Scriptures In Use

TRAINING

SIU specializes in training grass-roots church planters working in oral culturals. We're part of the orality movement that has been expanding in recent years.

We are a ministry serving training networks of indigenous church planters. Our team of partners equips and enables grass-roots 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-roots church planters in 35 languages! Our goal is to train thousands more.

SIU teaches effective communication to reach traditional oral cultures

July 24-26, 2008, SIU will be holding its only currently scheduled training program in the United States at Northside Christian Church, New Albany, Ind.

If you are interested in attending this program please call Tim Brown at SIU's office -- 520-648-6400 -- or click here to use the contact form on our website.

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, and provides: training course instills a love for the Scriptures in the mother tongue through a 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.