Last August my associate, Mark, and I were in South Africa on a ministry trip. While visiting a sister with a heart for discipleship, we discovered that she had been reached and discipled through Calvary Road Ministries in Kenya and Uganda. Mark and I also have had connections with CRM and were were reminded of the strategic value of chronological Bible storying for evangelism.

Several Ministries have developing strategic resources for Worldview Evangelism & Discipleship through Bible stories presented orally and in chronological order. Here are four leading examples of this.

1. Calvary Road Ministries
https://www.calvaryroadministries.org/resources

Sample resource: The Story Cloth

“Did you know that 80% of the world are oral communicators by necessity or preference? Oral learners can be completely or functionally illiterate; visually or hearing impaired; part of an oral culture; or simply prefer to learn in an oral manner. There are more than 6 billion oral learners in the world, and of that group over half of them are children!

The Bible Storying Cloth Scarf is a wonderful tool to communicate the message of Christ to oral learners in a way that makes sense to them. This colorful storying cloth has 42 squares vividly illustrating stories from creation to Christ. A page of scripture references is included that corresponds with each of the squares on the cloth. Display the storying cloth on a wall for missions events or use it for Bible teaching lessons.” (with free downloadable teaching aids)

2. Ethonos 360
ethnos360.org

Sample resource: Firm Foundations, by Trevor McIlwain

“The gospel and grace are simple concepts. Communicating them clearly is not. Especially in a culture where concepts like ‘sin’ and ‘holiness’ and even ‘truth’ are negotiable and redefining God to fit our desires is almost fashionable.People around the world have used an effective solution: teaching chronologically through the Bible.”
https://biblestudy.ethnos360.org/

3. Good Seed
GoodSeed.com

Sample resource: The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, by John Cross

“When you think of God, what is he like? How you answer that question reflects your worldview. Each of the major worldviews are different, and GoodSeed has created resources designed for each worldview, whether Christian, Islamic, Eastern religious, or Secular.”

“GoodSeed has developed a variety of resources that churches can use in both evangelism and discipleship. These resources are useful for:

• grounding each of your congregants so they have a solid understanding of the gospel. (Remember: a clear presentation of the gospel flows out of an accurate understanding of the gospel.)
• ensuring each congregant is confident on how to share the gospel message.
  preparing your church to be ready at all times to share the gospel with visitors and newcomers.
• getting your church to actively reach into its community with the gospel message.” https://goodseed.com/train-your-church.html#guiding

4. Good Soil
GoodSoil.com

Sample resource: The Story of Hope Workbook

“A time-flexible resource for presenting the Bible’s big redemptive story in as few as fifteen minutes or as long as twenty or more hours. Designed for evangelistic Bible studies, one-on-one or in small groups, but also helpful in teaching God’s redemptive plan to believers. Includes a study of 40 Bible events (20 Old Testament and 20 New Testament) and Bible maps. 64 pages and plastic coil binding. FREE Leader’s Guide and FREE Classroom Facilitator Guide available as downloads from this site.” https://www.goodsoil.com/resources/

May we as ministry leaders discover the value of this approach for biblical evangelism and discipleship in a secular culture.

JBW