Founded by Brianne and Jacob Christiansen (pictured above), The Word Out Loud is a team of Scripture performers and teachers. We are passionate about the story of God contained in the pages of the Bible and in the lives of His family.
What We Believe
In the book of Deuteronomy, God tells us this:
"You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, so that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the Lord swore to your ancestors to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth."
Much later, Jesus will say, "The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life."
We believe that putting God's story into our "heart and soul" is incredibly important.
What we do
Members of "The Word Out Loud" present at conferences, churches, workshops, gatherings, etc. all over the country. We primarily do three things:
1) Perform Scripture - Through full enactments, storytelling, musical accompianment, memorized recitations, and many other methods, we tell stories and passages from God's book. Scripture performance is a great addition to worship services, conferences, etc.
2) Teaching - Many of our members preach and teach regularly at their churches and at conferences. Our teaching is rooted in deep love for the Bible and for God's family.
3) Leading Workshops - We bring a unique way of studying the Bible and God's stories by leading workshops in storytelling and Scripture performance.
We love to collaborate.