Simply the Story

 Right now I'm in Chaing Mai attending a "Simply the Story" Workshop.  The first part of the training is learning how to be a trainer and the second part of the week we will be training people in how to use Bible Stories.  They say that even in place like North America which is a highly literate, over 80% of people prefer an oral learning to reading something.

Unfortunately, the main presenter (Dr Larry Dinkins) has lost his voice after doing two workshops already.  He still has another 2 workshops to go!  Larry Dinkins was a missionary in Thailand with OMF for over 20 years.  He has a PhD and helped setup a Bible College in Chiang Mai and was lecturering there before he had to return to the US.  In his opinion though, "storying" has been the most effective means of commicating the Gospel and it is going to be his main focus until the end of his days.