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Introduction
This is the place to put Internal Notes of articles in order to keep the notes non-public, but the article itself would be public. It works like the questions in the article Storytelling Testimonies. You hunt for the title of the article here in the contents, and you link to the Internal Notes that went with that article.
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Contents
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Gospel Is Working in People's Hearts
Gospel of John chanted in Wolof
Gospel of Mark on Cassette Is Working in People's Hearts
List of Places to Buy Filmstrips
Living Bible: A Walk Through the New Testament, Volume 1
More about Digital Audio Player
Rick-a-chee and the Sky-Blue Cap
Scripture Songs Used While Working
Stolen notebook at Zapallo Grande
Using the Jesus Flannelboard Set
Video history and distribution methods
Worldview
Internal notes:
Aug.10, 2005 ML Occurrences of worldview vs world view as two words changed after discussion with JVD Dec.2, 2004 JVD I changed the 2-4 column headers to reflect the less complex charts that Nancy Pearcy uses in her book. This needs a lot of work.
So what? – If a situation is characterized by a primarily X worldview, what should we do to present a relevant witness in that situation? How do we point out the inconsistencies between reality and the worldview of another when we have similar inconsistencies ourselves? We need to ensure that our worldview is indeed Biblical, not cultural. From Paul Lewis
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Internal notes:
Sept. 19, 2006 HM Added links to Context and Search and put definition of ‘link' in the glossary. Possible definition: A ‘link' in computer language, is a word or small picture that when clicked on, will open up another page of related information for you. May 30, 2006 JVD need wikipedia material copied to SPARK Definitions. Remove external link.
Original as of 1/31/2006
More about Audio
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July 28, 2005 mkb created document from Media Type page
Original as of 2/7/2006
Guidelines and Considerations
- Define the objective(s) of the program.
- Determine the best mix of music, narration, drama, etc. for the intended audience.
- Recording locally encourages enthusiasm about the program, fosters wider ownership, and exposes people to the message.
- Consider using the local people in the production of audio program(s). Audio programs produced with the participation of the local people often may be better received than those recorded using "professional" outside artists.
More about Calendar
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Mar. 17, 2006 mkb entered write-up from Media Type
More about Scripts
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Feb. 1, 2006 mkb entered from the Media Type
More about Digital Audio Player
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Some DAP formats are proprietary, such as MP3, Windows Media Audio (WMA), and Advanced Audio Codec (AAC). Some of these formats also may incorporate restrictive digital rights management (DRM) technology, such as WMA DRM, which are often part of certain paid download sites. Other formats are completely patent-free or otherwise open, such as Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, and Speex (all part of the Ogg [/documents/info/101 open] multimedia project). Adapted from Wikipedia
Digital Audio Player
Internal notes:
Aug 16, 2006 JVD Moved intro back from more and removed spicifics of MegaVoice.
More about TV Broadcasts
Internal notes:
Feb. 16, 2006 mkb entered text from the original “TV Broadcast” media type.
TV Broadcasts
Internal notes:
Feb. 16, 2006 mkb moved “About” section into Internal Notes: (This paragraph is now in TV Broadcasts.-ml) Television (TV) broadcasting is a powerful medium especially . . . price is within reach for some individuals.
(Rest of what was in internal notes is now in More about TV Broadcasts.-ml) satellite stations now ring the world so it is possible to receive satellite TV in almost any part. . . . . . Careful planning for effective use of these media could result in very positive impact.”
- Mar. 16, 2005 JVD Can Rich Reed help?
- Dec. 9, 2004 JVD Can TWR help?
Evangelism
Internal Notes:
Nov. 14, 2005 mkb update gospelcom address to guide.gospelcom Nov. 14, 2005 mkb updated addresses for Eng. & Span. versions of the Manifesto. Feb. 10, 2005 mkb spelling, grammar, and punctuation changes
Encourage users to preclude syncretism by including a Pre-Evangelism thrust before getting totally involved in Evangelism. The disciple must determine the need for Pre-Evangelism during initial contact.
