In this issue, Ezekiel Ajibade expands on his presentation with a short article on narrative preaching. David Gargule examines how orality bridges the gap for nomadic communities, as their lifestyle does not align with traditional church structures. Jennifer Belcher contributes a summary of her dissertation, examining The Logic of Retribution and Biblical Forgiveness Among the Wore People of Papua New Guinea, following the implementation of Story-Based Trauma Healing. Tara Rye reflects on her experience reading the first volume of Connecting Points, and this issue concludes with the second part of Jay Mātenga’s chapter from the same book.
Danyal is a German who grew up in Brazil and has worked among unreached people in the Philippines since 2007. He is the first to earn a PhD in Orality Studies and currently serves as Research Director with Orality Collaborators (https://orality.co). In this role, Danyal oversees the development of the Global Orality Mapping Project (GOMAP, https://gomap.pro), teaches orality principles and methods around the world, and is the co-founder and editor of the OralityTalks Journal.
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