Here’s what people saying about the Following Jesus Series and chronological Bible storying:

“Recently I was in Mindanao teaching a seminar to pastors in Eastern Mindanao. While teaching I noticed that several tribal pastors were not tracking in their workbooks. At a break, much to my amazement, I discovered that they couldn’t read. After some questions I also discovered that many in their barrios couldn’t read either. When I asked a few of the Filipino pastors how these men prepared for their Sunday preaching, the answer I received was this, ‘Oh, they preach what we tell them to preach.’ Wow, what a setup for a cult. As I was driving here in the States I listened to the 6 CDs [Module One] and became quite excited with the prospect of sharing this teaching with the brethren when I get home to the Philippines. I believe it could be very effective in the training of non-reading leaders and disciplers.” —

“Thanks for the CDs. I have been listening to them and they are great. I will be teaching a Leadership Course next year and would like to secure more copies for the students…. This is an
added dimension for leadership development on the field. …[I] appreciate what you are doing for this area of training. I believe we need to incorporate this area for our seminary training as well.”
— Seminary professor, Singapore

“We were sending out ‘mixed’ signals with the combination of some oral — but mostly ‘literate’ materials. I believe we must change this paradigm within ourselves first and start communicating to ‘oral’ learners - and focus our work and our training to people who are already in the ‘oral’ sphere. Isn’t that one of the strongest dynamics we are looking for in CPMs?”
— missionary in South Asia

“An unsaved oral communicator (illiterate, functionally illiterate or semiliterate) can be introduced to Christ, can become a believer, can be discipled, can be trained as a minister, and can become an effective shepherd (pastor) of a church without ever becoming literate. In the not so distant past, individuals, in numerous countries and church settings, would not be allowed to be baptized until he or she became literate. That is ceasing to be true in many places. Chronological Bible storying is not prejudiced against oral communicators becoming literate, but it is not dependent upon hearers becoming literate to hear the gospel, or become an active church member and/or leader. In fact, in most places where chronological Bible storying has been used, literacy training enrollment levels have tripled and quadrupled after chronological Bible storying was used among a people.”
— Christian worker in China

"I have listened to the first couple CDs in [Module 1] -- this is fabulous stuff! It will definitely work for the research I'm doing now, and I can see it as the basis for some other things I want to do. Thanks! I may want to get the rest of the set later."

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