Trevor Mcllwain's Firm Foundations is excellent for identifying the need for and preparing people for evangelism with a proper introduction to the Gospel.
Different cultures have different criteria for considering the Gospel message to be valid. In Mexico it was considered valid because it was “God's book.” In the Philippines, answered prayer was what gave validation to the message. This need for validation of the message is critical and is covered in a scholarly manner in Dr. Wayne Dye's book The Bible Translation Strategy.
Pre-Evangelism
Internal Notes: Feb. 10, 2005 mkb changed ";prevangelism is no...." to "Pre-evangelism is no...."" in the Internal Notes.
Please initial after adding material JVD
(The rest of this is included in the article "More about Pre-evangelism, but some of the sentences are shortened there to make for easier reading.-ml) As Francis Schaeffer once put it, "Pre-evangelism is no soft option." In his book, The God Who is There, Schaeffer makes the following points about what we may call "pre-evangelism," which is, in a sense, doing the prep work enabling people to understand the Christian gospel. Pre-evangelism is communicating the basic categories people need to understand the claims of Christianity, as well as removing potential intellectual objections. According to Schaeffer:
- Pre-evangelism entails two-way communication between the Christian and the non-Christian: "If we wish to communicate, then, we must take the time and the trouble to learn our hearer's use of language so that they understand what we intend to convey [p. 130]." Thus pre-evangelism entails understanding what the non-Christian is saying. It means listening to them and then communicating to them in terms they can understand. This is what we call finding and establishing "common ground."
- Pre-evangelism entails a proper understanding of the meaning of love: "Each person must be dealt with as an individual, not as a case or statistic or machine [p. 130]." "We must remember that the person to whom we are talking, however far from the Christian faith he may be, is an image-bearer of God. He has great value, and our communication with him must be in genuine Love. Love is not an easy thing; it is not just an emotional urge, but an attempt to move over and sit in the other person's place and see how his problems look to him. Love is a genuine concern for the individual....Therefore, to be engaged in personal witness' as a duty or because our Christian circle exerts a social pressure on us, is to miss the whole point. The reason we do it is that the person before us is an image-bearer of God, and he is an individual who is unique in the world. This kind of communication is not cheap." [pp. 130-131]. Thus while our motive to evangelize is the glory of God, love for neighbor, ultimately brings God glory.
- Pre-Evangelism entails getting a non-Christian to see the futility of unbelief and leaving him in the tension between the real world and his own set of beliefs: "Every person we speak to, whether shop girl or university student, has a set of presuppositions, whether he or she has analyzed them or not....But, in fact, no non-Christian can be consistent to the logic of his presuppositions. The reason for this is simply that a man must live in reality, and reality consists of two parts: The external world and its form, and man's mannishness,' including his own mannishness.' No matter what a man may believe, he cannot change the reality of what is. As Christianity is the truth of what is there, to deny this, on the basis of another system, is to stray from the real world....Non-Christian presuppositions simply do not fit into what God has made, including what man is. This being so, every man is in a place of tension. Man cannot make his own universe and then live in it." [p. 132].
JVD
More about Pre-Evangelism
Internal notes:
Sep. 6, 2006 JVD [p. 132]
Calendar
Internal notes:
Mar. 17, 2006 mkb copied original "About" into Internal Notes: A printed calendar is a representation of time. It is usually printed on paper. Not all cultures record time in the same way. Many indigenous cultures keep track of time by the moon or planting seasons.
The Gregorian calendar is a common way to record time. It is used in many parts of the world. It consists of 365 days and is divided into 12 months. Some months have 30 days, and some have 31 days. The second month has 28 days except it has 29 days approximately every four years.
A calendar may be used as an educational tool. It can teach people about numbers and how to "read" pictures. It can also be a means to give Scripture verses and to provide information through pictures.
The addition of vernacular Scripture portions and meaningful images can make a simple calendar an ideal aid to give validity to the language.
Considerations
Consider whether the culture sees keeping track of time as an undesired foreign practice.
