As part of Joy's journey as a storyteller, she has attended many workshops and conferences, with an emphasis on biblical, sacred and personal stories:
Apprenticeship Week in Sacred Storytelling with Robert Bela Wilhelm, June 2004
Basic Skills in the Art of Biblical Storytelling: Old Testament with Robert Bela Wilhelm, January 2004
Weekend Workshop - Creating Stories From Images with Doug Lipman, October 2003
Storytelling as Sacred Art: Basic Skills Institute with Robert Bela Wilhelm, June/July 2003.
Mid-Atlantic Storytellers Gathering with Elizabeth Ellis, June 2002
Mid-Atlantic Storytellers Gathering with Elizabeth Ellis, June 2001
Basics of Biblical Storytelling – workshop with Dennis Dewey, March 1998
Class in Storytelling, Chestnut Hill College, with Barbara Baumgartner, June 1999
Network of Biblical Storytelling Gatherings, August 1994, 1995, 1998
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