Oral Bible Storying for the Equipping of Wolof-Speaking Women in Northern Senegal
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Beske, Joanna E.
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Lingenfelter, Judith
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Nyack College, Alliance Theological Seminary
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2020
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
165
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
D.Min.
Body granting the degree
Nyack College, Alliance Theological Seminary
Text preceding or following the note
2020
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The purpose of this doctoral project is to observe the impact of oral Bible storying on equipping the study's participants for the work of evangelism. The study addresses the problem of limited engagement of functionally illiterate Wolof-speaking Christian women in northern Senegal, in evangelism. The author developed a seven-session training that incorporated numerous oral strategies for learning and discussing Bible stories with the objective of equipping the participants with an understanding of evangelism. Ten participants were recruited. An evangelism assessment tool was created and used, as well as semi-structured interviews and participant observations. The author discovered that the use of orality strategies was effective for equipping both oral preference learners and print learners. Ministry and future research recommendations were offered.