Information that is valued may be added so people are more likely to keep and refer to the calendar. Examples of this are cross-stitch diagrams, a table of measurements, and a list of government officials.
Consideration needs to be given to how to record time. Ask what will fit in with the culture and act as a bridge to the calendar system used in the major culture of the area. Sometimes it is best not to confuse people by giving them any transition.
Does the calendar used in the major culture separate the month into weeks? Or is the month formatted by having one straight line of all its days? Some start weeks on Saturday. Others start the week on Sunday.
Years can be counted in different ways. The Gregorian calendar categorizes years as either before (BC) or after (AD) the accepted birth of Jesus Christ. (It is common practice to omit "BC" and "AD" when the correct designation is obvious.) Muslim years are counted since the Hijra, that is, Mohammed's emigration to Medina. The Jewish calendar begins its years from what is 3761 BC in the Gregorian calendar. This is the year Jews believe God created the world. The Chinese calendar records time in 60-year cycles, starting from 2637 BC, when the Chinese think their ancestors started this calendar system.
Consider whether you want to mark civil and religious holidays. Will people of some religions be offended if their holiday is not included? Will people think you are giving approval to a religion if you include its holidays?
Make the text and images large enough for people without perfect eyesight.
Limit the amount and complexity of content if it is for people who do not know how to read words or understand pictures.
Words inside boxes may confuse people who are not used to seeing images on paper. Text that runs across a number of boxes may be confusing. (An example of this is a Bible verse printed in the second week of a month.) Test degrees of difficulty before printing. Test if grid lines help or hinder.
See Visual for things to consider in choosing visual images. END OF "ABOUT"
Add calendar template to resource directory.
CD-ROM
[/documents/info/461 More] Internal notes:
Feb. 16, 2006 mkb started writing "About"; with Chet Matheson Dec.20, 2004 JVD initial entry
Concerts
Internal notes:
June 30, 2005 mkb draft: A concert is a musical performance for an audience. One or more singers or instrumentalists, or both, perform it. It does not involve theatrical acting. If there is a large group of instrumentalists playing a piece of music, there may be a conductor to direct them so they are unified and play as a unit.
Music is found universally as far as researchers know. But music is not a universal language. The definition of what music is varies from culture to culture. Also, its function and structure varies. In many cultures, its function is more important than whether it is aesthetically pleasing. In some cultures music may be related to the spirit world, and people want to know if the music heals.[Training Manual p 13.6]
One's perception of whether it is aesthetically pleasing or not is learned. Every culture has an "octave." But cultures divide it into varying number of steps. Some are divided into seven steps; the Western world divides an octave into eight steps. What sounds like music to a Western ear can sound like awful noise to another's ear, and vice versa.
Structural differences like this, and in harmony, rhythm, and form create different musical systems we can learn to appreciate, but we are most comfortable with our own heart language we grew up with. Our ears need to be trained to hear and accept other patterns than our own. [Training class notes pp 23-25]
Considerations: Presentations usually are most effective when they follow the forms of the culture and look like someone indigenous to the culture designed them.
Using non-indigenous Christian music to share the Gospel · makes Christianity seem like a foreign religion, · encourages seeing Christianity as separate from one's life, · is unappealing, especially to nonbelievers, · encourages dependence on outsiders for new music material, and · stifles creativity because it's usually impossible for an indigenous person to create in a foreign system.
Adapted from VMS Training Manual, p. 13:9 "Why should Missionaries be afraid of using foreign music for hymns?"
Find out if creating or performing music is reserved for a particular class or group of the culture.
See under Live regarding time considerations.
Puppets
Internal notes:
Jan. 25, 2006 mkb slightly resized the June 30, 2005 draft with Lois and put sections into a “More about Puppets.” June 30, 2005 mkb draft: A puppet is a figure operated by hand to teach or tell a story to an audience. It is made to look like a human, animal, or some commonly recognized object. The designer of the production creates a personality for the puppet and may write a script detailing dialogue and action.
