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The Dialogue Style of Jesus
Very early in our ministry we often asked some “analytical, expository” questions about the Bible. In our ignorance about oral tradition and learning styles, our dialogue attempts met with awkward silence. But one day we were struck by the simplicit...
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Orality Missiology: The Relationship Factor
We often say that the Kingdom of God is based on relationships. Of course, our relationship with the Lord is the first and foremost relationship. When we are in a right relationship with our Heavenly Father, the Creator God of the U...
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Honor, Shame and the Gospel: Reshaping the Messenger
Sam Winfield teaches about the dynamics of honor / shame cultures at the Honor Shame conference at Wheaton College in 2017. He puts forward the case that the cultures of the Bible were based on honor / shame, and unless West...
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Miguel’s Dream
Miguel awoke from a dream early one morning at his home in Honduras. He couldn’t figure out what it meant, but he had experienced it so many times now, that he remembered it vividly.
New Songs to Help Spread Message of Transformation
Our team watched as thirteen pastors danced and sang in praise to God, nearly hitting the microphones in front of them that helped to record this newly written song. The song told the biblical story of Peter and John healing th...
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Orality Missiology: The Kingdom Leveraging Factor
Strategic Resource Leveraging is something I first heard about years ago from Dr. Ron Jenson, known as America’s Life Coach. Some of my friends in the business world use the term Force Multipliers. These are powerful concepts t...
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Remembering Pioneer Jim Slack
“Hello World!” was Jim Slack’s enthusiastic greeting to coworkers and his exclamation whenever he learned something new. An unassuming man always in good humor, Slack became one of Southern Baptists’ most influential missiologists during a 50-year ...
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We Have Never Heard Anything Like It!
A church congregation in Cameroon hears the Easter story in their own language for the very first time.
Videos
Orality, the Bible, and the African Imagi...
What are the links between orality and literacy? Is one method better than the other? Dr. Gregg Okesson discusses the effects of modernity and how it mistakenly posited lite...
Samuel Chiang on Orality
Samuel Chiang speaks about Orality and the differences between an Oral Culture and a literate one. He guides us through some eye opening excercises and challenges the Church on the importance o...
What is Orality? An Introduction
Charles Madinger, Associate Director of the International Orality Network, provides an introduction to Orality: what it is, and why it is important?
Artists Making Disciples of Oral Learners...
Dr. Jerry Wiles presents the second half of a two part series on how artists can be powerfully used to disciple oral learners. Dr Wiles, President Emeritus of Living Water ...
Artists Making Disciples of Oral Learners...
Dr. Jerry Wiles presents the first half of a two part series on how artists can be powerfully used to disciple oral learners. Dr Wiles, President Emeritus of Living Water I...
Now Hear This! Recording Trip Stories Ep1
Listen to the pilot episode of “Now Hear This!” – a new podcast from Faith Comes By Hearing! In it, host Aaron talks with Mark, one of FCBH staff, about his most recent recordi...
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Pray with us: May 2019 ION Praise and Prayer Update
May 1 - June 1 at Pray from your locationThe May 2019 ION Praise and Prayer Update is ready for you. Please click here: ionprayer.com/2019/04/30/may-2019-orality-net-praise-and-prayer-update/
ION Africa Youth Conference Zambia 2019
June 6 - June 8We are pleased to announce our upcoming ION Africa Youth Conference, which will be held in Lusaka, Zambia Thursday 6th June – Saturday 8th June 2019. Objective Of The Conference The Youth Conference will aim to attract up to 100 young people between the ages...