Thai STS Radio Programs

Posted on March 23, 2013 by admin

Here is a collection of Thai STS Radio programs that have been prepared by Dr. Larry Dinkins. Each episode is about 30 minutes long and features a Bible story told in Thai using the STS format followed by a discussion of the story. You can listen to the stories on this web site or download them to your computer. To download the episodes, right click on the ‘download’ link and ‘Save as …’ on your computer. Please share these radio programs with your Thai friends, The currently available episodes are :

Widow’s Mite – Mark 12:41-44 (download)

Abram and Sarah in Egypt – Genesis 12:10-20 (download)

Jesus Heals a Paralytic Man – Mark 2:1-12 (download)

Jesus at the Home of Mary and Martha – Luke 10:38-42 (download)

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus – Mark 10:46-52 (download)

 

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Bible Storying at Bangkok Bible Seminary

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

Larry Dinkins recently led a chapel session for the students at Bangkok Bible Seminary using the STS method of Bible storying.  Here is the video:

Watch on YouTube –> ดร. ระวี ดินกินส์ เล่าเรื่องเจาะใจที่ Bangkok Bible Seminary

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Orality Posts from Larry Dinkins

Posted on January 28, 2013 by admin

From time to time, Larry Dinkins guest posts on my blog about his adventures in orality.  In case you haven’t seen those posts, here are the links.

Voting for a Sermon

Four Encounters – Four Stories

The Power of Oral Bible Story Telling

The Surprising Power of Bible Narrative with Thai & Tribals

Preaching for Life Change

 

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Using Storying to Produce Sunday School Curriculum

Posted on January 24, 2013 by admin

The other day a missionary friend called me for recommendations for Sunday school curriculum in Thai that he could use for a small church plant on the outskirts of Bangkok.  There was only one that I could think of, but I didn’t know if it was in print anymore.  I was stumped for a moment.  What could I recommend to him… that was in Thai?  What do you do if you don’t have any ready-made materials to put in the hands of the Sunday school teachers at your church?  What if there just isn’t anything available?

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More New Material

Posted on June 22, 2012 by admin

A couple of new items have been added to our Resources section. The first is a paper entitled “Chronological Communication of the Gospel Goes from Country to City” published by the Evangelical Missiological Society, Southwest on March 18, 2011. Here is a direct link to that paper.

Secondly, links to series of 8 lectures on Bible Storying by Mark Snowden. Mark co-authored the book “Truth That Sticks” with the late Avery Willis. The lectures are about 50 minutes each. Look for links to these lectures in our Resources section.

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Book Review – “Truth That Sticks”

Posted on February 8, 2012 by admin

Karl Dahlfred has posted an excellent review of the book “Truth That Sticks” by Avery Willis and Mark Snowden. The book’s subtitle is “How to Communicate Velcro Truth in a Teflon World”. Karl writes ‘In “Truth that Sticks”, Avery Willis and Mark Snowden have not only laid out a vision for biblical storying but have also explained how it connects with discipleship, leadership, and church growth.’ Click here to read the full book review.

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New Material

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

Thanks for stopping by our website. Check out the new STS Resources and Resources pages with links to material which is helpful for Bible story tellers.

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