Lesson Nine: Tell YOUR STORIES, Not Someone else’s.

I love stories! I love to hear and remember real personal stories that speakers and pastors tell. I can’t stand those generic preacher stories. They are like e-mail forwards; they make me want to delete them without hearing them.

Kids love stories even more. Students I have known love to hear my real life stories. Our lives are pretty exciting. It is a gift to be able to capture the best and most interesting moments and then relate the events with excitement and humor.

There is a gift of storytelling to be sure, but everyone has stories and real life examples of lessons they have learned. Apply what you are teaching by using true to life examples that you have seen or taken part in. People will listen. Students will be hanging on your every word.

Zach Skipper has spent over 12 years working with students. He has served as a youth minister, speaker, and bible study teacher. He is currently leading Bigtime Ministries while part-time coaching at one of the country’s leading Junior Highs in Birmingham, AL. To find out more about Zach’s ministry, contact him at www.bigtimeministries.com.