Some puppets are made of cloth that fits over the hand and are operated directly by a person's hand. Others are operated by a person holding a stick that has strings or wires attached to the puppet. The puppeteer can make a puppet wave by lifting the string attached to the puppet's arm. Most puppeteers like to hide behind something so the puppet appears to be by itself.
Some people develop the ability to “throw their voice.” These ventriloquists have a dummy over one hand and make it seem like the dummy is talking to the ventriloquist and audience. The ventriloquist tries to not move his mouth and moves the dummy's mouth as if it were actually doing the speaking.
Considerations
Puppetry communicates well because it is a live media type. Oral cultures are most used to getting information by live, three-dimensional means.
Puppets can be used to educate about subjects that would be too sensitive for human acting.
They can be used to complement, enhance, and reinforce the message of storybooks, Scripture readings, dramas, video programs, etc. Delivering the message using several different media is usually more effective than using only one.
Puppets can be very inexpensive. They can be as simple as a sock over a hand with facial features painted on it. Or they can even be a person's hand with facial markings in the right place.
Puppets that require two hands to operate can also require agility and skill.
Remember to define the objective(s) of the program. Decide how you're going to meet the objective(s).
Program material and puppets need to be appropriate for the intended audience. Consider the cultural factors, audience age group, and etc. when planning the program. Consider having an indigenous person help you design a puppet.
- The puppet has your voice or a pre-recorded voice.
- There is no magic or inherent life in the puppet.
Do any of the colors on the puppet have a meaning that would conflict with your message?
If the puppet portrays a human, would the audience see the facial features and skin color as foreign?
It is best to not allow a full-bodied puppet to be seen as lifeless because it could be misunderstood to have been a live animal or person that has died.
Consider other equipment needs. Will you need screens, props, etc.? A (portable) public address system is helpful in puppet presentations.
July 5, 2005 mkb moved the “VMS-produced document” from the “About” section to Internal Notes. Sep. 23, 2004 jvd This is a VMS-produced document from “Formatted Word Docs 2002 Resource CD” found under Madelyn's WORD/SPARK content/References. Vic added the WORD document with Keith Wright watching.
It is necessary to have some type of a screen (i.e., pulpit, umbrella, etc.) to prevent the audience from seeing you manipulate the half-bodied puppet. Simply sewing pants to the half-bodied puppet will allow you to use it as a full-bodied puppet.
Guidelines and Considerations
- Define the objective(s) of the program.
- Program material and puppets need to be appropriate for the intended audience.
- Consider the cultural factors, audience age group, etc. when planning the program.
- Consider the audience's prior exposure to puppets. Some explanation may be needed so that the audience understands beforehand that:
- The puppet has your voice or a pre-recorded voice.
- There is no magic or inherent life in the puppet.
- Consider the type of puppet you want to use.
- Half-body (no legs).
Full-bodied puppets.
- It is best to not allow a full-bodied puppet to be seen as lifeless
- Does not require a screen.
- Some puppets need two hands to operate, which can require some agility.
- Animal and people puppets.
- Consider other equipment needs in addition to the puppets.
- A (portable) public address system is helpful in puppet presentations.
- Screens, props, etc.
Media Mix
Incorporate puppets into a planned media program that will complement, enhance, and reinforce the message of storybooks, Scripture readings, dramas, video programs, etc.
Flannelgraph
Internal notes:
June 30, 2005 mkb draft: (This draft is what is now in "More about Flannelgraph")
May 6, 2005 MKB notes from Vida: Need to be stored flat Need to plan a lot of time to cut out if bought.
God's Story
On May 19, 2008, mkb removed the editor, Andrea Menkin, at her request to Durk Meijer (VMS' Asia Area Liaison) because of security issues.
Video Cassette
Feb. 14, 2006 mkb put orig. “About” into Internal Notes:
Jan. 4, 2005 mkb added Video Review Form under “About” (under “Some questions to consider...”). Keep track of edits. Sep/01/04 jvd Sep. 15,2004 jvd Nov. 11, 2004 jvd added material from Luke Video
Video CD
Internal notes:
Feb. 17, 2006 mkb removed ”, also known as View CDs,” with Chet
Video history and distribution methods
Internal notes:
Apr 20, 2005 mkb added from Phil's original. Changed video to video cassette in fourth paragraph of “Full Text” and removed “for” in “also possible for [spaces] to replace.”
