Scripture Engagement in Ministry

Bible Study Discipleship Literacy

Literacy for Life: a Tool for the Church?

A church-based literacy program for Ghana

Pat Herbert (2006)

The pastor will find that not only can his congregation read the Scriptures in their own language, but they will show a greater depth of understanding God’s Word and show growth in their Christian lives. Community literacy projects have been…

RichardFebruary 14, 2009

Bible Study Discipleship Women

Bible Courses for Women

Hanni Gruenig (2003)

How can we start women reading their Bibles when they have never done it before? Many women in Africa do not realize that the Bible has answers to their daily life questions. Hanni Gruenig describes how she used a course…

RichardFebruary 12, 2009

Discipleship Film and Video

Following Jesus – discipleship series for India

Follow-up series for the JESUS film

Following Jesus is a video-based discipleship series used to ground new believers in their faith. Using dramatized storytelling techniques and incorporating clips from the JESUS ﬁlm, unique versions of Following Jesus teach biblical principles and demonstrate how to live as…

RichardJanuary 21, 2009

Trauma Healing

Trauma Healing in DRC – video

The teaching materials for the Trauma Healing workshops can be distributed, but to speak to the heart the Scriptures used in workshops should be translated into the languages of the participants. More than 5.4 million people have been killed in…

RichardJanuary 20, 2009

Culture Discipleship Women

Tharaka Female Circumcision

A Case Study in the Role of the Translation Organization

John L Ommani (2000)

When the Bible remains silent about certain cultural features, the Church... should assist the Christians to think through their traditions by digging deeper. In the Tharaka society of Kenya, female circumcision has held a prominent place. In recent years Christian…

RichardJanuary 14, 2009

Development

Change – How it happens, how to understand and promote it

Mary Crickmore, CRWRC (2008)

Remember that interventions with low external inputs and high local ownership have a good chance at promoting lasting change. This article starts with a brief history of change in Africa and Europe, looking at the attitudes to and reasons for…

RichardJanuary 6, 2009

Culture Evangelism Music and Worship

The concept of limited good and the spread of the gospel

Eunice Pike (1982)

...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 Bible Storytelling Evangelism Visual Arts

Audio-Visuals from Global Recordings

"Good News", "Look, Listen and Live", "The Living Christ"

"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

Leadership Training Understanding Scripture

S.A.L.T.

Scripture Application & Leadership Training

The goal of all we do is to see the Scriptures being used effectively and lives being changed; and our aim is to show the relevance of the Scriptures in all aspects of life. "S.A.L.T. makes people thirsty for the…

RichardNovember 21, 2008

Discipleship Leadership Training Understanding Scripture

BELT

Biblical Education & Leadership Training

The vision of BELT is to see communities and people groups transformed by the Word of God through empowering church and community leaders who have limited access to Biblical training. The mission of BELT, a ministry of YWAM, is to…