Make disciples using innate cultural communication tools.

“Jesus replied with a story…”

  • Did you know?

    Have you ever wondered why so much of Jesus’ teaching was through storytelling? Have you noticed that 90% of the Bible is in the form of narrative, poetry, and proverbs? Did you know that 70% of people today learn primarily orally, not by written means?

  • Jesus was a storyteller

    Jesus lived and taught in an oral culture. His example helps us discover and practice communication that speaks directly to the hearts of oral learners. Many of our unreached neighbors, immigrants, refugees, and international students are oral learners.

  • You can communicate like Jesus did

    You can dramatically strengthen the ways you communicate good news. Learning to implement storytelling tools will help you connect more quickly and deeply with oral learners! You can empower learners to make disciples among their own community using their own innate cultural communication tools.

What can you expect at Tell: Bridges to Oral Cultures? 

You will:

✦ Better understand the hearts and minds of oral learners

✦ Learn the value of the mother tongue and contextual language

✦ Explore how Jesus taught through stories

✦ Acquire reproducible storytelling techniques

✦ Memorize stories from the Bible (even if this isn’t a strong suit!)

✦ Learn to draw your listeners into the story

✦ Envision a relational process of church planting, from beginning relationships to shaping leaders

✦ Create cultural Scripture songs and contextual drama

Training Options

✦ Tell Nationwide 3-day event:

February 22-24, 2024
Joplin, MO 64801

$295 per adult / $525 per couple / *Childcare available $75 per child

✦ Contact us to schedule a Tell 1-day Exposure Training, a 3-day Essentials Training, or a 5-day Extensive Training!

FAQs

  • Location: Don Dewelt Prayer Chapel, 2115 N Main St Rd, Joplin, MO 64801

  • Our sessions together will run Thursday—Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

  • We provide light breakfast, snacks, and full lunches Thursday—Saturday. Participants are responsible to secure housing and each evening's dinner. We have negotiated rates with local hotels and AirBnBs within our network. Once you register and complete payment, you will receive the list of housing options and means by which to contact them to make arrangements.

  • We are an independent and unaffiliated training organization.

    We have the privilege of serving a great variety of agencies, churches, and denominations.

What people are saying about Tell

 

"Tell Orality Training changed how we see and how we engage with the unreached people God has brought to our backyards!" ~Tell Alumnus

“The Tell training was awesome. It lit a fire in me and now I want to know all the gospel stories. I have already started working on memorizing more. Though memorizing has been very difficult for me, this approach has completely changed that for me!” ~Tell Alumnus

“I've had lots of training through the years but this specific use of the Word in this way seems like such a powerful tool to move others towards Christ. I'm excited to put these tools to work in my own life and in the other's lives, too.” ~Tell Alumnus