Signing
Internal notes:
Sep. 5, 2006 JVD Where does sign language fit in?
June 30, 2005 mkb more content plus MORE
Dec. 16, 2004 JVD initial entry
More about Workshops
Internal notes:
12/27/05 JVD cut from Workshop
A workshop is a live instructional seminar or a series of meetings. The emphasis is on interaction and exchange of information, so the number of participants is usually small.
Considerations
Workshops work well with people from an oral culture because both put a priority on interaction. Workshops allow interaction and processing of material by the group. Long monologues in workshops are not received well, especially in oral cultures.
Participants should have a sense of accomplishment by the end of a workshop. Therefore, workshop titles should match what will be accomplished. For example, you might call a workshop a “Music Discovery Workshop” rather than a “Hymn Writing Workshop” if you don’t know ahead of time whether the people are ready to write hymns. [am avoiding passive voice]
Some cultures do not place an importance on time. It may not work well to follow a precise schedule or expect people to arrive on time. [adapted from TM 8.45]
Build into the workshop a lot of repetition of things to be remembered. Visual and/or audio aids also help participant to remember things.
Having participants evaluate the course at its end helps the presenter prepare for doing the workshop again for others and to perhaps prepare a follow-up workshop. Some cultures have strong rules regarding respect and discourage criticizing any authority. Emphasize how their evaluation can help others in future workshops. Give people the option of not signing their names if feedback is given in a written form. Oral cultures will probably prefer processing the evaluation as a group instead of as individuals.
[Lois, the preceding paragraph is my putting 2 and 2 together. Do you think oral-culture people need extra help in giving feedback? Like would they be reticent to say anything negative? I assume they would much prefer to do an evaluation as a group.]
God’s grace is needed in all communication and especially in workshops that have people from more than one culture. There is a need to be aware of potential misunderstandings because of different worldviews and different understandings of foreign words. It is wise to have a slow pace to allow people to adjust to each other’s ways and to work at understanding the deeper meanings that may be present. Check and confirm interpretations throughout the workshop.
It is helpful in oral cultures to allow extra time at the beginning to let people develop relationships before getting into heavy learning material. Some cultures require more time to warm-up to relationships than others. It is easier to get honest feedback and to talk about misunderstandings of words or concepts once good relationships are established.
July 5, 2005 mkb moved “About” content to Internal Notes:
Live instructional seminar, class or a series of meetings. The sessions emphasize interaction and exchange of information usually among a small number of participants.
Example Workshops
- Evangelism
- Ethnomusicology
- Translation
- Scripture-use
- Creative writing
- Storytelling
- Computer training
- Shellbook publishing
Shells
Internal notes:
Oct. 5 2005 JVD Should this be entered as a product? Is it a product or a concept? If a concept, and if it is not unique to VMS, should the reference indicate how the concept was started and what progress has been made by others? See Foundation for Indiginious Languages and [/products/info/194 ShellBook Publisher] . Perhaps this page should be focused on the shell concept only. That concept can be applied to any media.
Dec. 10, 2004 JVD Change name, removed custom since shells imply custom. Nov. 11,2004 JVD Initial edits October 28, 2004 KW Initial entry
Free Shells – adapted from “Free Software”
A “gift economy” is one in which status is given by how much one gives to the community (as opposed to an “exchange economy” where status is given to those who have the most stuff). There are already many microcosms which subscribe to this social system, the scientific community being the most famous. Scientists receive status from their peers by contributing the greatest ideas and inventions. Would it be a bad thing for the entire mission community to change to this social system? There is no reason to believe that anything bad would happen as a result. Capitalism was founded on the premise that economic gain would encourage people to be more productive; the key here is encouraging people to be more productive, not the means by which it is achieved. Free media shell projects do give status to those whose contributions are most useful, and this encourages better product development. It does not mean that the entire world should switch to such a philosophy.
