W. Jay Moon – OralityTalks https://oralitytalks.net Journal • Webinar • Forum Tue, 17 Dec 2024 02:02:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://oralitytalks.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-OralityTalks-Icon-32x32.png W. Jay Moon – OralityTalks https://oralitytalks.net 32 32 228068180 Discipleship in Oral Preference Cultures https://oralitytalks.net/discipleship-in-oral-preference-cultures/ https://oralitytalks.net/discipleship-in-oral-preference-cultures/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:37:04 +0000 https://oralitytalks.net/?p=1982 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 Builsa culture in Ghana, West Africa to demonstrate the value and use of indigenous symbols, rituals, dance, proverbs, songs and stories for contextualized approaches to discipleship. Drawing from various anthropological theories, examples are provided to demonstrate how these oral genres can address excluded middle issues in order to create missiological transformation. Since these indigenous genres are embedded in culture, wise disciple makers can apply this discipleship approach for the formation of cultural and biblical identity. In the process, this can help disciples overcome the common dangers of both syncretism and split-level Christianity.

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]]> https://oralitytalks.net/discipleship-in-oral-preference-cultures/feed/ 0 1982 Oral Discipleship https://oralitytalks.net/oral-discipleship/ https://oralitytalks.net/oral-discipleship/#respond Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:31:00 +0000 https://oralitytalks.net/?p=842 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 addressing the issues related to Paul Hiebert’s concept of the Excluded Middle. Emphasizing their importance, he highlighted how rituals guide individuals through what Viktor Turner termed the liminal experience, marking a transformative and transitional phase in their journey.

Moon provided numerous compelling examples, emphasizing stories, dance, and symbols as crucial elements in oral discipleship. He also included in his presentation the impactful illustration of African Chicken Theology.

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Temna Meren, a student of Moon, highlighted the importance of oral discipleship in his ministry and effectively complemented Moon’s presentation with real-life examples.

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