Insights from in and around the association
UBA Voices
What is Orality? And Why Does it Matter?
What are oral Bible study methods? And who are they for?
Mes de la Herencia Hispana
Somos más de 50 millones de personas, buscando su identidad, y una vida mejor que no está en el sueño americano. 50 millones de personas viviendo en un lugar de libertad donde el evangelio es predicado todos los días y de diferentes maneras. ¿Cómo podemos recoger la red? Y ¿Cuál es la visión de Dios para el pueblo hispano de USA?
Prayers and Conversations that Ignite Movements
We can fully expect that God will honor our prayers and the seed of His Word as we sow it into the lives of others.
Can There be Unity in the Body of Christ?
When conflict and barriers threaten to divide us, how can Christians find unity in the Body of Christ?
Cultivating Gratitude in Any Season
Sometimes we may think that if we could just live in a beautiful place, have a nice home, and make plenty of money we’d be happier. However, our living conditions do not have as much to do with our joy and happiness as the condition of our hearts and attitudes.
Digital Orality: New Signs of Spiritual Opportunities
Almost everyone uses forms or principles of orality—whether or not they recognize it. Experiential education, action learning, guided discovery models, narrative methods, storytelling, and many other oral art forms are a part of the orality domain. With the current global pandemic, it’s necessary to rely more on modern, digital technology for communicating and training for advancing the gospel.
Putting Our Faith Online
During this pandemic, I’m finding new opportunities to reconnect with those I haven’t talked with in a long time. It is encouraging to get updates on what the Lord has been doing in the lives of friends and relatives over the past 15 to 20 or more years. It’s also important for us to make known the righteous acts of God, as we’re told in Psalms 105 and other places.
The Role of Orality for Disciple Making and Church Multiplication
Small, simple, reproducible, and economical congregations are where the greatest growth of the Kingdom is taking place, much like the Early Church. When we recognize that a true church can be a small, simple cell group or assembly of believers, it opens up many new possibilities for church growth and multiplication. When addressing the idea of establishing congregations or communities of followers of Jesus everywhere and among all people groups, the methods and strategies of orality become vital.