The best stories draw us into a different world. We know it’s a good story when we want to hear it again, pick it back up, watch just one more episode—when we want to dwell in the reality cast by the story.

The power of story is the power of relationship. In telling and hearing true stories of being human, we recognize that we are in fact not alone after all. Our souls want to linger in the space created by shared stories.

Christian story is transformational. When Christians share stories about God in their lives, they are inviting listeners to encounter God and each other in a way that touches each of their very hearts. We are fed here and do not depart unchanged.

This is why the Austin Story Project came to be. Because enchantment, relationship and transformation are what the world needs.

The Austin Story Project trains people from congregations, Christian organizations, independent practitioners, and young adults to become lifelong leaders of transformational storytelling that illumines God’s life among us. They will learn how to tell their stories, to lead groups of people in sharing stories of regular human life enchanted by holy mysteries, and to convene larger publics for storytelling and reflection. We expect that they will go beyond what we can imagine and set in motion a far-reaching flow of transformative storytelling that continues long into the future.