U123 Making Disciples of Oral Learners

Course Overview

This course, U123 Making Disciples of Oral Learners, provides a comprehensive foundation for engaging and discipling oral learners—individuals who communicate primarily through verbal means rather than written text. Students will explore the cultural nuances of orality, master the art of biblical storytelling, and develop creative strategies for evangelism, leadership development, and church formation. By bridging the gap between literary-based teaching and oral communication, students will be equipped to share the Gospel in a way that is culturally resonant, memorable, and transformative.

Course Outline at a Glance

1. Section 1: How To Make Disciples of Oral Learners
2. Section 2: Understanding the Context of Stories
3. Section 3: The Art of Biblical Storytelling
4. Section 4: Categories of Stories
5. Section 5: Teaching Biblical Principles Through Stories
6. Section 6: Two Evangelism Stories
7. Section 7: Two Discipleship Stories
8. Section 8: Two Church Formation Stories
9. Section 9: Stories of Two Leaders
10. Section 10: Alternate Ways To Communicate Biblical Principles