For the past few years our family vacations have involved long car trips. To make the 1600 miles go by faster, Julie and I listen to a handful of podcasts that tell great stories.
Two of our favorites over the past few trips are This American Life and Radio Lab.
These radio shows do an amazing job of engaging the viewers.
They find interesting stories.
They ask great questions.
They create an emotional experience for the listeners.
At our ministry I think one of our chief roles is to tell great stories. We’ve filmed and produced thousands of stories all across the U.S. and even around the world. We have the privilege of using visuals to help tell the story … so I am especially impressed by storytellers who only use audio.
I think we can all be better storytellers and these two radio shows inspire me in my own desire to tell great stories.
Here are two specific shows we listened to last week on the drive from Texas to Colorado:
Pete Briscoe was our first speaker at the 2010 RightNow Conference. When you are putting on a conference the most nerve-racking moment is at the start of the conference … you feel like those first few moments will set the tone for the whole event.
Pete is the pastor at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship where my parents are members. I trusted that Pete could kick-off the RightNow Conference with a bang, but you never know … we all have our off days.
Thankfully Pete nailed it. He did an outstanding job highlighting from Ephesians 3 the way that Paul was a TRADER. It was a challenging message and an awesome way to begin the conference. Here’s a short excerpt from that message:
Pete’s message is part of the RightNow: Lead Beyond Our Walls kit for church leaders.
Our ministry has a job opening for an entry level desktop support person. This role primarily consists of focusing on desktop and printer support for our PCs and our Macs. They will also take care of daily/weekly tasks necessary to keep the phones and emails working properly.
Max Lucado is one of the most trusted and respected teachers in America. We were honored to have him at our RightNow Conference. When Max preaches a message like he did at the conference, the church leaders in the room sit up and take notice.
Here’s a short excerpt from Max’s powerful message.
This message is part of the RightNow Mission Development Kit for Church Leaders.