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Three Worlds Collide: An Example of Lifestyle Storying
"Marcella* and I walked outside of the village and across the road and then back so we could get a good view of all the people as they lined up to pray. It was sad to see our friends going through the rituals of standing, bowing, kneeling and repeating meaningless words."
OneStory Workers Plunge Into Village Life
Krystal steps out of her hut, but there's no morning paper on her doorstep to tell her what's going on outside of this dusty sub-Saharan village. Most of the people here couldn't read it anyway. That's precisely why she and her teammates came to live this life in West Africa as part of the OneStory project.
Telling OneStory in Mali
Susan and Amy, journeymen in Mali, live in an African village because they know relationships are the key to crafting and recording stories from the heart of the Bible for an unreached people group.
What Do You Think, Mr. Gutenberg? The Challenges Print Evangelism Ministries Face in Meeting the Needs of Oral Cultures
Gutenberg might have invented the printing press and changed the world as we know it, but what hasn't changed is a large portion of the "target audience" of missions. Most people can't read even in our modern times...
Future of Bible Engagement (English)
As book-based culture and electronic orality diverge, churches need to develop new ways for people who prefer electronic orality to engage the Bible. One key is to encourge people to meet with others to discuss the Bible, talk through its implications for their lives, and support each other in obeying it.
Making the Story Meaningful: Relational Bible Storying and Scripture Use in Oral Muslim Contexts, pt. 2
Jack Colgate observes that even in oral Muslim cultures, the written Scriptures are respected. For that reason, he suggests that a combination of oral storying and the reading of the printed Scriptures may be more meaningful to Muslims than a purely oral approach.
Future of Bible Engagement (French)
As book-based culture and electronic orality diverge, churches need to develop new ways for people who prefer electronic orality to engage the Bible. One key is to encourge people to meet with others to discuss the Bible, talk through its implications for their lives, and support each other in obeying it.
Worldview of the Aukaners of Suriname and French Guyana
The Aukaners live along the rivers in the jungles of Suriname. Descended from enslaved Africans who escaped from plantations hundreds of years go, Aukaners follow a mixture of African traditional religions and South American animism. This is a background document describing certain aspects of the Aukaners' worldview.
Response to Gospel Among Nafana of Cote d'lvoire
Through the ministry of missionaries Jerry and Carol Robertson, village chiefs and others among the Nafana of Cote d'Ivoire are giving their lives to Christ.
Prayer Request from OneStory Workers
Missionaries Tara and Seng request prayer for their OneStory project among the Sokoto Fulani people.
Come walk in their flip-flops
Missionary Judy Miller shares her thoughts as team leader about the difficult, yet encouraging work of the OneStory teams in West Africa.
