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“I thought sharing the Gospel is only about imparting theological knowledge but that’s not it, it’s more of speaking their heart language.”
Regine Mae Besa
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Keep the conversation going around past webinars and journal articles.
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Engaging Oral People with Digital Media
Digital media and orality go hand in hand. In this talk, Bill Snider explains how social media affects orality, using two interesting examples. Jonah Jala, in her presentation, shows how…
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More Local Ways for Praise: Arts for Mission & Ministry
What are local arts? Why should we consider them for praise and mission? How does one effectively utilize them to proclaim God’s truth and communicate His love to others? Deborah…
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The OralityTalks Journal: Orality as Holistic Communication
Orality reflects how God designed us to communicate, using all five senses and engaging the whole person within a cultural context. The term often focuses on hearing and speaking, which…
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Discipleship in Oral Preference Cultures
There are many indigenous genres available that are often overlooked for discipleship in oral preference cultures. This article explores both the Sicangu Lakota Native American culture as well as the…
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The Iron Law of Communication
Miscommunication is a common problem in human interaction; tragically, sometimes even the Gospel is misunderstood. The root cause of most interpersonal misunderstandings is not failure to hear words that are…
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The Use of Narrative in Paul’s Letter to the Romans
This paper explores the use of Narrative in Paul’s letter to the Romans, specifically focusing on its application across diverse cultures. Biblical narratives are foundational elements for developing systematic theology…
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