Is the free shell concept Communism? Let's take a look at what Communism really means. It's a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership and applies a “sameness” to everyone involved in the system, eliminating social classes and personal distinction. It removes uniqueness and originality from the individual, under the guise of supporting the larger community. Free Shells does not promote the abolition of private ownership; rather it recognizes that shell media are tool that we all can use. We all should be able to use it according to our needs. Free Shells says that media shells should not belong to one of us, thereby preventing a social hierarchy where the owners have control over the users. Free Shells allows contributors to be recognized for their contributions. Free Shells gives us the freedom to make a product unique to the situation, and to sell it or give it away to others if we so choose; Free Shells doesn't give us all ownership of the shell but it does allow us the same freedoms that owners have without allowing us to lord it over others. With Free Shells, we all have the same right to our shell tools that everyone else does. Proprietary shells or products, on the other hand, use brute force to remove that freedom and individuality.
Using the Jesus Flannelboard Set
Internal notes: This case history material was provided by Grace Closius (SIL member)from an article she submitted to the Vernacular Media Newsletter produced at JAARS.
List of Places to Buy Filmstrips
Internal notes:
July 26,2005 JVD Do we want such a list? Would it be more effective if each product in the list was entered as a seperate product? The whole layout of Spark favors a seperate Product entry for each product.
Rick-a-chee and the Sky-Blue Cap
Internal notes:
Dec. 13, 2004 Initial submission of material by VWolter Dec. 14, 2004 Additional details added to review by VW
No Darkness at All
Internal notes:
Michelle Petterson (SIL vernacular media worker in Africa) made this comment when she briefly reviewed the material. “OK. I don't find the pictures terribly interesting or the values all that great.”
Abeedou's Friend
Internal notes: Nov. 29, 2004: mkb made link to kidstuff in “How to Obtain” section. Nov. 22,2004 edit by jvd
Condemnation or Forgiveness
Internal notes: 03 Nov 2004 mkb Entered the product. (Taken from the review found in the VMS “Media Product Index.”) May 15, 2002 Reviewed by: Steve Quakenbush
Gospel Is Working in People's Hearts
Mark Datson and I made cassettes of the Gospel of Mark in the Mahou language. Mahou translators Marion and Andi later told us:
When we got back to our village, we played a copy of the first Mark cassette for our house helper Mariyam, and she sat listening to it attentively until I (Marion) suggested she do a bit of housework at the same time. She said she really had to pay attention to this because every word was too important to miss, so she turned it off while she worked but listened to it again during her break. After work she bought the first cassette and I gave her the second one. She went home and listened to them over and over again until the batteries in her cassette player died well after midnight. She told us she would very much like to become a Christian but that her husband wouldn't like it. Her husband told her to stop playing those cassettes. Then he changed his mind and said he'd like to listen to them too. He is still thinking about what he heard.
Date of Event: 2002 Country: Cote d'Ivoire Language: Mahou People Group: Mahou Author of Story: Marion Huettner
Internal notes:
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Estimated literacy rate of language group: Go to Internet Average educational level: Go to Internet
Religion of language group: Strongly Islamic Organization that did the project: SIL Source: Michelle Petersen NL of Summer 2002 Date the story was obtained by VMS: 2003 Photo(s)/Drawing(s): None
Product(s) this story is about: Gospel of Mark translated into Mahou on audio cassette Media type: audio cassette Subpoints of story (keywords): Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Mahou, Scripture, Gospel of Mark, impact PR Story Number: MB011-INT
PERMISSION: A sanitized version received approval for the Christian Public Phil Davison, Director of Cote d'Ivoire and Mali, 18Dec2003.
Gospel of Mark on Cassette Is Working in People's Hearts
Cassettes were recently made of the Gospel of Mark in the Mahou language. The SIL translators later told us:
"When we got back to our village, we played a copy of the first Mark cassette for our house helper, and she sat listening to it attentively until I suggested she do a bit of housework at the same time. She said she really had to pay attention to this because every word was too important to miss, so she turned it off while she worked but listened to it again during her break. After work she bought the first cassette and I gave her the second one. She went home and listened to them over and over again until the batteries in her cassette player died well after midnight. Her husband was initially not so enthusiastic. But more recently he has been listening too, and the cassettes have been making a strong impression."
