orality

Today's show:

• J.O. Terry share how got started with Bible Storying
• Ten Mistakes of a New Bible Storyteller
• Orality Journal Vol 2 No 1

In a two-part show we begin the concluding article in the current edition of the Orality Journal (Vol 2 No 1), an article by J.O. Terry, which outlines his personal story into Bible storytelling (this week) and the ten mistakes that he made as made that journey (next week's podcast).

Links ... International Orality Network web site ... Download your own free copy of the latest Orality Journal ... New Tribes Mission web site
Download free Nepali Thangkas here ... Amazing Grace Bible survey video clips on You Tube ... Kids Around the World training or contact Gary here    

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Today's show:

• The gap in understanding
• The power of story analyzed
• Orality Journal Vol 2 No 1

This week we hear from two authors in our continued look at the latest edition of the Orality Journal (Vol 2 No 1). Steven Evans goes first with "Mind the Gap - If this is your Land, then Where are your Stories?". Then we hear from Tara Rye as she reviews the book by Kendall Haven, entitled "Story Proof, the Science Behind the Startling Power of Story". Other resources in today's show can be found linked below:

Links ... International Orality Network NEW web site ... Download your own (free) copy of the Orality Journal ... Amazing Grace Bible visual surveys of the Old & New Testament can be found here ... Tara Rye: Cultivating Hearts podcast ... Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story by Kendall Haven here ... Telling the Gospel Through Story: Evangelism That Keeps Hearers Wanting More by Christine Dillon here ... Max Lucado's God's Story, Your Story: When His Becomes Yours here ... Preaching Re-Imagined: The Role of the Sermon in Communities of Faith by Doug Pagitt here ... John Walsh's The Art of Storytelling: Easy Steps to Presenting an Unforgettable Story here ... No Greater Joy: Sharing Your Faith Through Stories and Questions by Jerry Wiles here ... Thangka download for free here

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Today's show:

• Meeting the need for visual story in today's world
• How story affects people from the inside out
• Orality Journal Vol 2 No 1

This week we have a varied and packed show! An article by Clyde Taber, of the Visual Story Network, in the current edition of the Orality Journal, tackles the question of how to reach a visually stimulated generation. The second part of the show brings an interesting article by Marlene LeFever on how story affects people from the inside out. 

Two resources not to be missed this week:

• The brand new International Orality Network web site is here
• FREE Thanka art available for you to download here! Remember Roger's story here and here?

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Today's show:

• Rituals that change lives
• How you can employ rituals to impact oral learners
• Orality Journal Vol 2 No 1

Using Rituals to Disciple Oral Learners is an article with some interesting takes on how oral learners can be impacted in their worldview and knowledge of God, even walk with God. This is the concluding part to the article from the Orality Journal (Vol 2 No 1) by Jay Moon, Professor of Intercultural Studies and Director of the Wesley House of Study at Sioux Falls Seminary. The content of the show is a broad reach from primary oral learner cultures to secondary oral learners in the West, and all sorts of situations and needs in between the two.

Links ... International Orality Network (ION) web site 

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Today's show:

• How rituals can impact lives
• ... or bring defining moments
• Orality Journal Vol 2 No 1

Returning to the latest edition of the Orality Journal (Vol 2 No 1) in this week's show, Bryan brings an article by Jay Moon, Professor of Intercultural Studies and Director of the Wesley House of Study at Sioux Falls Seminary. This is a unique look at an aspect of orality that we have not covered so far on story4all. The content of this article are relevant for those in remote primary oral cultures as well as those working in secondary oral (Western) cultures, as well as facing challenging stages our own children go through. This is the first in a two-part series.

Links ... International Orality Network (ION) web site 

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Today's show:

• From the mountains to the nations
• A Filipino is transformed by story
• Bible College, Church planting and Radio storytelling

A couple of weeks ago Bryan was at a conference in Thailand. There he met and talked with EB, who tells how he came to know Jesus in the remote mountains of his homeland and then how he was impacted by storytelling training. EB tells how story changed his career, released him into Bible College training, church planting, sending missionaries from his country to the nations and even how he is reaching far and wide now through storytelling on the radio!

