November 6-20
Everyone has a story. Every story has power. Stories are how we begin to understand one another, create connections and form lasting community. Stories are how we learn. They help us to build bridges and heal divisions. However, most of us are reluctant to share. We feel vulnerable to judgement, or we feel like our story is unimportant. In the church, we can use words like “testimony” or “witness” and that can feel even more daunting. But, at the root of testimony is our story.
God calls us to share the story of our faith and to invite others to hear God’s message through our lives. During this series you will have the opportunity to hear a variety of our pastors and staff share the journey of their faith. How has God worked in their lives? What doubts and fears have they faced along the way? What stories do they have to tell and what do we have to learn from them? Everyone has a story and every story has power.
November 6
Each speaker will select a scripture that best tells their story.
November 13
Each speaker will select a scripture that best tells their story.
November 20
Each speaker will select a scripture that best tells their story.
RESOURCES
The Anthropocene Reviewed
by: John Green
Humans of New York: Stories
by: Brandon Stanton
Pastrix
by: Nadia Bolz-Weber
Faith Unraveled
by: Rachel Held Evans
No Time Like the Future
by: Michael J. Fox
The Book of Longings
by: Sue Monk Kidd
Beyond Belief
by: Joshua Hamiton
How (Not) to Save the World
by Hosanna Wong
www.storycorps.org