- First Workshop (10 days). Learn to internalize, tell, and discuss stories crafted in the language of wider communication. Start learning the OneStory process for crafting stories stories in the project language as well as getting translations of them the consultant can give feedback on.
- Storytelling Practice Phase: (8 weeks) Practice crafting stories using the techniques taught in the workshop and telling them at every opportunity. Send translations of them to the consultant for feedback.
- Second Workshop (5-10 days). Learn the process for getting good feedback on the stories from other speakers of the language; how to document the results and send them to the consultant. Select an initial panorama of Bible stories that will connect with the culture.
- Storycrafting: Exploratory Phase (8-12 weeks). Begin testing the stories that have already been crafted and send the results
- Third Workshop (2-3 days). The consultant observes the crafting and feedback process onsite and gives suggestions about how to improve the process. The consultant mentors the team in translation principles that have come up in the stories they’ve crafted so far.
- Storycrafting Continues. Continue crafting stories and sending to the consultant for checking. Teams are typically able to increase the pace at which they begin and craft new stories at this stage.
- Fourth Workshop (Multiplication) (5 days). Learn stories from the book of Acts and pray for host communities based on those stories.
- Storying Fellowship Groups. Start small groups where people will learn each story in a group and share it with others.
- Recording and Media Workshop (2.5 days). Learn how to make studio-quality recordings and formulate a plan for mass distribution of the stories.
- Community Check. Invite a cross-section of the community (old and young, believers and unbelievers) to listen to all the stories in order. Facilitate discussion about key terms and other potential issues and make notes of any changes that need to be made.
- Final Review. The consultant looks at all the stories in sequence to identify any remaining issues, including consistency and flow.
- High Quality Recording. Record the whole story set in a format that can be distributed to story group leaders and others.
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