Date of Event: 2002
Country: Africa, Cote d'Ivoire Language: Mahou People Group: Mahou
Author of Story: Marion Huettner Media type: audio cassette
Sub points of story (keywords): Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Mahou, Gospel of Mark, impact
Religion of language group: major non-Christian religion.
Photo(s)/Drawing(s): none
Int. notes: Put PR story number (MB011-CP) and fact that more info can be found on old Spark.
DO NOT MAKE PUBLIC
PERMISSION: Received approval for the Christian Public (not the web) from Phil Davison, Director of Cote d'Ivoire and Mali, 18Dec2003.
Scripture Songs Used While Working
Internal notes: Organization that did the project: GILLBT Source: Dan & Leticia Dzokotoe August 2002 newsletter Date the story was obtained by VMS: 2003
Photo(s)/Drawing(s): ? none on newsletter. Lois Bryson may have photo.
PR Story Number: MB020-CP
PERMISSION: “Approval is given for you to use the story documented below in any JAARS publication.?? From GILLBT Director Justin Frempong 27Jul04.
Gospel of John chanted in Wolof
Internal notes:
FEB. 2, 2005 JVD added section headings contact authors. via email JAN. 13, 2005 JVD initial entry from Darrel McKaig
Dear Vic,
I am happy with the new format and content. It wouldn't be appropriate in this case to have a photo of the chanter. I am not concerned if you remove specific reference to Muslim, but the article should allow the reader to guess that Muslims are the target group or there is little point in having a case history.
Could you please use the following email address: forthewolof@hotmail.com Also I would appreciate it if you could use a script to make the email address visible on the website so that spammers cannot harvest the email address automatically.
Contact
<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" emailE=('forthewolof@' + 'hotmail.com') document.write(
'<a href="mailto:' + emailE + '">' + emailE + '</a>' )
</SCRIPT>
Thank you.
Richard & Roxanne Shawyer (shawyer@pastornet.net.au) c/o M.E.A.O. B.P. 8
Stolen notebook at Zapallo Grande
Waiting for approval 7/15/04 jvd
Yes, you may use our letter. However, leave out the comments about HCJB and Bormans.
Blessings, Ruth and Neil Wiebe Nov. 10/2004 jvd
This may not be good material for a case history.
mkb note of 01Oct04:
Preparing for approval 01Oct04 mkb
- Author: Neil and Ruth Wiebe
- Date: Prior to September 2004
- Country: Ecuador
- Language: Chachi
- People group: Chachi
- Key Words: Latin America, Ecuador, forgiveness
- Estimated literacy rate of language group:
- Average educational level of language group:
- Religion of language group:
- Organization that did the project: SIL
- Source: from Wiebe's December 13, 2003 Newsletter
- Date the story was obtained by VMS: 2004
- Photo(s)/Drawing(s): None
Neil and Ruth Wiebe, Tenencia Pol'ca, Amagua' Pichincha, Ecuador
- Excerpt from December 13, 2003 newsletter
mkb 10July08: I wonder if we should change the title to something like "The Importance of Having Scripture in Writing." ~Aug/Sep 08: Wayne says keep title the same.
SPARK Vision
Currently one of the working functions of SPARK is to tag Scripture promoting media with Harvest Information System (HIS) media codes. We need someone to manage this function. HIS media code entry screen is available on each product edit screen. (Taken from paragraph on Partnership)
Current Deliverables
Product information (listed by media types):
- Live: drama, speech, puppets, workshops, etc.
- Audio products: cassettes, digital recorders, radio, etc.
- Visual or visual-plus-audio: filmstrips, movies, or a combination
- Print: Books, calendars, etc.
