How is a return to telling word of mouth stories from God's Word an integral part of Torah, Jewish roots, and the prophetic restoration message? Five reasons for getting back to this. Torah was originally communicated orally.Telling the story of the Exodus, Haggadah, at Passover. Gospels were originally communicated orally, primarily as stories. Yeshua always told stories to mixed crowds and discipleship means imitating him. Reaching the massive niche market of nonliterate people in North America and globally. Statistics of 50 nonliterates in India who were equipped to tell 85 stories and went on to make 9,122 disciples and start 370 churches in a year. Candid confession from pastor Avery Willis: "They remember my stories better than my points!" Anyone can do it. What is a story? Technical and simple breakdown of "Once upon a time…" Five big questions stories attempt to answer. Stories as myth. Brain research on what happens when you hear a story you relate to.