It is with regret that “Banishing Bible Boredom” on October 9-10 has been
cancelled. We were unable to get a minimum number of registrants to make the
concert and workshop viable. Thank you for your interest in this program. We
hope to offer something similar in the future.
If you registered through our online system
or sent in a check, you should expect a full refund in the mail.
Presented by
The Network of Biblical Storytellers, Int’l. and Brite Divinity School
Our sacred stories from the bible grew out of an oral tradition that can be reclaimed today to make them fresh and engaging for young and old, seekers and life-long disciples alike. Come and enjoy an evening of storytelling and hear some of your favorite stories anew. Return on Saturday to engage the practice for learning and telling sacred texts in a way that opens human hearts to the personal and social transformation proclaimed in the Gospel.
DATE:
Friday evening, October 9, 2009, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Storytelling Concert
Saturday, October 10, 2009, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Plenary and Workshops
Lunch included
WORKSHOPS: (Workshops will be repeated. Participants choose two).
Interpreting Through Performance, Interpreting for Performance
Led by Phil Ruge-Jones
This workshop will focus on a new approach that is developing within biblical scholarship called Performance Criticism. We will explore the vantage points this new methodology offers as well as providing specific questions that a storyteller might ask in order to shape and then communicate their interpretation of a particular biblical text.
Blind Bartemaus – A Story-Learning Workshop
Led by Lynn White
This will be an experiential workshop in which participants will learn and “grow” the story of Blind Bartemaus (Mark 10:46-52). Using a variety of methods, we will “internalize” (rather than “memorize”) the story so that it can be told “by heart.” We will also explore how the story was heard in its original setting and how it connects with our experiences and our stories. (This story is also the Gospel lectionary text for October 25, 2009.)
Performing the Story With Different Audiences
Led by Kathy Culmer
Once you learn a biblical story, what can you do with it and where? From the sermon to the Sunday School lesson, to the stewardship campaign, with a few other stops in between; we will look at some practical ways to use biblical storytelling in ministry. We will explore ways of using and telling the biblical story in different contexts. Participants will create a “packet full of ways” to tell and use a biblical story.
PRESENTERS:
Philip Ruge-Jones is an Associate Professor of Theology at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. He is a storyteller and scholar who has taught courses to university students in the area of Performance Criticism. He is the author of The Word of the Cross in a World of Glory and Co-Editor of The Bible in Ancient and Modern Media; Story and Performance. The taping of his live performance of the Gospel of Mark The Beginning of the Good News has been published by SELECT Multimedia Resources complete with a 16 session curriculum. He earned his Ph.D. from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
Kathy Hood Culmer is an author, storyteller, speaker, and teacher from Houston, TX. A graduate of Spelman College and the University of South Florida, she has taught on the secondary and college levels and she has performed as a storyteller in churches, schools, libraries, at festivals, retreats, and on college campuses. Kathy has performed at the Exchange Place at the National Storytelling Festival, Georgia State University, Duke University's Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, the Texas Storytelling Festival, and the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. She is the editor of a collection of personal narratives called Yes, Jesus Loves Me: 31 Love Stories. She is Mission Funding Coordinator for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and Christian Education Coordinator for St. James Episcopal Church, Houston, TX.
J. Lynn White is a biblical storyteller who has led biblical storytelling ministries in various church settings for the past eighteen years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Transylvania University and Doctor of Ministry from Lexington Theological Seminary. An ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Network of Biblical Storytellers International. He is Senior Minister of Trinity Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fort Worth, TX.
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