<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Children's Ministry Inspiration Vault &#187; Storytelling</title>
	<atom:link href="http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/category/storytelling/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training</link>
	<description>Your Ideas Inspiring Leaders Across the Globe</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:52:40 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>How to Take the Ho-Hum From Your Storytelling</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/761/how-to-take-the-ho-hum-from-storytelling/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/761/how-to-take-the-ho-hum-from-storytelling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How-To's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/?p=761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Prepare Prayerfully a. Choose Your Story (1) Does the story have a strong point, idea or theme? (2) Do the characters appeal to the age group? (3) Is the vocabulary appropriate for your age level? (4) Is the length suited to the age? (Rule of thumb: attention span is about one minute more than [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/761/how-to-take-the-ho-hum-from-storytelling/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>One man/woman show</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/1339/one-manwoman-show/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/1339/one-manwoman-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tdomf_b2b4a</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/?p=1339</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is your ministry shy on volunteers? Are you afraid that the children are getting bored with the same teacher each week? You can create come-back characters who can bring excitement to the classroom just by going to second hand stores and purchasing dress up clothes and wigs. You need to develop a persona for each [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/1339/one-manwoman-show/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Boy With the Bike &#8211; Story Object Lesson</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/1126/the-boy-with-the-bike/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/1126/the-boy-with-the-bike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tdomf_b2b4a</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Object Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/?p=1126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Boy with the Bike This object lesson can be used to teach about temptation or being a witness. These are some scriptures that can be used depending on what you want to teach. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13, Matthew 5:16, Philippians 2:5 SUPPIES: Take three clear glasses. and fill the first two glasses with water [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/1126/the-boy-with-the-bike/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Fairy Tales with Gospel Applications</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/332/fairy-tales-with-gospel-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/332/fairy-tales-with-gospel-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/332/fairy-tales-with-gospel-applications/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several fairy tales have great gospel applications. Children are familiar with them and so can relate easily to these gospel principles. &#8211;Use puppets or stuffed animals as characters from the story &#8211; hand them out to children as you tell the story. &#8211;Let the children themselves be characters in the story. You can use props [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/332/fairy-tales-with-gospel-applications/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Tiny Star</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/342/the-tiny-star/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/342/the-tiny-star/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aloftis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/342/the-tiny-star/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Show a star Christmas ornament or a star tree topper and ask the children if they have any stars decorating their house for Christmas. Share the story book, The Tiny Star, by Arthur Ginolfi. After reading it aloud and sharing the pictures, ask, How many of you have ever felt like Starlet? Big grown-ups tell [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/342/the-tiny-star/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Ticket to Heaven Story</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/339/ticket-to-heaven-story/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/339/ticket-to-heaven-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sbrown</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/339/ticket-to-heaven-story/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a boy named Randy that was sitting in church, and heard a lesson alot like the one we just had. After church he went to his teacher and said that he wanted to be saved. So they prayed together and Randy asked Jesus to come into his heart and forgive Him for his [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/339/ticket-to-heaven-story/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Videos with Gospel Applications</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/341/videos-with-gospel-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/341/videos-with-gospel-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/341/videos-with-gospel-applications/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several movies/videos have great gospel applications. The children are familiar with them so it is easy for them to relate to the gospel principles being taught. Use only a short, few minutes clip of the movie/video to reinforce the lesson objective. It adds power and visual effects to your presentation. The children will have seen [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/341/videos-with-gospel-applications/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Bible Story from the Book of Parables</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/803/bible-story-from-the-book-of-parables/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/803/bible-story-from-the-book-of-parables/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 05:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/?p=803</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a classic bit of humor you will enjoy reading to your class. Bible Story from the Book of Parables &#8220;Once upon a time a man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves; and the thorns grew up and choked the man. And he went on and met the Queen of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/803/bible-story-from-the-book-of-parables/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Teaching the Story of Lazarus Using a Dead Fish</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/778/teaching-the-story-of-lazarus-using-a-dead-fish/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/778/teaching-the-story-of-lazarus-using-a-dead-fish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lfischer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Object Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/?p=778</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband had gone fishing and forgot to refrigerate his fish. This happened just before I was set to teach in our VBS the story of Lazarus. It occurred to me that the smelly fish might be a way I could explain why Martha was concerned about Jesus having the tomb opened after Lazarus had [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/778/teaching-the-story-of-lazarus-using-a-dead-fish/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Group Story Time</title>
		<link>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/340/group-story-time/</link>
		<comments>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/340/group-story-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMIV</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Storytelling]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/340/group-story-time/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[20 Ways to make large group story time more meaningful: 1) Drama~ let the kids help act the story out occasionally. Videotape them and show the tape the next week. Use cool props. 2) Give out cards with words from the story on them. Instruct the children to hold up their word cards when they [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://childrensministryvault.com/ministry-lessons-ideas-training/340/group-story-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

