How did the Celts evangelize?
There are lots of myths going around about “Celtic Christianity” and “Celtic Evangelism”, but here’s some things we do know with a fair amount of certainty.
- The Celts as orthodox Christians believed the great Christian Narrative of the Creation, Fall, and Redemption of humanity through Jesus Christ.
- They painstakingly copied the Gospels …
- they paid great attention to the Law of God.
- They likely engaged many illiterate people who loved story, song, and who valued oral tradition. As what we call “preliterate” people they learned stories to communicate their culture and values.
- The Celtic evangelists – formerly pagans – saw themselves as part of the Story of God to save the world.
- How might we follow their approach today with our post literate (i.e. post modern) peoples?
That’s where Chronological Bible Storytelling comes in! The problem is that when we start learning how to do Bible Storytelling (especially as busy bi-vocational ministers), it can be overwhelming….we learn how they do it overseas and how they learn dozens of stories by heart … and about then, we burn out. Here’s a solid tool that will give American pastors a track to run on without the memorization (unless you want to). It’s free and it’s worth your consideration. Check out my review on The Story Formed Way at World View Church.How did the Celts evangelize? There are lots of myths going around about “Celtic Christianity” and “Celtic Evangelism”, but here’s one thing we do know with a fair amount of certainty. The Celts as orthodox Christians believed the great Christian Narrative of the Creation, Fall, and Redemption of humanity through Jesus Christ. They painstakingly copied the Gospels … they paid great attention to the Law of God. They likely engaged many illiterate people who loved story, song, and who valued oral tradition. As what we call “preliterate” people they learned stories to communicate their culture and values. The Celtic evangelists – formerly pagans – saw themselves as part of the Story of God to save the world. How might we follow their approach today with our post literate (i.e. post modern) peoples? That’s where Chronological Bible Storytelling comes in! The problem is that when we start learning how to do Bible Storytelling (especially as busy bi-vocational ministers), it can be overwhelming….we learn how they do it overseas and how they learn dozens of stories by heart … and about then, we burn out. Here’s a solid tool that will give American pastors a track to run on without the memorization (unless you want to). It’s free and it’s worth your consideration. Check out my review on The Story Formed Way at World View Church.
Cross posted from Soulfriend.org
