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Welcome to OralStrategies.com. This site is designed to serve you and your interests in orality strategies.  OralStrategies.com is in place to help bridge the gap between literate communicators and those they seek to reach with the Good News of Jesus Christ.  It also provides information on ways to disciple and train oral learners.



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New 'Linked' Articles


“Orality and Translation: focusing on images rather than words”

An article that examines “oral interpretation” and “biblical translation” and the natural ability for a story to form images....view article"



Is Google Making Us Stupid?

"Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave?” So the supercomputer HAL pleads with the implacable astronaut Dave Bowman in a famous and weirdly ...view article"



Stupid’s Not Quite The Right Word…

"It’s unfortunate Nicholas Carr’s new article in the Atlantic is titled Is Google Making Us Stupid?, because the headline ...view article"



EGYPT - Youth Ministry Study Helps Outreach

"Egypt is one of the places in the world where technology is really changing a whole generation of ...view article"

Stories from the Storytellers



“A case for the longer-term use of oral storying”
by Roy Sloane


Read the story of Roy Slone’s trip to Southeast Asia and his valuable lessons learned about orality on the field. He explains that “oral movements are crucial for the spread of the Message; [while] written Scriptures are critical for its preservation.” ...view article

Events





International Orality Network 2008 Annual Conference

This event will give practical help and ministry ideas for working in the cultures of those who can't read (non-literate) and those who choose not to read.


When: September 15-18 (Monday - Thursday)

Where: Dallas Solana Marriott Hotel (Near DFW airport)

Theme: Passing on God's Story to All Generations

Details: www.oralbible.com

Dallas Baptist University Classes

Chronological Bible Storying is being offered as part of the M.A. in Global Leadership degree Aug. 11-15, 2008, at Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas. Class meets 8:00-5:00 each day. Dr. Grant Lovejoy is the instructor for the course. For more information contact the university’s graduate office or Dr. Robert Garrett, director of the Global Leadership degree program (214.333.5506 or graduate@dbu.edu)


Orality, Storying, and Cross-language Story Crafting

The OneStory Partnership (www.onestory.org) is opening one of its foundational training modules to a wider audience August 7-15, 2008 in Dallas. This is the only time this open training module will be offered in the U. S. this year.

 

This module is for people who would like to experience first-hand how OneStory projects work and the oral, highly-participatory training methods they use. This particular module introduces orality, storying, and cross-language story-crafting, that is, working with mother tongue speakers of the language to help them learn the biblical story and tell it in their own culture’s storytelling style.

 

This is a good occasion for strategists and administrators to see if a OneStory project would be an appropriate strategy for their work. It is also a good opportunity for someone contemplating doing a project to get a hands-on acquaintance with it. Sponsoring churches may also want to send representatives so that they get a better grasp of what’s involved.

Resources



Orality around the World DVD
Orality around the World DVD
ION’s “Orality around the World” DVD contains 15 videos of Bible stories showing how to impact the 70% of the unreached peoples who are functionally illiterate. Order >>


Journal of Oral Tradition

Read this journal online. Click for link


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Making Disciples of Oral Learners

“To proclaim His story where it has not been known before…"

A new book jointly published by the International Orality Network and the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. Order >>


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Following Jesus

Seven Audio CD Modules - 58 CDs Total! 

This 7 part audio CD series utilizing Chronological Bible Storying will prepare you to reach, disciple and train oral learners. Order >>


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Tell the Story

A Primer on Chronological Bible Storying / Workbook and Resource CD

A workbook on how to develop an effective Chronological Bible Storying strategy. Order >>


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