Basic Skills in Sacred Storytelling

Basic Skills in Sacred Storytelling
Robert Bela Wilhelm, Th.D.
author, Parables Today
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The Spirituality and Technique of Sacred Storytelling
A Flexible Process: Each session combines lecture and discussion with storytelling to engage both the mind and the imagination of the listener.
A Complete Methodology: Based on theology, and communication studies. A tested methodology that works in all ministerial settings.
Quality and Integrity: Dr. Wilhelm has conducted this program for 30 years. He is a pioneer in Catholic Narrative Theology. He has been a keynote speaker and teacher in America, Europe & Australia.
Participants: For professionals in all ministries. Group size is determined by the sponsoring office. Time Span: From one to five day formats depending on your needs. Setting: A place of your choosing.
Costs: travel costs & flexible stipend. For more information
Core Unit of the Seminar in One Day
The Heart of Storytelling
1. The Language of Stories: The Sacred Nature of Storytelling
2. Stories in the Christian's Life Cycle: Childreen, Parents, Elders
3. Jesus as a Storyteller: in the Marketplace & the Banquet Hall.
 Additional 1, 2, 3 or 4 days at Your Discretion. Choose from:
Enrichment Units on New Testament Storytelling
4. Storytelling of Jesus: Our Model for making Parabls
5. Storytelling of the Evangelists: Our Model for proclaiming the Gospel-
6. Storytelling in the Apostolic Church: Our Model for Living the Sanctified Life
Enrichment Units on Old Testament Storytelling
7. The Basic Story Patterns in Genesis, Exodus, Chronicles and Kings
8. Midrashic Stories from the Apocrypha to the time of Jesus
9. Jewish Stories since Biblical times - What the Church can learn & apply
Enrichment Units on Communication Skills & Techniques
10. How Telling and Listening Work - in the Mind, on Tongue & Ear, in the Heart
11. Three Modee of Telling -- Oral, Recitaed, and Written -- in the Church:
12. The Nine Characteristics of Good Storytelling
Enrichment Units on Spirituality, Catechesis, Liturgy & Homiletics
13. Relating Biblical tales to Life stories and Cultural tales.
14. Choosing Stories for the Liturgical Cycle