Bridging the Orality Gap to Minds and 💞
Edited by Charles B. Madinger & Danyal Qalb
Foreword by Elsen Portugal
ISBN: 978-621-96888-9-5
With chapters by Jeremiah Dauara, Gustav Elof, Samuel Law, Sherwood Lingenfelter, Roce Madinger, Melba Maggay, Koloma Makewin, Matt Menger & Malele Ngalu
This second volume of a groundbreaking three-part series explores orality as a vital framework for communication, learning, and ministry in today’s world. It immerses readers in a grand narrative through the perspective of a fellow traveler on a journey of discovery, modeling orality not only as a subject but also as an experience. Drawing from anthropology, missiology, theology, performance studies, and education, the authors offer practical insights for engaging with high-orality-reliant communities. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, this volume presents a rich, interdisciplinary perspective, inviting readers to rethink communication and embrace orality as a pathway for transformative teaching and cross-cultural ministry.
Endorsements
Connecting Points, Volume 2, is an essential resource for church and mission leaders. Bridging the orality gap to minds and 💞, its insightful blend of arts, logic, grouping, time, and respect offers practical strategies to accelerate the Gospel and the Great Commission. By engaging multimodal communication, emerging technologies, and evolving respect systems, this volume equips ministers to navigate cross-cultural complexities with sensitivity and innovation. Thoughtful projections on future directions and leadership formation make it indispensable for those committed to faithful, contextualized evangelism in a rapidly changing global landscape. A clarion call for adaptable, respectful ministry.
Noel A. Pantoja, DMin
National Director | Bishop, Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC)
A pastor given a second call building global communication strategies through-out the Global South. He leads the Institutes for Orality Strategies (I-OS) team from Manila specializing in orality training, research, and collaboration. Chuck studied at Fuller Theological Seminary (D.Min.) and the University of Kentucky (Ph.D.) teaching in schools, churches, and conferences. Roce and Chuck share two daughters and four grandchildren.
Danyal is a German who grew up in Brazil and has worked among unreached people in the Philippines since 2007. He is the first to earn a PhD in Orality Studies and currently serves as Research Director with Orality Collaborators (https://orality.co). In this role, Danyal oversees the development of the Global Orality Mapping Project (GOMAP, https://gomap.pro), teaches orality principles and methods around the world, and is the co-founder and editor of the OralityTalks Journal (https://journal.oralitytalks.net).