Tales of the Unexpected
May 13
There’s a great new resource come out from the Good Book Company, a four-week evangelistic course on a DVD, featuring Pete Woodcock and Lizzie Smallwood. It’s based around 4 stories that Jesus tells in Luke’s Gospel – The Rich Fool, The Two Lost Sons, The Pharisee and the Tax Collector… Each episode is based around 3 5-minute teaching clips and one testimony. Here’s 5 reasons why I think it’s great:
- 4 Weeks seems like a good length for a short course… some people might be put off by a 10 week course
- You don’t need a really good speaker… they’re there on the DVD
- You can choose to have a bloke or a lady speaking, depending on your context
- It’s really simple, short and down to earth
- Each episode finishes with a helpful testimony
Here’s what a lady involved in a Mums and Toddlers group at my church thought:
I thought it was really good for anybody that it would be totally new to the idea of reading or doing a study/course. Very accessible and the testimonies were brilliant. The stories were well chosen to build up the picture of Jesus. I think it would provide an excellent step on from ‘Tiddlywinks’ and youth groups for people who are interested in finding out more about Jesus but Christianity Explained may bo too soon/too much. The people doing were generally very good, but sometimes a little cheesy! But certainly better than many I have seen on DVD format. Still think first hand person is probably best way to hear things, but think its generally a good resource.
You can buy the starter pack for just £16 – including DVD and 3 study guides
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