Case histories on media uses:
- Recording for cassette ministry
- Drama on cassette
- Chanting
- Read along for literacy
- Radio broadcasting
- Cassette Scripture songs
- Software use and training
- Media Mix
Reference documents:
- Discussing SPARK
- Software considerations
- Copyright information
- Scripting
- Health information
- Comments on various pieces of equipment
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
- Adding documents and products to SPARK
- Comparison of different videos
- Disclaimer
- Establishing a media department, etc.
Guidelines:
- Foster local ownership
- Use media as a bridge
- Integrate media
- Match the media with your audience
- Use cultural songs
- Avoid mixed belief systems
- Bring media into a culture at appropriate time, etc.
Administration
- Latest comments
- Used to check the last five comments
- Links to all comments
- Deletion option for any comment
All comments Recent changes
- Viewing all new documents
- Viewing all edits or other changes on documents
TRAC project management page for programmers Statistics
- Summary
- Monthly history
- Information about user preferences
Additional features
- Files, especially documents, such as training manuals, audio, and video clips, can be uploaded and downloaded.
- Users can edit their own documents.
- Documents can also be assigned to a general editor.
- Visitors can leave comments on the site that are immediately viewable. These comments are key in building knowledge about vernacular media.
- Comments are checked daily for appropriateness.
- Each document is checked before making the document viewable by the public.
Proposed development plans
ASAP Needed one Ruby programmer or change to an open Wiki
TRAC Management Work Tickets #102, 99, 101, 71, 16, 59, and 23
Item # Description Who will do it Delivery Testing Completion Standard 102 Auto PW Recovery IT 7/06 VMS/IT No Bugs 99 Login Help IT 7/06 VMS/IT No Bugs
101 Admin Tools IT 7/06 VMS/IT No Bugs 16 Pub Approval IT 7/06 VMS/IT No Bugs 59 Release Approval IT 7/06 VMS/IT No Bugs 23 Media Codes IT 7/06 VMS/IT No Bugs
- Develop Equipment/software section
- Online testing site separate from vernacularmedia.org
- Add HIS codes (TRAC #23)
- Languages
- People groups
- Resources
Help screens (context sensitive)
- Login help
- Search help
- Document entry help
- etc.
Download feature (working as of April 2006)
- PDFs (working)
- Presentations (file size limited to 7 MB)
- Flash (file size limited to 7 MB)
- Video and audio clips (file size limited to 7 MB)
ASAP
- TRAC Management Work Tickets #86, 97, 22, 18, 72, 100, 67, 21, 28, 32, 65, 19, 68, and 52
- Administrator's view of one user should show all the user's editable documents
- Guideline pop-ups
- CD and/or DVD of the site
By end of 2008
- Have a User database with printable name/contact information for
- Registered users (currently there are 105 registered users)
- Organizations
- Media owners
- Media developers
- Media distributors
Add other VMRS access tables to the site Document Checkout (#71)?
Living Hope for Africa
2008-05-27 MKB note: Apparently this is not available from World Relief. I want to see if this is the proper write-up for Frans Vissher's or if this is for a World Relief project that is no longer. Or if our Resource CD mistakenly had World Relief as the source. 2008-02-04 MKB note: I'm waiting for World Relief to call and confirm languages, content, and contact info.
Living Bible: A Walk Through the New Testament, Volume 1
Internal notes:
Dec. 6, 2004 Shortened summary to fit on one line. JVD
Dec. 2, 2004 mkb formatted quotes in “Considerations” section and revised the summary. Nov. 13, 2004 jvd edited address and shortened short description
Reviewed by: Steve Quakenbush
- Date: January 2002
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Rules for Making Titles
Need to research "to be" verbs more. What about 'will,' 'may,' 'might,' 'should' etc.? "I was cold." vs "I was swimming." "I will be 39 years old." Maybe we should allow "to be" verbs to be capitalized?? so it doesn't get confusing for people. Another idea: Cap all but prepositions and conjunctions that are three? letters or less.
"to be" verbs (am, is, are, was and were)
prepositions and conjunctions: a, an, the, at, by, for, in, of, on, to, up, and, as, but, it, or, and nor.
