All the World is Singing
Posted by tom | May 11, 2007The idea for [the collection of stories in All the World is Singing] can be traced to one memorable comment I heard in 1997 at an international gathering of Christian leaders in Pretoria, South Africa. Following my report about the growth of worship in different parts of the world, John Bendor‑Samuel of Wycliffe Bible Translators jumped to his feet with a vigorous response to the report: “Here’s the experience of Wycliffe in two quick sentences. In areas where translators encouraged new believers to sing newly translated Scriptures, the churches grew rapidly. Where that did not happen, churches grew more slowly.”
The power of the Word in song! Toward the end of All the World is Singing check out the Ethnodoxology in Missions Links.
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Further incentive to teach one's children from an early age to memorize hymns and other worship songs. :)
Posted by sursumcorda, May 11 2007, 11:25