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Two thirds of the people in the world are oral communicators – who can’t, don’t, or won’t learn through literate means. Western Christianity has, since the time of the Gutenberg Bible “walked on literate feet” and has directly or indirectly required literacy of others, ignoring the vast majority of people who are oral communicators. Literate Christians must make significant changes in evangelism, discipleship, leadership training and church planting to reach the 4,000,000,000 oral communicators world-wide.
How may theology be taught through unwritten, non-literate means?
Is it possible for oral learners to discover truth through stories without expository teaching or reading Scripture?
What do oral believers/church leaders have to offer the global Church?
What can we learn from Scripture about using oral strategies?
How can Orality and Literacy co-exist in a meaningful and developmental way?
Is an oral strategy sufficient to disciple new believers and to train church leaders fully?
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Recent Responses
- Thanks, David. Ron is a personal friend, so he better include some of this stuff ! Best wishes to you. Hopefuly we’ll meet in Cape…
Steve Evans - 26.08.2010 - In Response To:
Communication As Narration - David, let’s hope that folks will see the same connection and seek to build those bridges!
Steve Evans - 26.08.2010 - In Response To:
Pretty Woman - Hi Steve,
I see similar things happen everywhere I go... creating powerful stories of people going though identity crises. Opportunities to build bridges to an…
David - 26.08.2010 - In Response To:
Pretty Woman - Hi Steve,
Thanks for your contributions... I hope that some of the principles and data you share will be in Ron Green’s session about story…
David - 26.08.2010 - In Response To:
Communication As Narration - Thank-you for your clear article.
I realize that your focus was on unreached people groups who are illiterate and still don’t have scriptures in their…
ChristineDillon - 25.08.2010 - In Response To:
THE ORAL STORY BIBLE: A Breakthrough Strategy in Rapid Engagement Among Unreached People Groups - Hi Ron,
This is a great sample of one approach that has returned some great results, yet I hope that it will be presented as…
David - 24.08.2010 - In Response To:
THE ORAL STORY BIBLE: A Breakthrough Strategy in Rapid Engagement Among Unreached People Groups 
- This is so encouraging! I have been working on polishing my storytelling skills over the past few years so that I can use them among…
Mere_B - 23.08.2010 - In Response To:
THE ORAL STORY BIBLE: A Breakthrough Strategy in Rapid Engagement Among Unreached People Groups - Hi Matt. Thanks for your thoughts here. I a in full agreement.
This is a powerful story (and the full version is much musch better!),…
Steve Evans - 23.08.2010 - In Response To:
Pretty Woman - Thank you. I have gotten a set of following Jesus and I have started listen to some of it. As I am trying to evaluate…
WendyTian - 20.08.2010 - In Response To:
Storying isn’t just for those who can’t read - Thank you for your comments; it is very encouraging and exciting. And since I have learned Bible Storying, sermons do not seem to be as…
WendyTian - 20.08.2010 - In Response To:
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