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MINIMIZE your audio player so you can readas well as hear this report ...“One of our pastors, Pastor Zachary, attended the training of Simply the Story. He went back to his church–his church they had just 20 people–and he started to share the story, to teach using Simply the Story. “And the people got excited. In fact, when I visited, people said, ‘What did you do with our pastor?’ “I said, ‘Why?’ “They said, ‘Well, he is different. He’s–he’s teaching. And he’s helping us too. And–and leading us to discover from the Word of God.’ “I said, ‘That’s exciting, isn’t it?’ “They said, ‘Yes, we love it. And now can we go and share these stories with our people?’ “So, I said, ‘Of course.’ “And they went out and started sharing the stories starting with the same process as Simply the Story. The church began to grow and the number began to double up. And not only that, the people that are in church they’re getting-they’re becoming healthy believers because they are feeding on the Word of God more than ever before.” “In Kenya alone there is a team of 30 lay people, evangelists, pastors and Bishops, who, as volunteers serve as STS Instructors. These leaders also oversee seven oral Bible schools in Kenya. This report is just one of thousands of reports from pastors who are seeing a marked increase in church attendance and in the growth of their members. Throughout Africa the same increases are being seen. When you click to listen and are hearing this short topic, if you do not see the volume-pause-play options on your screen, your computer may be set to send the audio player to your task bar at bottom of your screen. Increased Ministry EffectivenessAdult Sunday School“By the way, the response to my STS style teaching in our Adult Community has been overwhelmingly positive. Perhaps I am not doing it correctly…just kidding! They love the interaction and are frustrated that the time goes too fast. [If you want to connect directly with Jon, who is a pastor, on how he sees STS in the church or in missions, feel free to email us and make the request. Put on subject line, "Request contact with Jon. HINT: To speed up response wrote note in email about yourself and why you want to connect with Jon.] |