Transformational Architecture: Reshaping Our Lives as Narrative
Ron Martoia
Zondervan, November 2008, 240 pp., $14.99
www.zondervan.com
Shaped by the Story: Helping Students Encounter God in a New Way
Michael Novelli
Youth Specialties, 2008, 175 pp., $29.99
www.echothestory.com
With a humble tone befitting his approach, Ron Martoia offers an alternative to many formulaic, modern forms of evangelism. Asserting the transforming power of the whole biblical story, he suggests that our evangelistic narratives should begin with Creation, rather than the Fall.
Michael Novelli offers a practical narrative approach for use with students. His personal experience of how “storying” has transformed his youth ministry is authentic and compelling. Writing in a humble and conversational tone, Novelli provides a wealth of resources for helping students engage the whole of the Bible through narrative, rather than propositional or moralistic teaching.
The book and attached training DVD are laced with anecdotes from students and youth leaders who have encountered God’s transforming power through narrative. Novelli’s Web site, www.echothestory.com, offers his narrative sketches free of charge. This is a practical resource which could revolutionize how you engage and teach Scripture to students.