Links ... Simply the Story web site 

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Today's show:

• Art and the Gospel
• How henna can be used to help you share Jesus!
• An interview with Erica Logan

Bryan was able to recently record an interview that he has long had on his heart! He talked with Erica Logan of Operation Mobilisation (OM) and Heart Sounds International. As well as hearing some tremendous concepts from Erica about the role of art in our daily lives - no matter where we are in the world - it is clear we need to fully employ the arts in sharing Jesus with others. One of the things that got Bryan excited, and why he wanted to interview Erica, was discussion about the use of henna to tell Bible stories. Listen in on today's show to learn how and follow the links and goldmine of information below to learn how to get started and use henna in ministry with Bible stories!

Organisation links ... OM web site ... OM Arts Int'l web site ... Heart Sounds Int'l web site ... Mongolian throat singing   Henna Stories web site

Links about henna, to learn about the plant, the cultural use of it in various places, the concept of storytelling, and how to use it in ministry. Check these links out: 

• Drawing and stories
• Henna storytelling
• Henna and the Gospel
• Indigenous Jesus - henna
• Henna art and the visual Gospel
• Gospel paintings
• Henna in S Asia
• Gospel art
• An indea of Henna Traditions - the Henna page

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Today's show:

• Church planting movements (CPMs) among oral learners
• 2 stories of how stories can help speed and energise a movement
• Pam Arlund concludes her article

In the concluding part to the article begun last week from the latest edition of the Orality Journal (Vol 2 No 1), we hear two case studies from two different nations and religious blocs about how story held a vital role in speeding the movement of churches planting church planting churches. Pam Arlund, Director of Training for All Nations Family, Inc., and based in Kansas City, describes through stories how story impacts easily and widely.

Links ... International Orality Network web site 

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Today's show:

• Church planting movements (CPMs) among oral learners
• Vital ingredients of CPMs
• Pam Arlund shares her heart

Returning to the latest edition of the Orality Journal (Vol 2 No 1), we hear today the first (in a two-part) show about Church Planting Movements (CPMs) in the context of literacy and orality. Pam Arlund, Director of Training for All Nations Family, Inc., and based in Kansas City, argues how important it is for us to adjust perspective and practice so we include oral learners more readily to aid in the speed of CPMs. Join us next week to hear some stories about the use of story in CPMs in different parts of the world.

Links ... International Orality Network web site

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Today's show:

• Pray for Michael Forestieri and family!
• Man of Peace ... now live!
• Orality Journal #2 - Editorial

Bryan starts the show with the news that Michael Forestieri is fighting for his life against pancreatic cancer and with an appeal for prayer for this man and his dear family. This week we look at the new Orality Journal - edition no. 2 - which is about to be released to the ION (International Orality Network) web site. The first piece from the journal is the editorial by Samuel Chiang.

Links ... ION web site ... 'Michael Forestieri show' (s4a317) in which he creates the memorable "bakery" story ... Man of Peace film (Scrolldown to click the green button and request access for a full viewing!)

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Today's show:

• JO Terry continues with stories about the global spread of Bible storytelling
• Stories from around the world
• Orality Journal article

Today we continue to listen to the JO Terry article from the Orality Journal entitled "The Worldwide Spread of Bible Storying: A Look at Where We've Been". JO brings us stories from a number of settings and countries around the world about the use of Bible storying and the results of its use in ministry.

Links ... International Orality Network web site ... Orality Journal download your own FREE copy ... Previous Orality Journal shows here ... Building Firm Foundations book series here ... EE-TAOW! films here

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Today's show:

• JO Terry on the global spread of story ministry
• Stories from long ago
• Orality Journal article

Today we return to the first issue of the Orality Journal, produced by the International Orality Network. In September we ran a series of shows on Grant Lovejoy's article (see link below). Today we hear JO Terry's article The Worldwide Spread of Bible Storying: A Look at Where We've Been. JO begins with a mixture of his personal pilgrimage in orality and also some of the first uses of Bible storying and the results.

