#196: NEW Tiny Testimony Book workshop
4 Aug 2025 · 5 min
Shelley Hitz is running a live workshop on August 6 to help Christian writers create short testimony books. In 90 minutes, you'll go from idea to a six-chapter outline using three different frameworks. She helped her father publish a 43-page book called Bounce Back that moved readers in his assisted living facility.
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Hey Kingdom writers. I'm so excited to share with you a brand new workshop called the Tiny Testimony Book. Maybe you want to write your story but you don't know where to begin. You're worried your testimony isn't big enough or powerful enough to matter. Or maybe you're just overwhelmed by what to share and you're just not sure about, you know, what to do, what should share, what not to share. Maybe you wish you had a spirit led path, not just another writing task looming over your shoulders. But if so, I encourage you to join us for the Tiny Testimony Book Workshop. We're gonna be hosting it live on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 11am Eastern. And then you can always get the recording afterwards if you miss the live and you'll get a special early bird price if you sign up right now. And so in the Tiny Testimon workshop, you'll prayerfully choose part of your story God is leading you to share, create a simple six chapter outline and begin writing a short book that be that brings hope and healing to others without being overwhelmed. And the truth is you don't need to write a full memoir to make an eternal impact. You can write a short powerful book that points others to Jesus without pressure, perfectionism or the weight of doing it all. And so we'll spend 90 minutes together. You'll go from idea to outline and even start drafting one section of your story. So this is going to be a get it done workshop like we normally host. So we will give you three different testimony book frameworks so you don't have to start from scratch. A you'll map out a six chapter outline. You can have more or less chapters, but that's what we're going to encourage you to do. And we're going to actually give you some space to write one section during the workshop. So you leave with part of your book written and you'll get three free gifts just for signing up. You'll get the Tiny Testimony Book Map. It's your step by step worksheet from the workshop. You'll get story structures for testimony books so a printable list of framework options and when to use them. And then you'll get the Tiny Testimony Book titles, so sample titles and subtitle inspiration to help you name your book. So a few years ago, or actually two years ago, I helped my dad publish a short book called Bounce Back Choosing to rise when life knocks you down and it's already changing lives. And actually C.J. and I both worked on that book, but one man in my dad's Assisted living facility read it, and he was so moved by the message of forgiveness, he shared it with his family and friends like he wants everybody to read it. And it softened hearts that have been hardened for years. But that's the power of a tiny testimony book. And I want to tell you, my dad's book is tiny. This is the smallest print book we have ever published. It's only 43 pages, and yet it is so powerful. And it's about how he forgave the man who assaulted him. And my dad has had permanent brain damage since then. So, you know, we didn't start with a perfect draft with my dad's book. We started with video transcripts, blog posts, sermon notes, and prayer. And then we asked what part of the story needed to be told and simply took one faithful step at a time. So in the workshop, I'm actually also going to show you the process we went through with my dad's book. And I recently did this on an inner circle call with those that are part of my inner circle program. And they found it so, so helpful to see how we broke it down, how we organized it, the process we went through. So I hope that you can join us again. You don't need a full memoir to make an eternal impact. You can write a tiny book. You can get it done, get it published, get it out there and start impacting lives and see what God will do as you take that step. So you can sign up with the link in the description, just swipe up in the show notes, or you can go to authors.thrivecart.com forward/testimony-book and you can always email us with any questions supportraining authors.com but I hope that if you're listening to this live, that you sign up now so you can join us live. Get the early bird discount. But if not, like I said, the recording and the replay and all of the resources will be available for you ongoing. So I'm so excited for you. Cannot wait to see all of the books that are birthed as a result of this workshop. Come join us for the Tiny Testimony Book Workshop.