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By Mark Snowden | Article
In India, Pastor Dinanath explained that he spent over two years in a Bible College. When he returned home, the congregation could not understand his sermons and there was little…
By Nat Schluter | Article
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent…
By Chris Regas | Article
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent…
By Billy Coppedge | Article
To facilitate a truly global conversation, we ask Christian leaders from around the world to respond to the Global Conversation’s lead articles. These points of view do not necessarily represent…
By John Gilchrist | Article
Muslims have asked me umpteen times about the genealogies of Jesus Christ. One of them persistently asked me recently, “can you answer the two geneologies [sic] of Jesus?” Like many…
By Gilles | Blog
In truth, formal oral learning among Western cultures never really disappeared. However, how did literary learning become so pre-eminent in schools, Churches, and other social meeting sites? Blame Plato for…
By Cody C. Lorance | Blog
I recently completed a 2-part message (or series) on the story of Noah and the Flood from Genesis 6-10 at TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali (TPM), the Nepali-speaking church that I pastor in the…
By Cody C. Lorance | Art - Media
Has God placed Nepali or Bhutanese-Nepali people in your life? Well, that alone is cause to rejoice! Nepalis are some of the greatest, most complex, and rewarding people on the…
By TriEak Parmeshwar Mandali | Sermon/Message
Attached is a PDF of the story of Noah and the Flood in Nepali and English for chronological Bible storying. We have edited the original by Orality Strategies in order…
By al_lee | Article
The obvious advantage of diapora ministry is that the people needing to hear the Gospel have relocated to a place of easy access for local Christians. Another significant factor is…
By al_lee | Article
If God has put you in touch with speakers of some indigenous language(s) of Latin America you need to know about www.scriptureearth.com. The site is a repository for Scriptures in…
By Steve Evans | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Steve Evans discusses how to use oral strategies. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save as" to download file. Mac users: Command click and "Save link…
By Samuel Chiang | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Samuel Chiang facilitates discussion about the use of oral communication strategies. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save as" to download file. Mac users: Command click…
By Bramuel Musya | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Bramuel Musya describes the practice of storytelling with audience participation. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save as" to download file. Mac users: Command click and…
By Grant Lovejoy | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Samuel Chiang introduces the panel. Grant Lovejoy discusses oral learning and orality as a breakthrough strategy in Scripture access. A video illustrates the transition from traditional methods to oral strategies.…
By Panel | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Ron Green (USA) offers practical steps for pursuing outreach to oral learners. He moderates the comments and questions from the small groups. Download Options PC users: Right click a link…
By Ivan Sikha | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Ivan Sikha (India) describes how the Oral Bible Storytelling strategy works. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save as" to download file. Mac users: Command click…
By Chris Deckert | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Chris Deckert of Story Runners displays maps where Scriptures are most needed in our world today. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save as" to download…
By Ron Green | Cape Town 2010 Congress Video
Ron Green (USA) introduces the Oral Story Bible as a breakthrough strategy in Scripture access. Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose "Save as" to download file.…
By David | Testimony
A PsalmPraise, Honor, and Glory to “El-Shaddai” The God of Russians, Koreans, Burmese, Chinese, and the Thai Of Malawi, Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa, Burundi, Egypt, all the ’stans, and Yemen…
