Integrative Communication:
Teaching like Jesus.
(Professional Certification)
Get trained in principles of orality and communicate with greater impact!
Our classes are available both in-person and online.
For inquiries regarding prices and schedules, please feel free to reach out to us at training@i-os.org.
We offer our 4-module orality training materials for four levels of 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.
We are trying to make available online all lessons and class marerials. It follows an overview of our modules with 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.
- God in 3 persons (inner speech).
- Orality Gap.
- The 15 characteristics and tendencies of orality.
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.
- Creating compelling narrative.
- Bible story dialogue.
- 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.
- Artistic expressions of inner speech.
- The shape of cultural expression.
- 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.
- Orality as expression of inner speech (expanded).
- Transformative and informative learning.
- 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.
- Theology of orality
- The 7 disciplines applied to the 15 characteristics
- 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!