in the Persian government. Haman plots to kill all the Jewish people in the empire. It is up to Ester to stop it.

Esther Becomes Queen
Jan. 4, 2014 8:00 AM
As told by storyteller John Walsh

This is the first of a two-part series on the book of Esther. In this first part, Esther becomes queen and Haman becomes the highest-ranking official in the Persian government. Haman plots to kill all the Jewish people in the empire. It is up to Ester to stop it.

Christmas #3
Dec. 28, 2013 1:40 PM
As told by storyteller John Walsh

This is the third story of a three-part series covering all the events surrounding the birth of Messiah. This series is taken from all four Gospels. This part tells of the wise men, Joseph taking his family to Egypt, their going to Nazareth, and the parents of Jesus losing him at the temple when he was twelve years old.