Issachar Initiative

The OneStory Partnership is now recognized as one of the Count for Zero Organizations by The Issachar Initiative. It is very natural to have OneStory and Issachar partner together. Issachar has a strong focus on reaching the unreached, which is what OneStory has always been about. We are excited to be a part of the larger community of believers with whom God has put this vision in their hearts. We want to be connected with all those who are about God’s vision for Unreached People Groups (UPGs). This is one more step at getting the Body of Christ being just that, a well functioning body, each part doing what God made them to be. OneStory wants to do what it can to be a blessing to our brothers and sisters in this effort.

Telling God’s Story to the Sweater Women

September 2004, my teammate and I headed from the U.S. to an unreached people group living in the Himalaya Mountains. Due to the extreme violence that both workers and new believers have faced, I will refer to them as the Sweater People and testify how I saw God’s story touch their hearts.

Our goal was to live among the Sweater People, learn about them, and love them. We were to find a person of peace who would help us develop a Chronological Bible Story Set which would both touch the hearts and needs of the Sweater People and give them a biblical worldview.

Orality & Storying Intro Workshop

May 2-9, 2014
YWAM Tyler, Twin Oaks Ranch, Lindale Texas
This workshop is for anyone who wants to learn a hands on, interactive method to share God’s Word so that people can hear, see & experience God’s story in a fun & relational way.

Community of Practice (CoP) Gathering

WHEN: March 24-28, 2014
WHERE:   Chiang Mai, Thailand, SE Asia

PROPOSED AGENDA:   

1) Presentations and discussions about “what works best and what doesn’t” – framed in practitioner’s local and/or organizational context.

▪        Reports from each region

Voice in the Night

Night after night, James was awakened by a voice that said, “Read the book on the shelf.” So he began to read, and each night as he read more and more of God’s Word, his heart was touched. His life began to change. He gradually quit practicing his religious rituals, and his family and the community took notice. Jesus became irresistible to James and in the quiet of one of those nights, James surrendered to him…

“Telling Bible Stories in South Asia” video

A new five-minute video shows Elizabeth Wilson (one of OneStory’s most active Quest alumni) taking her years of experience to the next level as she makes yet another trip to South Asia as a storying consultant helping local Christians present Bible stories in their own language and cultural style.

C&MA Joins OneStory Partnership

OneStory today celebrates the addition of a sixth current managing partner. In joining the OneStory partnership, the Christian and Missionary Alliance contributes a strong history as a church planting movement, focusing on the longevity of its career international workers who are committed to an incarnational ministry of bringing the Gospel message to lost people in their heart language and cultural forms.
The worldwide Alliance fellowship is comprised of nearly 5 million believers and is present in more than 80 countries with its US international workers laboring together with local church workers.

Little Red Riding Hood in West Africa

We are only here for two years and do not have the time to “translate” all of God’s Word into their language, but our people have never heard the truth so we have come to share it with them. Our goal is to have around 20-25 chronological stories crafted into the Konyanke style and language on cassette or on radio.