Links ... International Orality Network web site ... Orality Journal download your own FREE copy ... Previous Orality Journal shows here

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Today's show:

• Going remote with storytelling and what happens
• Steve Sims of e3Partners tells stories from the far flung areas
• Reaching out through story in Africa

Steve Sims, a friend of story4all and the Director of Oral Communication Strategies for e3Partners, meets with Bryan to tell stories about his organisation's orality wing and how the Gospel is not only reaching and making disciples of people in remote places, but also training people in those areas to take the Story further! Learn about e3Partners' work on the frontiers and rejoice at how the Word is changing lives through their missionaries among the unreached and unevangelised.

Links ... e3Partners web site ... e3Partners videos about their work ... e3Partners training opportunities

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Today's show:

• Grant Lovejoy's article on The Extent of Orality: 2012 update - final part
• The Orality Journal - The Word became fresh
• How statistics affect the way we do missions

The International Orality Network (ION) recently produced its first, brand spanking new journal. For the last two weeks we heard the start of the article that Dr. Grant Lovejoy, Director of Orality Strategies for the IMB, wrote, entitled "The Extent of Orality: 2012 update", which gives an overview on the global literacy and orality state and discusses how knowledge of the statistics can lead to effective disciple making and church planting strategy. This is an audio version of the Journal and Grant's article.

Follow the link below to request your own copy of the whole journal if you would like one. We shall have a direct download link set up when it becomes available.

Links ... ION web site ... where to get the journal for now ... Download Making Disciples of Oral Learners book here

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Today's show:

• Grant Lovejoy's article on The Extent of Orality: 2012 update - part 2
• Introducing Orality Journal - The Word became fresh
• A series of shows warming us up for the annual ION conference

The International Orality Network (ION) recently produced its first, brand spanking new journal. This week we continue hearing an article that Dr. Grant Lovejoy, Director of Orality Strategies for the IMB, wrote, entitled "The Extent of Orality: 2012 update", which gives an overview on the global literacy and orality state and discusses how knowledge of the statistics can lead to effective disciple making and church planting strategy. In the coming two weeks we shall walk through the other two parts of the article on our show. This is an audio version of the Journal and Grant's article.

Follow the link below to request your own copy of the whole journal if you would like one. We shall have a direct download link set up when it becomes available.

Links ... ION web site ... where to get the journal for now ... Download Making Disciples of Oral Learners book here

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Today's show:

• Introducing Orality Journal - The Word became fresh
• A series of shows warming us up for the annual ION conference
• Grant Lovejoy's article on The Extent of Orality: 2012 update - part 1

The International Orality Network (ION) recently produced its first, brand spanking new journal. Last week we heard about it, and this week we begin hearing the article that Dr. Grant Lovejoy, Director of Orality Strategies for the IMB, wrote, entitled "The Extent of Orality: 2012 update", which gives an overview on the global literacy and orality state and discusses how knowledge of the statistics can lead to effective disciple making and church planting strategy. In the coming two weeks we shall walk through the other two parts of the article on our show. This is an audio version of the Journal and Grant's article.

Follow the link below to request your own copy of the whole journal if you would like one. We shall have a direct download link set up when it becomes available.

Links ... ION web site ... ION conference (17-20th September in Estes Park, CO) details ... where to get the journal for now ... Download Making Disciples of Oral Learners book here

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Today's show:

• A new journal is launched
• Introducing Orality Journal - The Word became fresh
• A series of shows warming us up for the annual ION conference

The International Orality Network (ION) has just produced its first, brand spanking new journal, and this week we get a sneak peek at it. In subsequent weeks we shall walk through the various articles in audio format and give you a chance to enjoy the goodies therein. Meanwhile follow the link below to request your own copy if you would like one. We shall have a direct download link up, God willing, in the next couple of weeks or so.

Links ... ION web site ... ION conference (17-20th September in Estes Park, CO) details ... where to get the journal for now

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