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That Reminds Me of a Story explores emerging trends in orality and the communication of the gospel. It answers common questions about the orality movement. The goal of the podcast is to better equip followers of Christ to carry out the task of making disc

Don Barger


    • Jan 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Unreadable - How We Obtain Information that Shapes Who We Are and What We Believe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 19:48


    Season Two is finally here!!! In this episode of the podcast, the hosts explore Chapter 1 of Unreadable, focusing on how urban learners are moving away from traditional reading toward orality—a natural, story-based way of learning. Don Barger and Grant Lovejoy bring unique insights, blending field experience and academic research. Their findings reveal a significant shift in how people consume information, favoring connection, storytelling, and online platforms. The discussion highlights how these trends impact faith communication. Through anecdotes, such as a PhD student's preference for auditory learning and a woman discovering faith through online forums, the episode underscores the power of storytelling, understanding the audience, and authenticity. Listeners are challenged to adapt their methods of engagement, embracing humility and creativity to connect with a world increasingly oriented toward orality. The episode ends with an optimistic call to view these changes as avenues for transformative communication. This season, we introduce two new guest hosts! We hope you enjoy the second season of That Reminds Me of a Story!

    Urban Orality - Asking the Right Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 32:41


    Season Two of That Reminds Me of a Story begins with a discussion about urban orality. Over the past couple of years, Don and Grant have interviewed over two hundred people in urban centers seeking to learn how information and influence spread organically in these settings. Their premise is that the Gospel message can and should be spreading using the same methods as other information. In this episode, they discuss the questions they used as they listened to others share their stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Why Not Just Memorize Scripture?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 24:14


    In this episode, Don and Grant discuss a topic that is a frequent question. Instead of crafting stories, why would you not just memorize Scripture? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Latin America Testimony (part 2 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 23:19


    This is a continuation of the interview with colleagues from Latin America. In this episode, a team discussions their use of oral strategies to engage five different people groups. They talk about the benefits of the Story Together model. They also discuss challenges they have faced in working with remote people groups. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Latin America Testimony (part 1 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 19:12


    In this episode, Don and Grant are joined by two colleagues as they discuss their use of oral strategies for over a decade in Latin America. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Urban Orality - The flow of Information and Influence in Global Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 36:50


    Don and Grant have spent over a year researching how influence and information flow in urban environments. They have interviewed over 200 people globally in many global cities. In this episode, they reflect upon the initial findings of their research. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Story Crafting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 21:18


    In this episode, Don and Grant discuss what is meant by story crafting. This frequently misunderstood term is important for those in the Bible storying community. They explain what is meant by the term and also what is not meant by the term. This episode explains some of the Bible translation principles incorporated into the telling of Bible stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Back Translations (part 2 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 19:44


    In this episode, Don and Grant continue their discussion of the use of Back Translations for checking Bible Stories. They discuss the difference between written and oral back translations. This is part two of a two-part discussion on Back Translations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Back Translations (part 1 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 19:42


    A common question we receive is, "How can you make sure that stories are accurate?" In this episode, Don and Grant discuss one tool that helps with making sure that Bible stories are accurate to God's Word and that the story is faithfully anchored in the Biblical text. This is part one of a two-part discussion on Back Translations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    How to Story Non-Narrative Scripture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 27:29


    Telling Bible stories from the narrative portions of Scripture is natural. In this episode, Don and Grant discuss how to story non-narrative portions of Scripture. For resources for telling non-narrative portions of Scripture, check out the Notes on Orality section of our website - www.orality.info --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Who Should Tell Bible Stories?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 36:22


    In this episode, Grant and Don explore how Bible stories are put together and the processes used to ensure that stories are faithful to God's Word. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Changes in the Orality Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 33:21


    Much has changed over the past thirty years of Bible storying. In this episode, Don and Grant discuss some of the shifts in how the orality movement adopted Bible translation models to improve the clarity, accuracy, naturalness, and retellability of Bible Stories. They also discuss how orality encompasses much more than traditional Bible storying sessions. Check out www.orality.info for additional tools and resources. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Stories for Difficult Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 29:10


    In this episode, Don and Grant discuss the power of narrative in difficult times. Stories provide a great way to help people deal with the traumas of war, conflict, and uncertainty. Help people process their trauma by listening to their stories and providing hope through Biblical stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Developing Story Sets with JO Terry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 30:09


    This is the first of many episodes recorded with JO Terry. He is one of the pioneers of Bible Storytelling. In this episode, he explains how he developed several story sets for different worldviews and situations. He shares from his lifetime of experience in responding to opportunities to share through Bible Stories. At the 24 minute mark, JO gives some pointers for how to develop a story set. You can purchase several of his resources on Amazon. https://amzn.to/34orRVi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    How to Learn a Bible Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 39:50


    In this episode, Don and Grant talk about a frequently asked question. Once you decide that you want to tell a Bible Story, how do learn the story? They discuss the many different ways for learning to tell a Bible Story and talk about what resources are helpful in the process. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Why don't they just learn how to read?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 27:36


    In this episode, Don and Grant take on a common question they receive when training others about oral strategies. Many people ask, "Why don't they just learn to read?" We sometimes assume that models that work for us will work for everyone. A second question addressed on this episode is why tell stories instead of just letting non-readers listen to the Bible being read. Why is a told story different from a story being read? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

    Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 6:07


    In this first episode, Grant and Don discuss what is coming with the new podcast. Everyone is born and oral learner, some learn to be a text based learner as well.  Follow us on Twitter @oralityinfo. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatremindsmeofastory/message

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