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Non-readers in certain occupational groups
Look at the proportions in certain professions, for example, 56 % of unskilled labourers among construction workers cannot read. If we take Jesus' mission to bring the good news to all people seriously, then we cannot expect non-readers to start reading....
Fear, shame, guilt - With different eyes
Jayson Georges[1] has the basic idea that there are three types of reactions to violations of cultural norms: Fear, shame and guilt. That is, there are three general types of cultures: guilt-innocence cultures, shame-honor cultures and...
The Search for Truth
In my last training course, a member of staff presented this story set to international students. Thank you very much for that. Different people search for the truth. They encounter Jesus and react differently. The first friends of Jesus...
Jesus and Inclusion
At my training courses, participants come from many different backgrounds. Once, a participant who worked at a Christian focus school asked me: "Storybek, what stories are there on the topic of Jesus and inclusion?" As a reminder: inclusion...
Stories about death, inner and physical healing
Jesus said about himself: I am life. He made this very clear through various stories and through his resurrection from the dead. It is definitely worthwhile reflecting on the questions of death, inner and physical healing using stories from the...
Stories for lonely people
There are usually various reasons for loneliness. Therefore, we recommend a combination of stories from Block A and View A) Think about and observe why people are lonely, why is the person you are talking to lonely? Loneliness because of social...
Stories of how God meets women
A personal highlight during my training courses is creating a story set. A story set consists of 4-10 stories, which are either told one after the other or build on each other visit after visit. A group of women have created...
How God meets children
During my training sessions, the participants always develop a story set for their particular context. These story sets are always a personal highlight for me, as I am often given a very rich gift and discover many new treasures in God's Word.
Story set for Muslims
Again and again I am asked how to share the "Good News" with Muslims using a simple set. This is a suggestion as a starting point. Please remember that you can always adapt a set like this to the person you are talking to or the...
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