October 2006
IN THIS ISSUE...Reaching Oral Cultures with the Gospel and Other Issues of Global Interest

PUBLISHER'S MEMO:

The World is Flat; What About the Church?

By Lon Allison
The resource-rich Church of the North must distribute its wealth to the resource-poor Church of the South. Read >>

THEMED ARTICLES:

The Role of Partnership in Oral Evangelism: A Case Study in India

By S. D. Ponraj
Reaching the seventy percent non-literate oral population in Bihar State, India has always been a problem. But doors are now opening. Read >>

Tools for Reaching Oral Learners

By Durk Meijer
Finding the right kind of tools to use to share the gospel with oral cultures takes creativity and an understanding of the audience. Read >>

Story and Song in Kpele-Dafo: An Innovative Church Planting Model Among an Oral Culture of Togo

By Carla Bowman
Communities are being transformed across Africa because communication bridges are being used to share the gospel with oral cultures. Read >>

The Role of Bible Stories in Evangelism

By J.O. Terry
Answering the question of why Bible storying is important today. Read >>

What Do You Think, Mr. Guttenberg? The Challenges Print Evangelism Ministries Face in Meeting the Needs of Oral Cultures

By Avery Willis and James Greenelsh
Fulfilling the Great Commission among oral learners requires rethinking, recreating and reproducing resources and methods. Read >>

Partnering in Peru to Serve the Quechuas (Perupi qheswa runakunata servinapaqmi aynipi llank'ashanku)

By Irma Inugay Phelps
SIL, Wycliffe Bible Translators' main partner working in the South Peru Scripture Advance Project, is poised to reach about a million and a half Cusco Quechua speakers. (Kaymi puntapi qelqasqa karqan qheswa rimaypi. Chayta rikuyta munaspaykiqa qhawachiq wach'ita kaypi churaspayki ñit'iy.) Read >>

Two International Orality Network Conferences for Primary and Secondary Oral Learners to be Held 14-16 and 15-17 November 2006

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PERSPECTIVES:

Assessing the Consequences of Preaching to a Larger Audience

By Perrin Werner
In 1900 the ratio of evangelist to hearer of the gospel was 2:1. Today it is 6:1. This is greatly impacting Christianity. Read >>

Changing Campus Ministry in America

By Dave Warn
Fifty-seven American college campus ministry leaders gathered for the Institute of Campus Revival and Awakening. Read >>

55th Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Annual Meeting and Tamil Nadu Pastors Conference

By James Kaiser
Nearly 450 participants and eighty youth leaders attended this year's EFI annual meeting. Read >>

Unseating “Little Napoleons”: Malaysia’s Mission Leaders Unite to Tackle Mission Priorities

By Joshua Snyder
Christian leaders in Malaysia seek to transform their nation through seven projects. Read >>

Leaders to Gather 18-19 October 2006 for Important Conference on MAF’s Landmark “Operation ACCESS!” Study

By Ghislaine Benney
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URBAN COMMUNITIES:

An Overview of Central Asia

By Justin Long
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A Focus on Central Asia: 858 Least-Reached People Groups Remain

A historical overview of the least-reached peoples of Central Asia and how to reach them through prayer and action. Read >>

Into Their World…Karakalpak of Uzbekistan

By Laurie Fortunak
With the vast majority of Karakalpak being Sunni Muslims, this people group is in great need to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Read >>

LAUSANNE REPORTS:

Making Disciples of Oral Learners

Making disciples of oral learners means using communication forms that are familiar within the culture: stories, proverbs, drama, songs, chants and poetry. Read >>