Monday, February 25, 2019

Sabbatilog 2019 | Festival Gathering Epic Telling

This summer I will be attending the Festival Gathering of the Network of Biblical Storytellers.  Biblical Storytelling involves internalizing and presenting biblical stories.  Internalizing biblical stories is like memorizing scripture, but always with the intention of sharing the story with others.  The four-day Festival Gathering program includes workshops, keynote speakers, master storytellers, and an “Epic Telling” of a large section of scripture.  This year’s Epic Telling is Acts 15-28.  The telling is broken up into 42 parts; each part will be told by a different storyteller, with no pauses or applause in between.  

Storytellers are asked to "bid" on a passage. I chose five passages that looked manageable, then narrowed it down to my top three choices.  Bidding opened on Saturday, Feb. 23.  I am waiting to see if I was chosen to be a part of the Epic Telling.

I am thankful to the Northwestern Ohio Synod for providing funding for me to attend this event through the "Theologian in Residence" grant program.