SIU specializes in training grass-roots church planters working in oral cultures...
...We're part of the "orality movement" that has been expanding in recent years.
We are a ministry serving the training networks of indigenous church planters. Our team of partners equips and enables "grass-root" church planters to make the Christian Scriptures accessible to oral cultures.
Over the past 5 years, SIU and its partners have trained more than 20,000 grass-root church planters in 35 languages! Our goal is to train thousands more.
SIU teaches effective communication to reach traditional oral cultures
Communication Bridges to Oral Cultures 1
This 4-day, intensive training teaches the fundamentals of evangelism and discipleship for local leaders or trainers working among non-literate or traditionally oral people groups. The training course instills a love for the Scriptures in the mother tongue and provides a thorough and systematic - chronological Bible storytelling approach.
- Emphasis on church planting through chronological Scripture storytelling in the cultural context of the people group.
- Practical training in effective Scripture storytelling methods.
- Exploration of stories, adaptations of Scripture in song, dramatization of the parables, audio/video for effective communication to traditional oral cultures.
Communications Bridges to Oral Cultures 2 and 3
These two advanced, 4-day workshop have been developed for graduates of Bridges 1.
Please contact us for more information.