Language and Communication

Making Disciples of Oral Learners

Discover why orality is a growing phenomenon throughout the world in reaching others for Christ. Around 70% of the world's population communicates mainly by stories, proverbs, drama, songs, poetry, and chants which all happens in a face-to-face context. Stories play…

RichardDecember 11, 2008

Literacy

Literacy & Evangelism International

Literacy & Evangelism International (LEI) has developed Bible-content, adult basic readers in more than 180 languages. These readers are being used to teach Christians how to read the Bible so they can be daily students of God’s Word. LEI helps…

RichardDecember 7, 2008

Bible Storytelling Orality

Network of Biblical Storytellers

An international organization whose purpose is to communicate the sacred stories of the biblical tradition. Their mission is to encourage everyone to learn and tell biblical stories. The website contains news of training courses and a bookstore of useful resources.

RichardDecember 6, 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

Culture Understanding Scripture

Africa Bible Commentary

The Africa Bible Commentary is the first one-volume Bible commentary produced in Africa by African theologians to meet the needs of African pastors, students, and lay leaders. Interpreting and applying the Bible in the light of African culture and realities,…

RichardNovember 22, 2008

Culture

The Bible in Transmission

The Bible in Transmission is a free theological journal featuring articles written by Bible Society staff and guest contributors from a wide range of academic, church and professional backgrounds. Each edition follows a specific theme, relating the Bible to twenty-first…

RichardNovember 18, 2008

Language Issues Marketing and Distribution

Diglots in the Philippine Context

Then I asked them if they would prefer a diglot … even if the cost were double. They all answered yes. Titrud presents substantial reasons why the Caluyanun New Testament of the Philippines was published as a diglot with a…

RichardNovember 14, 2008

Bible Storytelling Orality

Scriptures in Use

Scriptures in Use (SIU) specializes in training non-western oral learners through an Oral Bible (a collection of stories from the Bible that are told face-to-face and memorized). On the SIU website you will find the Bridges course, which provides training…

RichardOctober 22, 2008

Bible Storytelling Orality

Simply The Story

Bible storytelling and purposeful questions encourage non-literates and literates to discover. In September 2006, Simply The Story (STS) was born. The leaders of The God’s Story Project developed this training of trainers program. Built on the foundation of storying, STS…

RichardOctober 22, 2008

Bible Storytelling Orality

Story 4 All Podcast

Story 4 All was a weekly podcast on orality and storying. It was produced for many years by Bryan Thompson, from 2006 until the final episode in August 2018. The archived podcasts are still available to listen to. They include…

RichardOctober 22, 2008

Language and Communication

Making Disciples of Oral Learners

Literacy & Evangelism International

Network of Biblical Storytellers

Scripture Big Books

Africa Bible Commentary

The Bible in Transmission

Diglots in the Philippine Context

Scriptures in Use

Simply The Story

Story 4 All Podcast

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