The Storytelling Church: Adventures in Reclaiming the Role of Story in Worship
"We have been blessed over the past decade by dozens of fine books about worship. In this growing field, 'The Storytelling Church'makes a unique contribution - offering true stories that inspire, provoke, encourage, and lead you to ask new questions - stories well-suited to deepen your capacity to serve Godfaithfully in ministry."                                                            -  John D. Witvliet                                                                  Director, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship "A remarkable book. So interesting. So faithful. The writing is superb. Leaders in churches are going tofind much to ponder and agree with when they read it."                                                             -  Eleanor Vandevort                                                               author of "A Leopard Tamed" "Here is a little book with large possibilities: a book with sleeves rolled up to help us better tell the storywhen we gather so we can better live the story. Thank you Jeff Barker for helping us weave our stories into THE story."                                                             -  Dr. Timothy Brown                                                                President of Western Theological Seminary "I just finished reading all of 'The Storytelling Church.' Wow - I couldn't put it down. What an amazingrole model it gives us for storytelling."                                                             - Dr. Judy Congdon                                                               Professor of Organ                                                               Greatbatch School of Music atHoughton College "Barker has a gift for spinning a worthwhile tale. Each time I finished one of these stories, I found myselfsitting in a pool of meaning, wanting to go back and soak some more."                                                             -  Pastor Robert Burns                                                               Crestwood Presbyterian Church, Virginia