Holistic Communication:

Teaching like Jesus.

(Professional Certification)

Get trained in principles of orality and communicate with greater impact!

Schedule & Cost

Class Schedule

Our classes are offered either as:

  • 3-hour online weekly sessions spanning 8 to 10 weeks per module or
  • as intensive face-to-face courses conducted in one-week blocks per module, with a break between modules.

Registration & Cost

Pre-registration/Reservation Fee: ₽ 500.00 (US$ 15.00). Registration is made official upon payment of the Pre-registration Fee.

Cost per module: ₽ 1,500.00 (US$ 35.00); to be paid on or before Week 5 of each module.

*Prices are already subsidized.

For inquiries please contact us at training@i-os.org.

Study at your pace and preferred intensity.

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Self-study

Make use of our online resources and study them as you see fit.

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Audit

Sit in and listen to our training without commitment on either side.

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Certification

Finish all modules and earn a Professional Certification.

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Masteral

The certification can be credited towards a Master of Arts in Orality.

Classes are available in person, virtual, or hybrid. This section provides an overview of our modules and links to the respective resources.

Foundations of Orality

Module 1

Explore God’s design for communicating among people created in His image. How can we communicate with higher impact and scale? We will discover how orality affects every aspect of communication.

  1. God in 3 persons (inner speech).
  2. Orality Gap.
  3. The 15 characteristics and tendencies of orality.
Lessons & resources

Narrative

Module 2

Learn from The Master Storyteller! He modeled driving everyday stories that went viral. We engage people in Bible story dialogue leading them to discover God’s message, remember it, and share it with others.

  1. Creating compelling narrative.
  2. Bible story dialogue.
  3. Contextualizing a Kingdom meta-narrative.

Arts & Culture

Module 3

Arts penetrate the heart like nothing else. They are expressions of who we are. We explore using the arts as integrative communication strategies for increased Kingdom impact.

  1. Artistic expressions of inner speech.
  2. The shape of cultural expression.
  3. Giving voice: Promote personal and community expressions.

Instructional Design

Module 4

Transformative learning takes intentionality. The Scriptures give numerous examples of what this is and how it can be done. We learn to apply Jesus’ teaching methods. We experience the process of building learner-centered instruction with planned outcomes and results.

  1. Orality as expression of inner speech (expanded).
  2. Transformative and informative learning.
  3. Introduction to Jesus’ model (7 descriptive disciplines of orality).

Integrative Project

Taking it to the field! We guide you to use all 4 modules in a real-time project. You will integrate orality and make it alive among your people group, your context, and your ministry.

  1. Theology of orality
  2. The 7 disciplines applied to the 15 characteristics
  3. Applying orality: integrative project

All the resources provided are freely accessible. We pray you find these resources valuable for your ministry and hope to see you in one of our orality cohorts.

If you have found our materials to be of assistance, kindly consider making a donation. Your contribution will enable us to conduct more research and extend our training to those who may otherwise be unable to afford it.

Thank you!