What story is your church or life telling? Story is the thread that knit the entire history of the world together. Peter McGowan has dedicated his life to helping people tell their own stories in order to ultimately tell the greatest story of Jesus.
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Harry Potter author reveals books’ Christian allegory
Story is not just oral or written tradition, it’s a broader vocabulary of design and interaction. – Peter McGowan
The Basic Idea: storytelling needs to be 1) emotional storytelling, 2) special storytelling, and 3) interactive storytelling. – Peter McGowan
The suspension of disbelief is what made Jesus a powerful storyteller. – Peter McGowan
Story is not some new marketing buzzword we just came up with; throughout human history, it’s been led by the storytellers. – Peter McGowan
The creator of the universe comes to this earth, he could have written the whole new testament, and the only thing he wrote down was something temporary in the dirt. – Peter McGowan
Steve Jobs invented the iPhone with a storyline of being able to do all of it without a keyboard. – Peter McGowan
Elon Musk is a modern-day storyteller the church should be listening to right now. – Peter McGowan
I don’t want to go back to the way we did things pre-Covid. – Zach Zehnder
The church is the only organization that does a new content service every week but it is a hamster wheel that burns them out. – Peter McGowan
So many churches think stewardship is saving everything they have and making every dollar stretch. We’re called to take risks and have that return on investment. – Peter McGowan
Peter’s Challenge of the Week: Ask a family or close friend a story or memory they have about the two of you. Why is that their favorite memory?
Lead yourself (and your church) to be more like Jesus. Red Letter Challenge
For so many Christians, the discipleship process isn’t very clear.
They know they need to go to church, pray, not sin, and maybe attend a small group. While these are great things, they don’t outline a clear path leading people to live more like Jesus.
We’d love to introduce you to the 40-Day Red Letter Challenge.
When you and your church take the challenge, you’ll have a clear 40-day discipleship path that will help you master five key areas of discipleship.
You can learn more about the challenge here!
Right after 9/11 is a great time to start a company. – Peter McGowan
Next time Peter talks to Marvel, he’ll pitch the idea: Superhero with Red Sequins.
Peter McGowan is one of maybe 3 on planet earth that started as an IT guy and moved into design and storytelling. – Chris Johnson
The BLOB was actually made by Christian filmmakers, it was going to be a Christian allegory. – Peter McGowan
60% of people resist change no matter what. – Peter McGowan
The only people that create new weekly content are the church and the WWE. – Chris Johnson
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