The Beginnings:
After learning the book of Mark, Paul Childers started to present them to young people at the University of the Nations Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Students enjoyed the work, but there was something missing. It was not coming alive as he felt the Word of God should. So through a series of events he got to know Bruce Kuhn, Broadway actor and now Bible presenter.
As Bruce and Paul began the discussion, a wild thought developed in their minds. Would it be possible to train non-actors to learn an entire Gospel (abridged to 90 minutes) and deliver it in a way that imparts the power and life of that Gospel? So Paul and Bruce launched the Word By Heart school.
The wild idea worked! Non-actors are being trained to learn books of the Bible and deliver them in a powerful and personal way. What started off with one school at YWAM’s University of the Nations Campus in Kona, HI, in 2013, has since then multiplied to 15 different locations in 2016 and projecting 30 locations in 2017. The school is replicating through the University of the Nations network. (The University of the Nations is in 140 countries and runs over 300 courses.) The most incredible thing though, is the transformation that is happening as people root the Word in their hearts.
Truth By Story
Word By Heart, the fastest growing school in YWAM, is training story tellers- bringing the words of Jesus to life by bridging cultures and languages. The stories will become so real to you that you will be an eyewitness. Once you have experienced the Gospel‘s like this, natural memory is unlocked and you will be able to share a Gospel book word for word in your mother language in just three months.
Act like eyewitnesses to Jesus’ story, the greatest story ever told. Word By Heart helps you know Jesus personally and share him in an unique way by using the exact words of the Gospels. You’ll experience Him through your own imagination… as if you literally walked with him and saw the withered hand made whole.
Engaging with Jesus in this way will change you. Jesus lived the most impacting life ever lived. As you draw close to him, he will start to transform you. You will experience a surge of energy for him that will empower you to spread his good news everywhere.
There is an optional outreach/internship for students to continue on in their training with Word by Heart. In this internship, there will be opportunities to continue sharing stories with others as well as learn how to teach Word by Heart. For more information, please contact us for internship locations and possibilities.
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