Experience the Word
Tom Boomershine Tells Mark’s Passion and Resurrection Narrative in English and Greek
All are welcome to join the audience for a performance of Mark’s Passion and Resurrection narrative. The story will be told in both English and the original Greek. This will be a recording session to produce a video that will accompany a performance commentary Dr. Boomershine is currently writing. Audience shots will be included in the production. This will take place at the recording studio of United Theological Seminary, 4501 Denlinger Road, Dayton, OH 45426, on October 19, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Free pizza will be provided following the recording session.
Tom Boomershine is the founder of the Network of Biblical Storytellers and Professor Emeritus of New Testament at United Theological Seminary. He has told and taught biblical stories to communities around the world and is a leader in the development of a new paradigm for biblical interpretation in a world searching for peace.
Beginning the Good News
Teaching Mark 1 in Eight Sessions
Pilot programs combining biblical storytelling workshop methods (including the Lion Hunt) and restorative justice practices are underway at a county jail with women and a state prison with men. The sessions have proven to be very meaningful for both insiders and outsiders. Learning, exploring, connecting and telling gospel stories “works” whatever the context, and transforms any space into a sacred one. Here is the breakdown of the eight sessions:
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Week |
Scripture Story |
Text Reference |
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1 |
The Beginning of the Good Story | Mark 1:1-3 |
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2 |
John Baptizes in the Wilderness | Mark 1:4-8 |
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3 |
Jesus is Baptized and Tested | Mark 1:9-13 |
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4 |
Jesus Begins His Ministry | Mark 1:14-20 |
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5 |
Jesus Casts Out an Unclean Spirit | Mark 1:21-28 |
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6 |
Jesus Heals Simon’s Mother-in-Law | Mark 1:29-34 |
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7 |
Jesus Goes on Tour | Mark 1:35-39 |
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8 |
Jesus Cleanses a Leper | Mark 1:40-45 |
Presentations on Biblical Storytelling Behind Bars
October is a month of presentations in Dayton, Ohio about the biblical storytelling approach to Bible study that GoTell is developing with persons who are incarcerated. An annual event hosted by the Montgomery County Volunteer Jail Chaplaincy Ministry will be the first venue in October. This “Restoration, Recovery, and Reentry Conference” is designed to attract returning citizens coming home from incarceration, anyone with any type of conviction, the faith community, and community service agencies. It is a free event held on Saturday, October 12 at United Theological Seminary starting at 9:00 in the morning. Later in the month GoTell will present the program to a Quaker community and then again at a “Lunch and Learn” after-worship session hosted by the Missions Team of Grace United Methodist Church.
