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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.”

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Keep the conversation going around past webinars and journal articles.
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Leadership at the Margins in West Africa
Abstract: In the face of unprecedented challenges in West Africa, the Orality Talks Journal interviews West African leaders (KBM) to understand the church’s struggles amid economic hardships, security threats, and…
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Connected Learning: How Adults with Limited Formal Education Learn
Thigpen, L. L. (2020). Connected learning: How adults with limited formal education learn (American Society of Missiology Monograph Book 44). Pickwick Publications. ISBN 978-1-53267-937-7.
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Orality & Scripture Engagement
In this webinar, Durk Meijer discussed the importance of engaging people with Scripture. He emphasized that giving oral learners a book will not result in them reading it. Instead, engaging…
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Oral Discipleship
Beginning with the significance of employing orality for discipleship, Jay Moon illustrated its effectiveness by providing an example involving a Native American. He elaborated on the significance of rituals in…
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Orality & Education
Our first OralityTalks was about the lack of- and need for orality in education. After two breakout sections, our panel of experts answered questions from the participants. Charles Madinger led…
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