Storytelling can start someone seeking

Many evangelistic methods, such as evangelistic sermons or courses that investigate Christianity, can be done only with people who already want to know more about the Bible or are at least comfortable enough to participate. Storying allows us to share the gospel with hearers who are anti-Christian or haven’t yet considered that Jesus could be relevant to their lives.

Two years ago, during a three-hour flight, I had the privilege of sharing an entire set of stories with a man originally from Pakistan. Our conversation started with my asking him why he was traveling to our destination. This led him to reciprocate with, “And what about you?” I explained that I told Bible stories, and he said he’d never read any of the Bible. We talked a little about the Quran, and then I offered to tell him the first story in the Bible. At the end of each story he said, “What’s next?” At the end of each story he said, “What’s next?” I told fourteen story sections in just over an hour. Then I suggested he find a modern version of the Bible so he could read it for himself. I wrote down my suggestions for where he should start. Storying can turn someone like this man into a seeker.

Excerpt from ‘Telling the Gospel Through Story’