For a people group that loves stories, like the Dinka, this approach to teaching is very effective. I have literally watched the pastors come alive this week, and their excitement is contagious!
No longer bogged down with complicated exegesis and theoretical applications, these pastors are laughing and clapping at how simple it can be. It’s fresh and radically liberating for them.
Yesterday, in an effort to make this method even more memorable, the pastors were given some homework. They had to create skits from selected Bible stories and act them out for us.
Instead of being studious and serious all day, these guys had a chance to hang loose and think outside the box. Their dramas were inventive and inspiring.
Pantomiming the story of Blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52) while one of their colleagues told the story, these pastors really shined. Who would have guessed so many of them were actors? Ha ha.
I’ve rarely seen anyone so excited to receive his sight, as the pastor playing Bartimaeus! He threw his arms in the air and started jumping for joy... literally! He jumped as only a Dinka man can-- 4 feet in the air! Ha ha.
There were four skits in total. After each one, the pastors laughed and clapped enthusiastically. It was childlike and genuine. I loved it. They had such a great time watching their classmates ‘on stage’.
May this new method of teaching help these pastors communicate the gospel in powerful and inspiring new ways. Amen!
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| Missionaries: Jon, Richard, Emanuel, Bromwell |
And thank you Jesus for gathering these missionaries from so many places (Kenya, USA & Uganda) to bless our pastors here!
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