MICHAEL NOVELLI is continually seeking the most effective ways to help people learn. This passion led him to explore experiential teaching methods for 13 years as a church youth pastor. Now Michael’s full-time focus is to create learner-centered events, resources and curriculum for young people, ministers and educators.Michael, his wife Michele, and children Angelo and Abrielle live in Elgin, Illinois.
MY STORY
After ten years in youth ministry, Michael Novelli felt like he had tried everything to help his students connect with the Bible. Then, a missionary introduced him to a unique, ancient way to engage people with the Bible through story. Michael learned the art of “Storying,” a sequential telling of Bible stories followed by a time of creative retelling and in-depth dialogue. God used this process to completely transform his youth group as they found themselves experiencing God in a whole new way. For several years Michael has been developing narratives and training to help others discover the art of “Storying,” a dialogical approach to Bible learning.