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WHAT'S YOUR STORY? CHURCH

A story-sharing initiative to build understanding and a stronger sense of connectedness in your church, small group, youth group, ministry or family.

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You can run What’s Your Story? in any context

For church leaders

Get ideas and resources for doing WYS in your congregation or Christian organisation.

For small groups

Find WYS resources and videos for small group leaders and members.

For youth groups

Get ideas, videos and resources to run WYS in your youth group.

For families

You can run WYS with your relatives or closest friends. Here’s how.

For individuals

Get ideas and mini resources for engaging in story-sharing in your daily life.

“… the WYS experience has produced obvious changes in the [church] group. They are no longer just a group; they have become a team.”
WYS Case Study

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Courses

We have various multimedia courses to help you run What’s Your Story? in any context. Sign up or log in to get access.

WYS for Christian Small Groups

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Beyond the River for Youth Groups

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WYS for Reconciliation

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WYS for Families - Read and Talk

WYS for Families - Watch and Talk

Resources

Browse our wide range of What's Your Story? resources.

Heartlines Information Brochure

Find out more about who Heartlines is and what we do. Feel free to share this with your church leaders or anyone who might be interested in using our resources or knowing more about our work.

This is a resource that uses the film Beyond the River to help build a stronger sense of community and connectedness among young people.

How story-sharing can help your church community deal with grief and emotional stress as people face a time of extraordinary pain and loss in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

What's Your Story? Church Toolkit

A toolkit to promote understanding, trust and reconciliation through personal storytelling for church and small groups. Includes a DVD with powerful examples of storytelling.

What's Your Story? for Church Youth Groups

A resource for church youth leaders on promoting understanding and trust through personal storytelling.

Beyond the River Resource for Church Youth Groups

This hard copy resource includes scenes from the Beyond the River movie along with lessons to encourage conversations and learning about the power of diversity.

Do you have a story that everyone needs to hear? Are you, or do you know of someone who courageously lives out values such as forgiveness, compassion, acceptance, understanding or reconciliation? Do you know of ordinary people in South Africa working together in extraordinary ways?

Then we need to hear your story!

We’re looking for stories that:

Help us to get to know and understand each other better.
Challenge us to look beyond our differences.
Inspire us about those who’ve overcome huge challenges.
Remind us that we really are better together.

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