Thursday, April 19, 2007

The VOICE

God has been telling a great story--an EPIC story. Who is listening in our postmodern culture? Check out this resource as one possibility to tell God's story to your campus. To understand the IDEA, click on the tab in the left hand column of the above link titled "The Idea." I'm impressed with what I've read and with those who are contributing to the project. Enjoy and share your thoughts with the NCM community by posting a comment here. Read below for an introduction to The Voice!

This is from their website: "THE VOICE: A SCRIPTURE PROJECT TO REDISCOVER THE STORY OF THE BIBLE. Chris Seay's vision for The Voice goes back 15 years to his early attempts to celebrate the beauty and truth of the biblical narrative. As western culture moved into what is now referred to as postmodernism, Chris struggled with a deep desire to preach the whole story of God. Much like the Hebrews at the time of the New Testament, emerging generations today connect with story rather than isolated facts. Too often, preaching is reduced to articulating truth statements somehow hidden in a complex, powerful, and redemptive story. Jesus taught through parables and metaphors; modern Christians have attempted to translate His teaching into a system of irrefutable fact statements and something seems to be getting lost in the translation. Hence, a group of writers, poets, scholars, pastors, and storytellers have committed to work together to bring the Scriptures to life in a way that celebrates both beauty and truth. The result is a retelling of the Scriptures: The Voice, not of words, but of meaning and experience."

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