Video Training Series
The video series will help you to:
Know the questions people are asking
Learn how people in our current culture determine what is true and identify the very practical questions that people in our culture are asking.
Learn where people are starting
Identify why sharing your faith feels so difficult and understand why the people around you seem so disinterested in Christian faith.
Learn to stir spiritual curiosity
Understand the signposts and clues that God has put in everyone of us that reveal our soul. Learn to stir up those longings and encounter Jesus.
Get the Series
What's included:
- Over twenty 8-10 minute videos.
- Simple Leaders Guides to set group leaders up for fruitful discussion.
- Participant Guides to boost participant’s personal reflection and application.
Using it with your church or organisation? The Video Series is 8-12 weeks of content for a small group or class.
Want a taste of stir training? Try the Mini-Series.
What's included:
- One hour's worth of our best thoughts on how to stir spiritual curiosity
- Sessions on: Scriptural Starting Points, Insights from Paul, Identifying Spiritual Longings and Pointing to the Presence of Our Soul
- Participant guide and sample conversations to raise your confidence
What others are saying
We learned to change our approach without compromise...
"We belong to a church in Hampshire and have been using the STIR material within our Home Group. On average, we have been Christians for 50 or so years, and yet acknowledge the difficulty sharing our faith outside of our church circle.
Whilst the gospel doesn't change, our culture does, we don't always know how to change with it, without compromise. I heard about the STIR, and although we were a very different demographic, it sounded something that would be helpful for us as well. And this proved to be the case. We certainly found it in enlightening to go right back to a basic understanding that we are a soul, and a soul can be stirred whether we are Christian or not. It becomes common ground to share with the people we encounter, either within the church or without."
David Smith
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Home Group Leader
Takes pressure off those who have never shared their faith...
"The video series is great for busy leaders who are trying to help their church learn to share their faith with non-religious people. Church leaders will find the Start to Stir Video Training Series easy to use- no preparation is needed. Darin and Joy consistently took the pressure off of the participants and exhibited lots of grace for those who may have never shared their faith before."
Steve Hudson
Minneapolis, MN
Concentric Global/ Sonlife
Makes talking about faith so much easier...
“I'm loving this Start to Stir way of talking to people about faith... It makes it so much easier and I can't stop talking about it! This is just what I've been searching to hear as I've noticed that having a conversation about my faith with others falls very much on the "it's fine for you but not for me ears". I had another great conversation with a colleague this afternoon talking about 13 year-old-girls' friendship troubles and how teenagers’ keen sense of injustice is a spiritual response to their situation."
Ruth
Oxforshire, United Kingdom
The most natural and honest conversations we've had...
"We've had the most natural and honest conversations about faith that we've ever had with this group of young people and the Stir material facilitated this."
KD
Presbyterian Church of N. Ireland
Youthworker
Prepared me for today's conversations...
“One of the things that the Stir Video Training Series has done for me is that it’s helped me realise that I hadn’t been prepared to have conversations with people who have never even considered God, or were even aware that they are a spiritual being. I hadn’t realised how unprepared I was to help those who needed to start further back."
Gaye Hozee
Grand Rapids, MI
Helped us know where to start with people..
“The quick duration of each video is very good and the participant and leaders guides are helpful. It is so helpful for our church that you showed us where to start, with people's needs and longings, and how to take one step forward. This ‘start where people are starting’ approach has been really transformational.”
Isi Weber
Switzerland
Minister
Helps me be intentional without being aggressive
"I love how Start to Stir teaches me how to make a difference in ordinary encounters that really happen in everyday settings. I'm noticing new ways I never thought of before to stir up spiritual conversations with people who have been in my life for years but have had no interest in talking about God or church. The tips that Darin & Joy give allow me to be intentional without being aggressive or abrasive. It helps to know what people are truly seeking so that my message is actually good news to them instead of being categorized as irrelevant or dismissed as 'religious'."
Brenda Mitchell
Kalamazoo, MI
It didn't leave me feeling guilty
"The Stir Video training didn't leave me feeling guilty or pressured, but it gave me small, realistic and practical steps I could take everyday to share my faith."
Ben
London
Logistics Manager
FAQ’s
It’s for Christians who want to get better at sharing their faith.
You can learn on your own or use it as a small group or class.
We talk about how to share faith with people you know and see everyday, versus approaching a stranger on the street. Our training is practical and filled with loads of everyday examples.
Learners who have completed the series say they found new confidence and new anticipation for sharing faith, instead of feeling guilty for not doing it.
Most groups take anywhere from 8-14 weeks to complete the video series. Suggestions for how to make an overall plan can be found in the Leader’s Guide once you purchase the series.
Once you purchase the series, you will receive an e-mail with a link to login into MyStir where you can access the videos. You will want to make sure you have a reliable internet connection to play the videos.
If you have purchased access to The Stir Video Training Series and are having trouble accessing the videos, please contact us at [email protected].
At purchase you will receive access to downloadable PDF Leader and Participant Guides that you can share and print.
If you have purchased a small group or church-wide license you will be directed to login into MyStir and create a team on the training page (usually your church or organisation's name). By adding the names and e-mail addresses of each person you wish to give access to, our system will send an e-mail invitation into their inbox.
If you, or anyone on your team, are having trouble accessing the videos please let us know at [email protected].
We love learners! You can:
Invite us to run an in-person workshop or training session with your church or organisation.
Read and share our Beginner’s Guide to Stirring Souls.
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more stories, tips and learning.
It will help us as a non-profit Charity to create new, innovative tools that can help Christians across the world share their faith!
Make plans to run The Stir Course as an outreach to non-Christians.
Or, invite the Stir Team to your church or organisation to think about an overall plan for mission that includes equipping Christians to share faith, outreach programmes and services and running the Stir Course. We can help!