CinDay Guild of NBS
The Cincinnati-Dayton Guild of the Network of Biblical Storytellers learns, tells and enjoys stories of the biblical tradition, and other stories as well. We are a diverse group of people and we welcome newcomers.
Normally we get together every fourth Thursday of the month. We meet either at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio or at Forest Chapel in Cincinnati (alternating months, January-October).
On June 28, Forest Chapel in Cincinnati hosted a special 2-1/2 hour storytelling workshop on the "Walk to Emmaus" story in Luke 24. It was led by Dr. Tom Boomershine of GoTell Communications and attended by over 30 folks from the region. The workshop was followed by a grand potluck and birthday cake for John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, who was born on June 28, 1703 in England. We wound up the evening with "Lighting the Fire" -- a open mic opportunity for folks to tell whatever story they wanted. We heard a rich variety of stories: some from the Bible, some from person's lives, some original creations, and some just plain good stories!
We had 6 people attend our May meeting in Dayton. Janet Steele led our monthly workshop on the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) and First Person Narratives. Janet used the 'inversion' technique to explore the story: ask yourself, "what in this story shows a reversal of actions/attitudes/images?" She also explained how she used this technique to craft 6 short first person narratives about New Testament women named 'Mary'. Read more about our May gathering.
We welcome anyone who has an interest in the interiorization of sacred stories for the enrichment of their own spiritual journey, the benefit of their faith community, or simply for the fun and satisfaction of telling a good story in any venue.
The hope for CinDay Guild Online is to ...
- Encourage participation in the CinDay Guild
- Keep everyone informed of Guild events
- Provide guidance in the art of biblical storytelling
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CinDay Videos |
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| Performance Critism by Tom Boomershine - Part 1 | |
| Performance Critism by Tom Boomershine - Part 2 | |
