Helping Youth Tell Their Stories, Andy Root – Video and Discussion Outline
Dr. Andrew Root encourages youth ministers to teach Christian storytelling by telling their own stories.
Questions for Discussion:
What is the difference between data and narrative, particularly in our way of interpreting the Bible?
How do we teach youth to hear stories of others, including adults’ stories, so that they learn how to share them with us and with one another?
How can Bible study and listening to the stories of faith encourage our youth to tell their stories, both to us and to the world?
How does Root’s intergenerational approach to Bible study allow for God to speak in a powerful way, sharing a grand story? Is this something we are fostering in our program in some way as well?