The careful exegetical preaching of professors at Dallas Theological Seminary drew me to that institution in 1975. During the next four years I was trained to be a critical thinker who could analyze the minutiae of a textRead more…
Have you met Jesus?
Have you ever been asked who was the person who had the most influence over your life? I seem to be asked that question a lot. My answer is always the same. My grandfather is the one person who taughtRead more…
Equipping Evangelists with Orality Media Resources
The Stories of the Potter radio program in Cambodia that combines story and songs to address the folk Buddhist worldview is now actively used to help evangelists who visit villages to share the gospel. Distributing the audio content in solarRead more…
“Oral,” “Literate,” or “Appropriate”
Sometimes it is easy to try to make one size fit all, but people are all different and what works for one may not work for another. Still we can categorize some to help us strategize better. But what doRead more…
Feed My Sheep
Because of the orality of many emerging pastors of new house churches, I have concern for equipping and empowering these leaders to be competent to feed their people spiritually. In places where rapid church growth is taking place many ofRead more…
That All May Hear
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Grant Lovejoy as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “How To Communicate the Truth to Four Billion Oral Learners.” Responses toRead more…
Scripture In Mission: Three Major Priorities In Eradicating Bible Poverty
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by the Scripture in Mission Multiplex Resource Team as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “Scripture in Mission.” Responses to this paperRead more…
1 piece of the puzzle: mobile phones on a g-string
With the growing popularity of social networks like twitter, facebook, and others, the internet has become a key part in developing community. These venues also become opportunities to connect people with God’s word. Of course it first must be availableRead more…
Creating & Defining Space: Role & Value of Story
“If this is your land, where are your stories?” Edward Chamberlin asked in his book by the same name. This question carries with it the impact of a doubled-edged blade: Not only do the stories of a people define whoRead more…
Oral Bible Storying Part II
Last March I launched my first conversational blog on Oral Bible Storying by asking the question, “Why this and why now?” I finished the article by saying that I could think of some reasons, but I wanted to hear fromRead more…