Proclaiming Scripture with a Storytelling Spirit for Summer in 2025 offers a relaxed but in-depth journey through some of the stories of the great prophet Elijah in 1st and 2nd Kings, with coaching and mutual encouragement for not just reading, but proclaiming the Scripture texts “with a storytelling spirit,” as they were originally intended to be experienced!
This course is for both liturgists who prefer to read Scripture and biblical storytellers who learn and tell the text by heart. This is a chance to go beyond the brief pieces included in the Revised Common Lectionary for this summer and dig into a drama that Jesus referenced often. It’s a story of politics, economics, emotion, and faith – a story with powerful connections to our world today.
Six discussion board assignments will be spread over the five weeks, as well as one-hour Zoom meetings on the six Mondays, at 1 p.m. and evenings at 6 p.m. Central time. You may attend either one each week. Attendance at five of the twelve, as well as the Blackboard interactions, is required for a certificate. The last events of the course will be the Zoom sessions on July 7.
This course is eligible for 1.0 CEU.
This course has been approved by Discipleship Ministries as an advanced course in Lay Servant Ministries. It provides the required 10 contact hours.
This course is eligible for 1.0 CEU.
Quick Info:
Number of weeks: 5
Price: $75
CEUs: 1.0
Required books: No
Blackboard: Yes
Zoom: Yes, required
Certification or series: Yes (Lay Servant Ministries)
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About the Instructor
Rev. Beth Galbreath is a United Methodist deacon who has been Telling Scripture by heart and teaching others this art and spiritual discipline for over 20 years. She is a former vice president of the Network of Biblical Storytellers International and has presented Tellings and taught biblical storytelling online and in Bolivia, Cameroon, Haiti, India, the Philippines, and of course in churches and conferences in the United States. So she’s also passionate about helping those who read Scripture in worship to find their “biblical storytelling spirit” voices, bringing their proclamation of Scripture to life!
Past Learners said…
“As usual, Beth was a great teacher. I have taken a variety of different classes from her and have always found her to be on top of her subject. She can be a hard task-master, but what I get out of her classes is well worth whatever she throws at us. I was grateful that the Lenten and Advent [Biblical Storytelling Weekly] studies were spread out a bit more given all the other activities going on during the two seasons. It is a great idea to allow us to work on storytelling without getting overwhelmed. Thanks, Beth.”
