Abstract: Developing a robust orality missiology for the Filipino church involves a SWOT analysis after two decades of tentmaker mobilization. Strengths lie in leveraging Overseas Filipino Workers as orality missionaries, emphasizing total mobilization and disciple multiplication movements (DMM). Weaknesses include clarifying the goal of societal transformation over Christianization and exploring ecclesiological implications of House Church Networks (HCN). Opportunities arise in Insider Movements with a multicultural approach. Threats involve literate Christendom dominance. Orality missions focus on contextualized spirituality, promoting self-theologizing and seizing opportunities in Asia’s HCNs, global Kingdom Movements, post-modernity, and social media. The goal is a Company 3 strategy for effective DMMs.
David S. Lim, Ph.D., is the President of the Asian School for Development and Cross-cultural Studies (ASDECS). He serves as the Board chairman of Lausanne Philippines, an Executive Council member of Asia Lausanne, Asian Society of Frontier Missions, and SEANET, the global network to reach the Buddhist World. He is also the President of China Ministries International-Philippines. He earned his Th.M. (New Testa-ment) from Asian Center for Theological Studies in Seoul, Korea, and his Ph.D. Theology (New Testament) from Fuller Theological Seminary. He has recently co-edited the compendium of Asian Society of Missiolo-gy’s conference: Christian Mission in Religious Pluralistic Society.
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