by Michael Novelli | April 14 2009 03:02 PM
Here is an updated listing of my upcoming workshops. My fall fills up quickly, so if you would like me to come and lead a workshop with your volunteer or staff team,
please contact me right away.
Apr. 17-18 – INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Youth Leader Workshop for FGF North Central
Apr. 25 – GLEN ROSE, TX
Workshop for Glen Lake Camp Staff
May 1 & 2 – PORTLAND, OR
Storying Workshop – Rolling Hills Community Church
May 4 & 5 – TACOMA, WA
Storying Workshop – Lake Tapps Christian Church
June 18 –FORT COLLINS, CO
Campus Crusade Staff Workshop
June 19-20 – HARRISONBURG, VA
Brethren National Jr. High Conference
June 25-28 – LOS ANGELES, CA
DCLA Student Event
June 28-30 – SAN DIEGO, CA
Brethren Annual Conference
by Michael Novelli | November 04 2008 01:11 PM
I had a great week at Youth Specialties' NYWC in Pittsburgh. The highlight of the week for me was the workshop I got to lead with Mark Novelli (my brother) and Kelly Dolan. My part was focused on Bible Storying, while they brought context to how communication and learning have changed in our culture. I also got to meet with old and new friends. It was so encouraging!
If you were able to attend this workshop, please leave a comment and let me know what you thought!
As promised, here is a link to download the handout from the workshop (requires login):
Pittsburgh Workshop
by Michael Novelli | September 09 2008 11:07 PM
We are in the process of planning a MERGE Student Event for 2009 in the Midwest. More details will be coming early this fall. This event will be hosted in partnership between Echo, Imago Media and some other great youth ministry organizations we’ll announce soon.
Email us if you are interested in attending or helping out!
by Floodlight | August 06 2008 02:43 PM
Next week (Aug. 16th) I will be leading a storying workshop for Southbrook Church. This will be my first workshop that is primarily with children’s ministry leaders. Since I am not an expert in ministry to children, I invited one – my friend Amy Dolan from LemonLime Kids! I am really excited to be co-leading with Amy. Youth ministry workers and pastors from the area will also be a part of the day-long event. If you are interested in joining us, let me know!
by Michael Novelli | June 18 2008 11:51 PM
One of the defining words for this digital era is
interactive. We’re becoming accustomed to being able to access and create our own media at a moment’s notice. We desire to contribute to our own learning and entertainment like we would any conversation. We now yearn to be a part of shared experience.
This shift in values has significant implications for the way we approach education. Places where we’ve traditionally accessed information—schools, libraries, and museums—have identified this shift and moved to making their learning opportunities more interactive. There is a new set of standards for how we teach others. We are moving away from one-dimensional education with the teachers being the experts who hold the key to information.
Students already have instant access to most information. They’re becoming accustomed to being able to change, interact, and create while they learn.
We teachers and leaders then become guides to help students explore information and use it in the right context. This requires a new vision for our roles as educators. We become “experience architects,” creating environments that help participants dive deeper and explore further into the things of God. This new role requires a significant investment of energy into creativity.
Bible Storying helps us to explore our new roles as experience architects. The storying process encourages us to experiment with all kinds of creative exercises that will foster learning and formation in our students.
(Excepted from my forthcoming book, Shaped by the Story)
