Websites Related to Work in Oral Cultures

From SPARK

"Seldom do people come to Christ exclusively by reading the Bible." -- Dr. Wayne Dye.

Websites

• http://www.missionfrontiers.org/2004/01/PDFs/14_15_Snowden.pdf ("If Christians are serious about actually communicating with the lost and discipling believers, then "orality" will supersede ineffectual literate approaches." Mission Frontiers article by Mark Snowden)

• Following Jesus -- Making Disciples of Oral Learners

• International Journal of Frontier Missions (Dr. Herbert Klem wrote that he tried to interest several of the older African leaders in literacy. They said they were too old to become Christians. They were convinced they were too old to learn to read and they thought they had to read to become Christians. "After over 150 years of literacy-based mission strategy, we will still miss millions upon millions if we continue believing that people must read in order to receive the Word," -- Dr. Herbert Klem)

• Chronological Bible Storying
• Oral strategies glossary
• Lausanne Paper 54
• International Orality Network
• Faith Comes By Hearing