Using the Arts

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

Culture Evangelism Music and Worship

The concept of limited good and the spread of the gospel

...to ensure the Mazatecs understood a bit of doctrine, we needed to put it in a hymn. The concept of “limited good” means there is only so much good (including knowledge and love) to go around, so someone’s advantage implies…

RichardDecember 14, 2008

Audio Drama

Drama productions for Scripture Use

The cassette dramas were very effective and listened to repeatedly. The Ese Ejjas are a nomadic river people group of Bolivia. Joyce Prettol describes how no one was able to read Scripture with expression, as reading is a personal skill…

RichardDecember 11, 2008

Children Literacy Visual Arts

Scripture Big Books

“The illustrations captured the imagination of the children.” Mary Beavon describes a Scripture Use activity their team used in an area of Cameroon where churches are small, travel is difficult, and people have little money. They developed Scripture Big Books…

RichardDecember 5, 2008

Bible Storytelling Visual Arts

Bible Storying Cloth Scarf

Originally designed for use in Africa, this storying scarf is now used around the world in ministry to oral learners. Included with the scarf is a Story Guide with scripture references that accompany each of the 42 stories on the…

RichardNovember 28, 2008

Audio Bible Storytelling Evangelism Visual Arts

Audio-Visuals from Global Recordings

"Good News" is an evangelistic Bible teaching audio-visual. It presents a quick Bible overview from Creation to Christ's resurrection in 20 pictures, with a further 20 pictures of basic teaching on the Christian Life. The "Look, Listen and Live" series…

RichardNovember 27, 2008

Music and Worship

Heart Sounds International

Heart Sounds International exists to help ignite culturally relevant and biblically appropriate worship, especially in places where Christ-followers are restricted, persecuted or unknown. Heart Sounds International promotes worship predominantly in the non-western world by providing services in audio and video…

RichardNovember 26, 2008

Bible Storytelling Visual Arts

Firm Foundations Bible Pictures

A set of 105 pictures designed to accompany the Firm Foundations chronological Bible teaching study. Available in colour and black and white. See also the Foundation Matters Bible Pictures, which were developped as an alternative set of pictures for Firm…

RichardNovember 26, 2008

Music and Worship

All The World Will Worship

This “tool chest” of materials brings together a compilation of documents and research tools, each describing an idea, activity or concept to enable the missionary or Christian worker to encourage some aspect of indigenous hymnody. Book & CD-ROM, available from…

RichardNovember 26, 2008

Music and Worship

Scripture Song Writing Workshops

"Because of these songs many are hearing the good news for the first time in their language... These songs, full of God's Word will not return void." This video highlights the role of ethnomusicology in running Scripture song writing workshops.

RichardNovember 22, 2008

Using the Arts

How to Make Oral Communication More Effective

The concept of limited good and the spread of the gospel

Drama productions for Scripture Use

Scripture Big Books

Bible Storying Cloth Scarf

Audio-Visuals from Global Recordings

Heart Sounds International

Firm Foundations Bible Pictures

All The World Will Worship

Scripture Song Writing Workshops

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