Guess What Simple Tool for Telling a Sunday-School Story is Making a Comeback?

Aimee Herd : Mar 3, 2016
Mission Network News

"Because they have such oral traditions, we found that especially with the children—but even with adults—that the flannel graphs are a very effective tool for evangelism."

Remember those stories from the Bible being brought to life in small felt pieces sticking to a large blue flannel board in Sunday School? (Photo courtesy of Vision Beyond Borders/via MNN)

Or maybe you were the teacher using the flannel graph to communicate the Gospel in ways young children can understand?
 
Even in this digital age, such a simple tool for illustrating an oral lesson is being used more and more, particularly in Southeast Asian countries, according to a Mission Network News report.
 
Dyane Romeijn with Vision Beyond Borders explained that the flannel graph is especially effective in areas where education isn't always available.
 
"Because they have such oral traditions," said Romeijn, "we found that especially with the children—but even with adults—that the flannel graphs are a very effective tool for evangelism."
 
"To bring in a flannel graph where they can actually show the pictures as they share the stories of the Gospel, it actually helps people visualize and retain that information because they're not just hearing, but they're also seeing," she added.
 
Read more about how workers are being trained in using a flannel graph, here.