That’s how people live, by telling stories. What’s the first thing a kid says when he learns how to talk? “Tell me a story. ” That’s how we understand who we are, where we come from. Stories are everything.
The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord's work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.