Title: Noah
1Noahs Ark
- Don't miss the boat.
- Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the
Ark. (Be proactive) - For safety sake, travel in pairs.
- Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may
ask you to do something really big. - Remember that we are all in the same boat.
2Literacy Evangelism International
- Beyond ILTI
- 2010
- International Literacy Training Institute
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
3A New Exodus
4Beyond ILTI
- Review Global Opportunities
- Identify Personal Opportunities Call
- Sharing your vision for the future
5How far have we come in fulfilling Christs
Commission?
6The Opportunity
- Current status of evangelism discipleship?
(Response to Matt. 28119)
76.8 billion population
2 billion Christians
1/3 of the world
4 billion people yet without Christ
2/3 of the world
200 million Passionate Believers
1.8 billion Christians lack discipleship
1.8 billion Christians lack discipleship
1.8 billion Christians lack discipleship
8The greatest missionary is the Bible in the
mother tongue. Cameron Townsend
9Our Opportunity
- What have been the greatest obstacles to Gods
Word?
10- Historic Obstacles to Gods Word in each
millennium - and how they were overcome
Bible translation into common languages was begun
Bible unavailable to common people
2nd Millennium
1st Millennium
Problem of Apostolic Authority
Canon of Scripture was established
11Our Opportunity
- Historical obstacles to Gods Word?
- What is the current status of Bible translation?
126,809 languages total
Bible (NT) translation has been done in
2,000-some languages
4,000 languages still do not have Bible
translation
but they represent only 5 of the worlds people
representing 95 of the worlds people
1399 of the worlds people have some or all of the
Bible in a language they speak
14______The Flat World_____
- Flattners
- The Web, Open-Sourcing, Offshoring, etc
- A world moving at the speed of light
- A digital age
- The UNFLAT world
- Being left behind at a faster pace
- Illiteracy is widening the gap
15The map of poverty
and the map of unreached people groups
largely coincide with the map of illiteracy in
the 10/40 window.
16In this 10/40 window
¾ illiterate
2/3 of the worlds people
poverty disease
false religions
only 5 of missionaries go there
a small are Christian
17Our Opportunity
- Historical obstacles to Gods Word?
- Current status of Bible translation?
- What is the greatest opportunity of opening Gods
Word in our time?
183rd Millennium
- Greatest Obstacle to Gods Word in our time
- and how to overcome it
Illiteracy keeps 2 billon from Bible access
Literacy ministry is the answer
2nd Millennium
Bible translated into common languages
1st Millennium
Canon of Scripture was established
19Illiteracy impedes the use of Gods written Word
20No obstacle to Gods Word so widespread among so
many as illiteracy No ministry more needed by
more people than literacy No strategy so
relevant, so holistic, so grassroots and
far-reaching as Bible- content, church-based
literacy
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22Our Callbring down the global giant of
illiteracy
- In every nation, people, tribe and tongue
- Working in and through local churches
- With Bible content materials
- Mobilizing men women
- Preparing the way for Christs return
23Opportunity to shape history of Literacy Missioin
- Use 228 Bible-content primers
- Lead TTWs Literacy Institutes
- Use Bible-content ESL curriculum
- Develop primers in new languages
24The history of LEI continues to be written in
- India, Mongolia, China
- Brazil, Peru, Guyana
- Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Ivory Coast,
Rwanda, Tanzania - Canada, United States
- ....
25Would that this one book were in every language,
in every land, before the eyes and in the ears
and hearts of all men.
26Our Call
- How do we respond to the call for evangelism,
discipleship and church planting through literacy?
27Beyond ILTI
- Sharing your Opportunity Call Vision for the
future
28Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans
will be established. - Proverbs 163
29Sharing your Vision for the future
- Assignment 1 page typed
Presentation Friday morning - Include Top 3 goals
- Based upon your strengths
- SMART Goals Specific, Measurable , Attainable,
Realistic, and Time sensitive - Turn Talk
- Email to pattyhickman_at_literacyinternational.net
30Literacy Evangelism International
- Beyond ILTI
- 2010
- International Literacy Training Institute
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
31Riddle
- What is more Righteous than GOD,
- More evil than the Devil,
- The Rich need it,
- The Poor have it, and
- If you eat it you will die?
32Riddle
- What is more Righteous than GOD,
- More evil than the Devil,
- The Rich need it,
- The Poor have it, and
- If you eat it you will die?
Answer NOTHING