"We have made an assumption in the North American Church that because we are in church, we are reading the Bible. And we are not. We are biblically illiterate. We don't know what the Bible says; we know what the preacher says."

In this conversation with special guest Tara Rye, we discuss how God disrupted her biblical training, experience and expectations to introduce her to the world of orality. Join us as we explore the journey God has led Tara on as she describes being "re-born" into orality and how God is using her to help others experience God and his Word afresh through oral tools.

ION hosted a recent online forum that explored the intersection of orality, technology and discipleship. We have edited the discussion and made it available as a means to encourage but also stimulate fresh thoughts on the overlap of these critical streams. We hope you enjoy.

Join us and guest speaker Jyoti for a conversation on the power of story, and how it relates to the use of our imaginations in personalizing and deeply engaging with Gospel. Jyoti draws on his experience as a narrative entrepreneur in both fantasy fiction and the business sector to discuss practical tips on storytelling such as different types of stories as well as different preconceived ideas of storytelling and how those may need to be reconsidered.

Furthermore, Jyoti has graciously made a discount available for his book on storytelling (From Hype to Hack) to our listeners that can be found at the end of the show.

In this conversation, our friends Ella and Kayla share about how God has invited them to use oral communication strategies in their spheres of influence. For Ella, she is training leaders all over the world in orality. For her daughter Kayla, it means using oral tools to engage her community as a law student in Southeast Asia. Join us as we learn more of the power of orality within family and beyond.

Has Orality impacted your life and ministry?

We love testimonies like that.
Join us for the next episode of God Speaks as we hear YWAMer Youngshin shares how God directed her steps into orality, oral Bible translation and finally to Jerusalem as part of a larger Kingdom strategy to impact oral Bible translation teams around the globe.

"Any one thirst? Come."

In this episode of God Speaks, Michael J. Mantle and Jonathan Wiles of Living Water International discuss how orality has impacted not only their lives but also the cultural ethos of their entire org. In the missions world today, we need more of such forerunners.

Websites mentioned during the episode:
https://water.cc
https://water.cc/church
http://flourish.guide
http://thegeniusofone.com
http://thirstingforlivingwater.com

God Speaks is excited to welcome Charles Madinger and Daniel Goerzen from the Institute of Orality Strategies (iOS) as they introduce a significant new orality initiative that seeks to address a familiar question: "What makes oral-reliant people oral-reliant?"

Related links:
https://gomap.pro
https://gomap.pro/survey/
https://i-os.org/training/

This week we are excited to have Dr. Grant Lovejoy joining us for the God Speaks Webinar.

Dr. Lovejoy is the Director of Orality Strategies for IMB and brings his wealth of experience and expertise to discuss the hot topic of Orality in Urban Contexts.