February 2008, Durk Meijer, ION Facilitator

International Orality Network (ION) Who or what is the ION? What can the ION do for you? How you can be IONized…

Who or what is the ION? A network of organizations to help make God’s Word available to all oral learners in culturally appropriate ways that enable church planting movements everywhere.

oral learner or oral communicator 1.Someone who cannot read or write. 2.Someone whose most effective communication and learning format, style, or method is in accordance with oral formats, as contrasted to literate formats. 3.Someone who prefers to learn or process information by oral rather than written means. (These are literate people whose preferred communication style is oral rather than literate, even though they can read.)

Who or what is the ION? Yet <10% of all Ministry Tools are specifically addressing the needs of oral learners World Population >70% Oral

Who or what is the ION? “Our modern missions efforts have been primarily focused on trying to communicate our message to unreached people in ways that make sense to us – instead of in ways that make sense to them!” (September 2005 ION Conference Attendee)

Who or what is the ION? Vision Influence the body of Christ to make disciples of all oral learners Mission Seeking to radically influence the way oral preference learners are evangelized and discipled in every people group

History

Cyprus, Kenya, England Amsterdam 2000, Table formation Oral Bible Network 2002 and 2004 OBN Consultations 2004 Thailand, Lausanne Forum on World Evangelization – Making Disciples of Oral Learners Working Group 2005 International Orality Network

Network Participants as of 2008

Bihar Out Reach Network (BORN) call2all Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI) Discipling A Whole Nation (DAWN) Ethnê to Ethnê Global Recordings Network (GRN) Faith Comes By Hearing Feba Impact Indonesia International Council of Ethnodoxologists

International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention King’s Commission Ministries MANI (Movement of African National Initiatives) OneStory Scriptures In Use (SIU) Serving In Mission (SIM) Southern Baptist Theological Seminaries Story Runners

T4Global Table 71 – Finishing The Task The God’s Story Project The Jesus Film Project The Navigators The Seed Company Trans World Radio (TWR) Transform World visionSynergy Wycliffe International Vernacular Media Services (Jaars) Youth With A Mission (YWAM)

What can the ION do for you? Help you think out- side the box

What can the ION do for you? The remaining Unreached People Groups are predominantly oral societies ION can help you engage in relevant and effective ministry reaching and serving these oral learners ION’s added value to you is in providing bridges to the oral learners through the ION resources, consultants, workshops and world wide conferences

Raise awareness Research Help validate Prepare training materials Assist in training Consult Help find resources Share learned lessons Celebrate

How you can be IONized… Read or listen to “Making disciples of oral learners” Check out Attend a conference: *September 9-12, 2009 Minneapolis U.S.A. *September 9-12, 2009 Minneapolis U.S.A. *regional conferences in Africa and India *regional conferences in Africa and India *Call2All, Ethnê to Ethnê, and Impact Indonesia conference *Call2All, Ethnê to Ethnê, and Impact Indonesia conference Schedule a workshop or consultation

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