The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) recently launched The Good Story Project. Its purpose is to tell stories of the Kingdom work being accomplished by nonprofits. In soliciting these stories, ECFA gives three necessary pieces of a compelling story. They provide a good outline to use when we tell our stories in sermons, Bible studies, articles, etc.
- “Look what God did!” We are primarily trying to convey what God has been doing in lives, through faithfulness to his calling. A good story is about what happens when God meets an individual in a life-changing way.
- Scripture foundation. Being disciple-makers is our calling. A good story is consistent with what God said in Scripture. The story is about his agenda, not ours.
- “So what?” The purpose for telling a story is to call God’s people to fulfill the Great Commission. A good story reflects the difference it makes when an individual gets involved in God’s work.
Let’s tell our stories!
