This is a welcomed development as this new but centuries-old method of sharing Christ’s message is gaining recognition by the Global Church. On the North American front, ION has taken a huge step forward in its development as more task forces have been formed to take on critical projects.

The research task force will be looking at the impact of Orality on Church Growth. A new task force, Music and Arts, will explore the impact of all culturally-appropriate arts in Oral-based cultures.

Seventeen indigenous Indian mission agencies deeply committed to the vision are already seeing remarkable response among the country’s 200+ million non-literates. In the last three years alone these agencies have trained over 25,000 grassroots church planters!