Heart Pocket Podcast

Darlene has more than 50 years leading children's ministry with tremendous success. Anyone in leading kids or wanting to do Sunday school with children should hear this podcast and the next.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~  iTunes Podcast  ~...

Denise uses STS effectively among indigenous people groups in Mexico. However, her training has been much more than information. She describes it as sweet fellowship and a worthwhile retreat. Part 2 of a 2 parts series.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Fa...

From Morocco to the indigenous people of Mexico, Denise has found Bible stories with discussion to be highly effective. First training gives skills, second training provides confidence.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~  iTunes Podcast  ~ Vimeo...

This retired couple says they are very relaxed as they minister to soldiers, grand children, with the Billy Graham rapid response team, Samaritan's Purse and more! Wow what energy and even better, the responses from people.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~...

Highly educated, Teresa's heart for oral traditional people led her to learn STS. It transformed several areas of her life and ministry. She and her husband spent 10 years in South Sudan and she has contributed to several books and ministries. A wonderful podcast for encouragement. TeresaJanzen.com   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment fo...

Butch continues his conversation with Kelly, who gives the storm story and the results of this Bible passage with someone on the streets. Kelly also shares practical advice using Bible passages with children.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~ ...

Kelly shares her experience with telling stories to children. She also describes the results of practicals during the advanced training. How did a checkout clerk at the grocery store respond?   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~  iTunes Podcast  ~...

Wilma continues sharing the impact of Simply The Story among all ages, Europeans, and even Palestinian believers. God's Word for all people.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~  iTunes Podcast  ~ Vimeo ~ STS Youtube ~ God's Story Youtube

Wilma discovered STS working with the Bible Society in the Gulf. Since her first training in 2018 she sees this working with unbelieving PHDs to the youth that are walking away from the church. Hear who else she works with!   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~...

Zev, a father of five, describes life in Israel during the past several months of war. Want to know what's happening on a family level, how to pray and how to help? This podcast is for you.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~  iTunes Podcast  ~ V...

Andrew and Sheryl have used STS is multiple locations and with all groups of people. Hear how people are responding in Latin America.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~  iTunes Podcast  ~ Vimeo ~ STS Youtube ~ God's Story Youtube

Final part with Pastors Rod and Dave. Hear how STS Oral Bible Schools offer a safe place to share. Some fear that orality turns people away from reading. Quite the opposite is true. Solid deep time in the Word leads to reading. Do we make the Gospel dependent on literacy?   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for E...

In the west, we have lost community. STS helps bridge this gap especially in every day conversation. STS teaches people to embrace the difficult. Hear how these two pastors like to help people apply the Word to their lives. They also discuss the guardrails STS provides to keep people accurate to the Bible. Hear why oral Bible school students do not want to graduate.   Links: Simply the Story … Upc...

Pastor Rod, along with many, struggle to memorize Scripture. Yet after an STS training he now has large chunks of Bible in his head. Orality also encourages communal learning. With STS all ages can learn the Bible in-depth together.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Fe...

Two pastors discuss their hesitations and surprises after attending an STS orality training. Both learn the value of discussion which dives deep into God's Word. They also see value in what happens afterward, people leave thinking about the Bible passage and impacted by this meditation on God's Word.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment...

Luke and I did a Bible story together recently. His answers and our discussion in the Jars of Oil story from 2 Kings 4:1-7 might surprise you.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~  iTunes Podcast  ~ Vimeo ~ STS Youtube ~ God's Story Youtube

Betty and Butch continue their discussion about some unique aspects to STS such as the interactive and relational aspects of it. Does discipling others require a masters or PHD?   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~  iTunes Podcast  ~ Vimeo ~ STS Y...

Betty and Butch talk about how she got involved in STS, her experience with the advanced workshop, and how she's planning to use it in her new job working with disadvantaged kids.  They also share their appreciation regarding the mystery of Scripture and the need to not always answer every question right away.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity...

Ever wonder if children influence parents? Yes they do!   Hear how these parents took time off from the mission field and learned STS as a result of seeing changes in their daughter. As trained seminarians, they had doubts and concerns regarding Simply The Story which were answered at a recent training. They discovered the STS system provides theological guardrails to keep the veracity of Scriptur...

Part 2 with Donna describes the differences between online, in-person and advanced STS training.   She also shares how STS helps the Word of God move from the head to the heart, even among the highly literate.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~ ...

Donna travels to Taiwan on a mission's trip and discovers STS. Hear how taking STS training and applying the principles impacted her ministry at a highly literate church.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ~  Facebook  ~  iTunes Podcast  ~ Vimeo ~ STS Youtube...

In the middle of a doctorate, God challenged Jennifer with the opportunity to practice what she was learning at the tailors and on the plane. Hear the amazing results and Jennifer's conclusions. She took a moment to impact people for eternity.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twi...

Jennifer describes what she learned about the Marxist movement in Ethiopia and the worldview adjustment she had when hearing about Islamic terrorists. When one man's family is threatened by extremists, how should we respond?   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Creation to Eternity …  Moment for Eternity - Training for Evangelism   Follow us on  Twitter  ~  Feedback  ...

Sharon and Kristen share how laid back and enjoyable the advanced training has been. Yet, they go deep into the Bible, learn how to help others better, and are challenged. Although people at the advanced are at different skill levels, all learn together and grow. The Goal is not to be perfect, but to learn, listen and respond.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Story: From Crea...

Sharon told many people about STS after her first training and then realized giving people chocolate was the answer! Five people came to training as a result. After the advanced training, Sharon and Kristen are able to see God more clearly and accurately, as well time in the Word is changing their view of God. He's more real and relatable.   Links: Simply the Story … Upcoming workshops … God's Sto...