If you build it, they will come: using storytelling as an intergenerational bridge

John Theodore Williams

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If you build it, they will come: using storytelling as an intergenerational bridge

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John Theodore Williams. If You Build It, They Will Come: Using Storytelling As an Intergenerational Bridge. Wesley Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/05fb5f59-676a-4fb9-914e-f6f2dac57a79.

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J. T. Williams. If you build it, they will come: using storytelling as an intergenerational bridge. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/05fb5f59-676a-4fb9-914e-f6f2dac57a79

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John Theodore Williams. If You Build It, They Will Come: Using Storytelling As an Intergenerational Bridge. Wesley Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/05fb5f59-676a-4fb9-914e-f6f2dac57a79.

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John Theodore Williams

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Intergenerational conflicts are present in every generation. The Bible, itself, reveals examples of familial problems between parent and child. Some modern authors have made suggestions of ways to better parent and child relationships. However, what about intergenerational barriers in the outer society, for example, in the church? Can one create a bridge between senior and youth members of a congregation through the use of storytelling or the sharing of life experiences and then using this connection as a venue in producing joint ministry experiences in a congregation? The purpose of this study is to answer these questions. This project is divided into four parts designed to bring the teenage and 50+ adult groups together with the final portion, also, serving as an evaluation opportunity. Storytelling has been used as a great educational device but, as the study reveals, it is also, a wonderful tool to resolve generational misunderstandings and produce ministerial partnerships within the family.

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