Empowering Women of Oral Cultures with the
Memorized Word of God in Story
Women form a majority of non-reading societies. They are often the least educated and the most marginalized of their people groups.
Women of these cultures have received information for millennia through oral tradition, singing and dancing the stories at ceremonies. Tradition, values and belief systems learned orally from childhood shape these women, modify their behavior and shape their destiny.
The missions world has not addressed this huge population sector in a significant way.Biblical narrative is a key to empowering women of oral cultures. Scripture stories provide:
- Encouragement
- Change of Worldview
- Confrontation of False Religion
- Assurance of Truth
- Conviction of Sin
- Hope & Comfort
- Answers to Life Issues, Problems and Needs.
- The Essentials
- Motherhood
- Suffering and Sorrow
- Comfort
- Wisdom
- Love
- Infertility
- Women who followed Jesus
- Cunning and Manipulation...negative moral examples
Bridges for Women training helps develop a storytelling ministry among women of oral cultures.
Rather than through abstract lecture, teaching or sermons they learn best through example and illustration provided by the characters in a story.
Bible stories about women provide:
- Models of good and bad behavior
- reflect every human condition, every strength and weakness in the character of women.
Bible stories are presented as a journey seen through womens eyes...
Stories such as:
- Miriam's Song
- Maacah Queen Mother
- Tamar the Widow
- Jael a Tent Dweller
- The Treachery of Jezebel
- Shiphrah and Puah Midwives of Egypt
- Huldah the Prophetess
- The Queen of Sheba
- The Witch at Endor
- The Woman at the Well of Sychar
- Perfume from the Alabaster Jar
- Lydia Seller of Purple Cloth
This course is offered in many countries around the globe.
Please contact Scriptures in Use for more information concerning Bridges for Women.