OralityResources
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Digital Media Design
This is a collection of resources for our webinar from Sept. 11 at 8 PM (GSM+8) on Engaging Oral People: Harnessing Digital Media for Ministry. Asia Pacific Media A global creative agency specializing in social media and digital marketing, offering insights, case studies, and services to help brands engage with their audiences effectively. Indigitous A…
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Arts: Local Ways for Praise
This is a collection of resources on the theme of More Local Ways for Praise: Arts for Mission & Ministry, compiled to complement the OralityTalks Webinar featuring Deborah Kim & David Ige held on Juli 10, 2024. More resources on Arts on GOMAP and corresponding training materials on the I-OS website. Why Local Arts are Central to…
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Narrative Theology
We are excited to share a collection of resources on the theme of Narrative Theology, compiled to complement the OralityTalks Webinar featuring Tom Steffen held on March 8, 2024. Check out the recording of the webinar and download the presentation used by Tom Steffen. More resources on Narrative on GOMAP and the corresponding training materials on the I-OS…
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Intercultural Discipleship
Learning from Global Approaches to Spiritual Formation by W. Jay Moon Foreword by Tom Steffen This addition to an acclaimed series brings cutting-edge research to bear on a topic of perennial interest: making disciples. The book looks at disciple-making from multiple cultures to help readers discover contextual approaches that are culturally relevant and biblically faithful.…
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An Orality Primer for Missionaries
by Daniel Sheard An Orality Primer for Missionaries by Dr. Daniel Sheard is an introduction for missionary practitioners and church mission teams in how to disciple individuals and groups that have oral learning preferences. It explains the foundational principles of Chronological Bible Storying and Oral Patterned Drilling. For many, the how-to of oral accountability and…
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Connected Learning
How Adults with Limited Formal Education Learn by L. Lynn Thigpen Foreword by Tom Steffen How does the world’s oral majority–adults with limited formal education (ALFE)–really prefer to learn? Few pause long enough to ask those who eschew print. The result of scholarly research and prolonged immersion in the Cambodian culture, Connected Learning exposes the…
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The Return of Oral Hermeneutics
As Good Today as It Was for the Hebrew Bible and First-Century Christianity by Tom Steffen and William Bjoraker Foreword by R. Daniel Shaw Have Western exegetes turned an Eastern book into a Western one? Has our fondness for a fixed printed text capable of being analyzed with precision and exactitude blinded us to other…
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Character Theology
Engaging God through His Cast of Characters by Tom Steffen and Ray Neu Foreword by Samuel E. Chiang Character Theology provides a natural, universal way for the world to engage God through his chosen cast of characters. As the media eras continue to change (oral to print to digital-virtual), too many Bible scholars, and consequently…
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Storytelling Orgs
We put together a list of ministries focusing on storytelling. If you believe you should have more resources here, please contact us! Story Seminary Story Seminary was created to support the research and practice of biblical storytelling as a tool to reach the world’s oral learners with the gospel of Jesus. Chronological Bible Teaching Various…
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OralityTalks Journal (OTJ)
We are excited to launch OTJ, an open-access digital journal focused on orality. OTJ offers a platform for discussions on oral cultures, pedagogy, and communication. We invite scholars and enthusiasts to contribute and engage, aiming to advance the study of orality.