Thinking about storytelling
Pixar has “22 rules for storytelling,” and Kurt Vonnegut has “7 storytelling tips.” What are your own best ideas for telling stories?
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Generational theory
I’m not always a big fan of generational theories, because they can pigeon hole people. But I think they can also be a way to open up imagination. Here’s a lovely little prezi that does that:
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Using storyboards
Here’s a useful introduction to storyboards, with some concise ideas for how to implement them in various contexts.
Stories of conversion
Here’s an essay in the Christian context about using storytelling as a way to deepen faith sharing.The author, Jim Merhaut, uses moments of conversion as the foci and argues that there are five elements to such stories: Love Inspiring Witnesses Gospel Connections Holy Engagement in Community Taking Up the Mission What do you think?
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TED talks about stories
The TED organization has done us a nice favor, and curated a number of TED talks which get at what it is to tell a story. We’ve posted some of these over the years here already, but check out their list: http://www.ted.com/playlists/62/how_to_tell_a_story.html
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Interfaith storytelling
Sometimes people worry that getting children involved in interfaith work could be confusing, or cause them to doubt their own community’s stories. Actual practice suggests otherwise, with children actually being drawn more deeply into their own community’s stories, even as they engage others with respect. Here’s an example, from a group based in Albany, NY:
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Resources for storying vocation
The Fund for Theological Education has an excellent short — and free! — resource for embodying something they label “vocation care.” The guide has within it some powerful story prompts that get at faith formation questions, as well as useful tools and background theories for engaging them well. Look at pp. 16-29 in particular.
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A Pentecost story
Here’s a story that’s a bit different from the typical story I post here, but a kind of nice example of how to put music and text together in a compelling way:
Videogames and storytelling
An interesting presentation, with a somewhat annoying voiceover:
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Story truth
From Tim O’Brien: “[S]tory-truth is truer sometimes than happening-truth.” That quotation comes from a blog post whose author argues that fiction might well be the best way to tell God’s story. Megan McKenna once said something similar, that “all of the stories in the Bible are true, and some of them really happened.” I think