Non-readers in certain occupational groups
Look at the proportions in certain professions, for example, 56 % of unskilled labourers among construction workers cannot read. If we take Jesus' mission to bring the good news to all people seriously, then we cannot expect non-readers to start reading....
The church and people with disabilities
During my training sessions, the participants always develop a story set for their particular context. These story sets are always a personal highlight for me, as I am often given a very rich gift and discover many new treasures in God's Word.
Conversion paths of Muslims
In the summary of his doctoral thesis "Simple and complex at the same time: conversion processes and their assessment", Reinhold Strähler described four fascinating ways in which Muslims find Jesus (download dissertation in English). When you listen to stories...
Preferred way to learn new things
Challenge: Read the following stories and try to identify which one generally describes your ethnic group. Think generously and be aware that there will be many exceptions. Non-reader1: The story of Ali and Aigul Ali was...
When no one is able to read, how do you teach the Holy Scripture?
On my journey of discovery into the world of orality, I was very challenged by the following article from 2002: South Sudan. Recently, eighteen men and women graduated with a certificate from Southwestern B. Seminary without ever opening a book...
Migrants' countries of origin are often classic missionary countries
Where do migrants in Germany come from? If you look at the statistics, you realize that many of the migrants' countries of origin are classic mission countries, i.e. countries with unreached ethnic groups. Turkey leads the way with roughly 1.5 million people. As...
One in five not born in Germany
According to Wikipedia, there are around 16.4 million people living in Germany who were not born here. As a reminder, Germany currently has 84 million people. That means that roughly one in five people came to Germany from another country. By the way, that's...
So many Germans can't read and write properly
When I told my wife about this statistic, she replied: "Now you've gone mad! Once you've learned to read, you can do it forever. If you get a high school diploma, you won't forget how to read." A day later, she went to her needlework circle....
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