Br. John

"FIND YOURSELF IN A STORY!"

816-694-5764 info@brotherjohnrajpa.com

P.O. Box 414683
Kansas City, MO 64141
ph: 816-694-5764
fax: 816-531-7745
info@brotherjohnrajpa.com

About Br. John motivational Entertainer

Storyteller, Cultural Historian, Bible Teacher,

Workshop Leader, Vocalist,

** "Love the Enthusiasm!" "How do you make all the cool sounds with your voice?" These are just some of the comments and questions John "Br. John" Anderson regularly recieves. He is a practicing, motivational storyteller, cultural historian, vocalist, recording artist as well as a celebrated, talkshow host/executive producer of the inspirational program, 'Legacy Alive Testify'.

For over sixteen years, this Intra-Personal Communication Skills Coach, has keynoted and championed at conferences, school assemblies, libraries, museums, churches and special events throughtout the United States and the Caribbean. Br. John believes. "What's important, is not what people say about you. But, what are you saying to and about yourself?"

Br. John's own call to story began as a child of a single parent in the urban core of Kansas City, MO. Frequent bouts of lonliness and boredum only fueled his creative imagination. Armed with his menagerie of toy soldiers as characters and a large backyard, provided the setting of far off distant planets, hostile jungles and exciting landscapes for daily action and adventure. When not engaged in creative play. Br. John immersed himself with lots of music and lots of lots of books.

His mother, and two favorite aunts who respectively were artists- educators (before the term was coined) planted the idea and encouraged him (by modeling the possibilitiy of combining education, storytelling, interactive gameplay as illustrative tools of learning. It was after 3 years serving as an associate children's pastor and 7 years a preschool educator that Br. John made the full time leap into what he is enthusiasticly known today as the human "Living, Learning, Sharing" machine!

Br. John has developed over 120 thematic stories and programs for preschools, elementary/secondary schools, senior groups, churches and professional development.

Br. John's stock in trade are, African Folktales, Contemporary Tall Tales, Cultural Historical Personalities, Urban Folklore, Parody/Satire and Bible/Inspirational Stories.

Skillfully crafted, interactive storytelling, music and song and dynamic, vocal impressions, illustrate and promote personal empowerment , literacy enrichment and critical thinking skills. All the while, you're having fun by simply discovering (or re-discovering) being uniquely, YOU!

Reaching over 15,000 children, youth, parents and teachers per year, this motivational entertainer showcases lots of enthusiasm and humor. In addition, Br. John draws on his extensive, life experience of years in the restaurant industry, a floral delivery driver, camp counselor, warehouse stock clerk, custodian, a recreational aide for the mentally challenged, a standup comedian as well as a big dose of those little, everyday,experiences and misadventures every human has come to face at one time or the other in this special, big show called, "Life"! That' why...

"I Live To Learn To Share."

John 'Br. John' Anderson