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network of biblical storytellers international join the biblical storytelling event 0 skip to content conference 2027 annual conference scholarships epic telling about about nbsi board international scholars seminar help faqs academy resources events biblical storytelling library books tools guides store grant contact donate members member home member store workshops directory scholarly musings guilds biblical storytelling library membership news and tools login account join renew open menu close menu conference 2027 annual conference scholarships epic telling about about nbsi board international scholars seminar help faqs academy resources events biblical storytelling library books tools guides store grant contact donate members member home member store workshops directory scholarly musings guilds biblical storytelling library membership news and tools login account join renew open menu close menu folder conference back 2027 annual conference scholarships epic telling folder about back about nbsi board international scholars seminar help faqs academy folder resources back events biblical storytelling library books tools guides store grant contact donate folder members back member home member store workshops directory scholarly musings guilds biblical storytelling library membership news and tools login account join renew our mission to encourage everyone to learn and tell biblical stories our history the network of biblical storytellers international is an ecumenical organization whose mission is to encourage everyone to learn and tell biblical stories over the last 40 years several thousand members have supported this mission nbsi members include laity and clergy educators and learners professional storytellers and inexperienced amateurs all with a deep love of biblical stories and curiosity about how they may have been told dr tom boomershine is our founder and author of several books including story journey an invitation to the gospel as storytelling listen to his inspiring telling about how a biblical story changed his life after a life altering car accident and became the impetus for starting our network here more about nbsi s origins and how it s grown into the international organization it is today our co founder adam bartholomew was instrumental in supporting tom with his vision their meeting at union theological seminary in new york where they were both students in the 1970s was the beginning of a that led to the launch of the network learn more about tom our mission to encourage everyone to learn and tell biblical stories we are an ecumenical and diverse community of pastors educators storytellers and laity from many backgrounds we have experienced the transformative power of embodying and performing stories from the bible we ground our approach in biblical scholarship encouraging discussion and discovery while respecting the integrity of the original texts our storytellers are dedicated to revitalizing the proclamation of scripture for worship conferences retreats festivals and other formational programs our approach we base our approach on a tradition of biblical scholarship specifically the academic discipline known as biblical performance criticism this methodology involves analyzing understanding and interpreting the texts through performance as well as other methods of biblical inquiry recognizing that most stories were initially embodied and performed in a community this approach sets us apart and makes our community a fascinating place to learn and grow we encourage sticking close to the script of the biblical stories and internalizing those words and all they represent into our entire being mind body heart spirit and soul this method deepens our understanding of the stories while also generating fresh connections to our current lives we do not seek to determine or manipulate how god should or will move an individual through scripture experienced this way nor how these stories embodiment will ultimately look and sound as such nbsi celebrates a diversity of expression dramatic to subtle single performer to troupe of tellers low key to high tech use of music props or a lone chair all of these can encapsulate the multifaceted and life giving dimensions inherent to our biblical stories of faith network of biblical storytellers international copyright 2026 network of biblical storytellers international site designed by sites setup solutions about resources contact donate academy