This course is for those who read Scripture aloud for a worshipping congregation, and want to increase their people’s engagement with God’s powerful stories of Jesus’ death and Resurrection. Delving deeply together into Luke’s Resurrection story from his gospel and Acts, learners will explore parts of it that are rarely read in church, experience its challenges, and coach one another in reading it “with a storytelling spirit!”
(Those who Tell Scripture by heart are also welcome, but it is not a course in the art biblical storytelling itself: no “learning by heart” required.)
The course format is a relaxed Lenten journey with only one discussion board topic each week, and one Zoom. Zooms are offered at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Central time on Mondays. Learners may attend either (or both). Participation in at least four of the six weekly Zooms (which will not be recorded), as well as Blackboard discussions, are required for a certificate.
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: 6
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’s “digital culture ministry” includes teaching online at BeADisciple. She loves to bring a multimedia, multi-intelligence approach to all her courses. She’s passionate about worship, spirituality and deeper connections with God through bringing Scripture to life by Telling by heart and by reading it “in a storytelling spirit.”
Beth serves on the leadership team of Compassion UMC, a new church plant near Chicago. She is an ambassador of the Network of Biblical Storytellers International and coordinates her biblical storytelling guild. She’s taught biblical storytelling in Cameroon, Bolivia, Haiti, the Philippines, and India as well as the U.S.
Past Learners Said…
“My congregation commented with appreciation on how I tell scripture and how I read it. They didn’t know I was studying this. The skill carried over into my preaching where I might be telling a story (not memorized scripture) and people seem to really enjoy listening to my storytelling.”
“The ZOOM sessions have been very helpful as I learn better ways of telling Biblical stories for my congregation.”
“I was unfamiliar with this technique as a tool and really learned a lot. It was particularly meaningful as the story pertained to the season. Really appreciated the historical background and commentary offered each week.”
“Beth Galbreath is an excellent storyteller and makes the Bible come alive. During this year through her storytelling courses I have learned so much about different ways of ministering to my congregation through storytelling.”
“This is the third course I’ve taken with Beth, and she’s wonderful! She brings such energy and passion for the content, it’s infectious. The course itself provided space for thoughtful reflection (with no “wrong” answers”) but best of all was the weekly exchange with classmates. Each person brought to light a different aspect of what Beth was trying to convey.”
