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Lasting Effects It had been three years since I visited the Christ for the World Bible Institute in Vicente Guerrero, in the Baja of Mexico. What a joyous surprise to find that three former students are now staff at this Bible Institute, three are staff at the...

Measuring Success They received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. Acts 17:11 The greatest measure of success is when the nationals get excited for the training and begin to lead the training. That was the...

God’s Grand Plan One of the primary goals of biblical education is developing an awareness of God’s grand plan woven throughout the Bible. Many people know the stories of the Bible without seeing how they connect to each other. They can see the individual parts...

Independence One of the great strengths of this oral strategy of teaching is empowering the leaders to train the people from their own country. We want those who have been given God’s Word to be independent of missionaries or from western education.  Instead of...

Preparing for… I marvel at the Africans as they prepare for and till the soil. It is hard to dig out in the sun for hours, but the result is a productive harvest. Jesus gave many parables about seeds and planting. It requires preparation and yet the harvest can yield...

Outreach A few times a year an email arrives that says, “New Order.” On the surface, these are just emails from people who download the Orality Institute curriculum. Behind each of these downloads is a person who is using the oral curriculum for a larger purpose and a...