Orality

Audio Bible Translation Orality Research

The Eight Conditions of OBT Scripture Engagement

The Eight Conditions of OBT Scripture Engagement Research research seeks to discover the kinds of Scripture Engagement activities and perspectives OBT organizations and teams prioritize and to share this information with other OBT practitioners. The goal is to empower OBT…

RichardMay 27, 2026

Bible Translation Orality Young People

Spoken English Bible

The Spoken English Bible is creating the first oral Bible translation in English. It's intended audience is American English speakers of the younger generations (late 30s and under) who have minimal biblical knowledge. There have been hundreds of oral Bible…

RichardDecember 20, 2024

Bible Storytelling Discipleship Men Orality Research

Oral Bible Storytelling as a Missional Instrument in Discipling Men in Kejom, North West Cameroon

This article investigates why family heads, the fòyn, and members of the kwifòyn and other priestly societies in Kejom, in the North West Region of Cameroon, are absent from churches. The introduction describes how church leaders have reached out and…

RichardNovember 16, 2023

Bible Storytelling Orality

Trust the Story

"God uses stories to change lives. Faithfully told biblical stories cross the barriers of intercultural communication to change the lives of both teller and hearer. Powerful cultural and familial stories shape our lives and help define our values and worldview...…

RichardJune 7, 2023

Language Issues Orality

God and Language

From the book description: What is language? “Language is more than syntax and morphology; it is the vehicle for assuming the weight of a culture,” writes John Pobee, quoted in Michel Kenmogne’s Foreword to this volume. More than that: language…

RichardApril 21, 2022

Bible Storytelling Orality

That Reminds Me of a Story

That Reminds Me of a Story is a new podcast, hosted by Don Barger and Grant Lovejoy, exploring emerging trends in orality and the communication of the gospel. It answers common questions about the orality movement. The goal of the…

RichardJanuary 10, 2022

Apps Audio Digital Film and Video Marketing and Distribution Orality

The EMDC Podcast

The EMDC Podcast gives you the opportunity to meet some of the people involved in Scripture Engagement around the world. Podcast hosts Tim Cowley and Steve Baughman talk to colleagues involved in orality and storytelling, filmmaking, ethnoarts, websites for ministry,…

RichardOctober 7, 2021

Bible Preaching Orality

Expository Preaching in Africa

From the publisher's description: How can expository preaching, rooted in a textual analysis of Scripture, be effectively utilized in oral cultures? In Expository Preaching in Africa, Ezekiel A. Ajibade engages this challenge directly, offering practical techniques for integrating African oral…

RichardJuly 21, 2021

Literacy Orality Research

A Preference for Reading Print Scriptures in Senegal

"Almost all of the Christians interviewed reported a preference for reading print Scriptures. This preference was in contrast specifically to 1) individualized listening to audio recordings of Scripture or 2) listening to someone else reading Scripture aloud." This article is…

RichardJuly 30, 2019

Orality

Don’t Throw the Book at Them

From the book's description: Don’t Throw the Book at Them addresses one of the most vital issues in contemporary missions. It is a manual for cross-cultural missionaries and national church leaders ministering in societies based on oral rather than written…

RichardApril 26, 2019

Orality

The Eight Conditions of OBT Scripture Engagement

Spoken English Bible

Oral Bible Storytelling as a Missional Instrument in Discipling Men in Kejom, North West Cameroon

Trust the Story

God and Language

That Reminds Me of a Story

The EMDC Podcast

Expository Preaching in Africa

A Preference for Reading Print Scriptures in Senegal

Don’t Throw the Book at Them

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