Rick Brown

Like Bright Sunlight: The Benefit of Communicating in Heart Language

Does God really want His Word presented in "sacred" language, as so many people seem to think? Does not the Bible itself demonstrate that God reveals His truth through humble people in humble tongues, rather than in prestigious or “sacred”…

RichardJuly 13, 2009

Discipleship Evangelism Strategic Planning

Working together to advance the Kingdom of God

In the total team, the various agencies exercise complementary roles, as the Lord uses them to build up His local church. A common strategy that is emerging to advance the Kingdom of God is culturally appropriate church planting movements. Rick…

RichardMarch 10, 2009

Audio Bible Storytelling Drama Memorising Scripture Music and Worship Orality

How to Make Oral Communication More Effective

In seeking to free ourselves from the biases of a print-oriented culture, we need to consider, not only the kinds of media and discourse genre (e.g. narrative) that are most appropriate for oral cultures, but also the most effective ways…

RichardFebruary 24, 2009

Bible Storytelling Bible Translation Orality

Selecting and Using Scripture Portions Effectively in Frontier Missions

Most frontier Bible translators would agree that one of the major goals of their role in the total mission task is that the receptor language community would gain access to adequate Scriptures. Scriptures may be defined as being "adequate" when…

RichardFebruary 19, 2009

Orality

Communicating God’s Message in an Oral Culture

It is only natural for us to bring to our work the bias of our own ways of thinking, learning, and communicating. But unless we can adapt our communications to our audience, we will limit our audience to those who…

RichardFebruary 19, 2009

Bible Translation

Choosing Relevant Scriptures

We should give specific attention to certain themes and portions of the Bible that are particularly appealing 'door openers' to some audiences. Different people, in different circumstances, will be able to identify more with certain characters and passages of the…

RichardJanuary 14, 2009