Echo the Story

Engaging with the Bible through storytelling, creative reflection, and dialogue.

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National Youth Workers Convention in San Diego

I was so thrilled to lead a Bible storying workshop at Youth Specialties National Youth Worker’s Convention in San Diego. I was surprised that over 100 people showed up on a Sunday morning!  If you are going to be at NYWC in Louisville, be sure to stop by the Sparkhouse booth and ask for me or come to my workshop! 

Click here to download my workshop slides.

Click here to download Bible storying narrative development handouts.

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Ignite Children’s Ministry Leadership Conference

What a privilege it was to lead 100 children’s ministry leaders in Bible storying today in Kansas City! I was hosted by the Nazarene Children’s Leadership Network (NCLN). Awesome people.  Click here to download my workshop slides.

Click here to download Bible storying narrative development handouts. 

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New Webinar: Selecting Youth Curriculum

I (Michael) just led a brand new webinar for sparkhouse called Selecting Youth Curriculum. I am still tweaking the content for this webinar, but for a first go, I felt good about it!  In the webinar we explored things that frustrate us about youth curriculum, and what we desire from a good curriculum. I shared in detail my six filters to use in finding good curriculum: theological, developmental, spiritual, pedagogical, formational, and intentional.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SLIDE DECK. 


P.S. —This is also a live workshop you can host! The live version includes consulting and adaption of curriculum you select. Michael also leads workshops on The Art of Bible Storying and Hands-on Spiritual Formation. Contact Michael Novelli if you are interested.

WEBINAR ON 8/27/15: click here to download the chat window transcript from the webinar.  WEBINAR ON 9/15/15: chat transcript coming soon! 

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Intro to Bible Storying Webinar

I really enjoyed leading the Intro to Bible Storying webinar today. 

Download my presentation My upcoming live workshops

Thanks! ~Michael 

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Great Workshops in Indy!!

I loved my time in Indianapolis last week. It was a packed time with four workshops in three days. 

The first was a six-hour extended workshop for the Center for Congregations. This included a Bible storying workshop and experiential learning stations. If you haven’t connected with the Center for Congregations, you need to. Like no one else I have seen, they are connected ministry leaders from a wide range of traditions to quality resources. 

> Click here for my 5/28/15 presentation with the Center for Congregations. 

> Click here for experiential station handouts from 5/28/15 workshop. 

The next three workshops were for the Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Annual Conference and Merge Family Conference. What an energetic group of people!

> Click here for my workshop presentation from both UMC conferences. 

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Presentation from the 2015 Progressive Youth Ministry Conference in Chicago

I enjoyed my time at the PYM Conference hosted by JoPa and Forth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. 

DOWNLOAD MY BIBLE STORYING PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK.

And don’t forget to scroll down for worksheets and more resources!

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Presentation from Ministry RECHARGE Conference

Recharge is a great regional conference for youth and children's workers. I thoroughly enjoyed presenting two workshops at the conference in January 2015.

DOWNLOAD MY BIBLE STORYING PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK.

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Echo 36 Curriculum Symbols!

We posted a version of the symbols for Echo36: Youth curriculum a few months ago. This is a NEW file with larger symbols in color.  

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A HI-RES PDF.

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North Park U. Class presentation

It was fun sharing about Bible storying in the Intro to Youth Ministry course at North Park University this morning. It made me even more excited about joining their adjunct faculty this spring!   Click here to download my presentation.

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Developing Bible Storying Worksheets

One of the most frequent questions I get asked is, “How do you put together the Bible stories you tell?” Well, here are some worksheets that will help you get started developing narratives, questions and a good environment for Bible storying. 

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The Summit – Bible Storying Workshop

It was a privilege to lead a Bible Storying workshop at The Summit, Youth Cartel's youth ministry gathering. If you joined me, thanks!!  CLICK HERE to download my presentation from the workshop.

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Center for Congregations – Fall 2014 Workshops

The Center for Congregations in Indiana is supporting church leaders through quality training. If your church is in Indiana, you should definitely connect with them! Here are my presentations from the workshops I led for the Center for Congregations in southern Indiana in October 2014:  Seymour Presentation Evansville Presentation

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NYWC Sacramento Presentation

I just got back from Youth Specialties' National Youth Workers Convention in Sacramento. I loved being a part of the convention and getting to share my passion for teaching the Bible. Click here to download my Art of Bible Storying presentation from the convention. It includes the observations participants shared during the workshop. You might also want to click to download worksheets on developing your own Bible storying.

Thanks! Michael Novelli 

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Why Should We Care About Adolescent Brain Development?

Solid article on adolescent brain development. Teens are a wonder to behold--not a problem to fix. 

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Peter Enns, an evangelical scholar and one of the lead Bible consultants for Echo the Story, provides a helpful perspective on the Bible.

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Download Echo the Story 12 symbols here.

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Download Echo the Story 36 symbols here.