Story-sharing can change a young person’s life
Video , Youth , Storytelling“Young people love telling stories about themselves but they don’t like being vulnerable.”
Nathan Carolissen is a youth pastor at Every Nation, a Cape Town church that has rolled out What’s Your Story? He shares about overcoming issues of identity as a young person, and he reflects on how the storytelling process has impacted the lives of the young people in his youth group.
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