Shalom :)

Hi, Steemit community! We're honoured to be part of this wonderful growing ecosystem and hope to contribute to the wonderfulness with colourful stories and inspiring posts. Here's a little introduction and you're welcome to come visit us at http://yeshuagroups.com to learn more.

Who are we? Yeshua Groups is a network of groups getting together to tell the stories of Scripture and discuss them "campfire style". That doesn't always mean building a bonfire but it does mean talking freely, laughing, eating, and having fun. In the same way that a fire throws both light and heat we're learning to sit together in the light of honesty, respect, freedom, and acceptance and are feeling our lives warmed by our shared faith, hope, love, and joy.

Where are we going? Imagine a circle of friends getting together regularly to interact honestly with God's stories and see their own stories in light of them. See how they enjoy each other's company and how their lives are made better by the culture they're creating? Now watch that group inspiring new groups and changing the world one story at a time. That's the dream. And our goal? To see Yeshua Groups like this thriving in every one of the roughly 4k cities in the world with a population of 100k or more.

How are we getting there? Our mission is to train storytellers to tell the stories of Scripture in a way that sparks conversation, start groups where the fire can grow, and train more storytellers. We're doing that by reaching out to new storytellers by word of mouth and social media, training them through the resources on our website, phone interviews, and online groups, and sending people their way by publishing their stories and putting them on our map.