Holistic Communication:

Teaching like Jesus.

Get trained in principles of orality and communicate with greater impact, and earn a professional certification!

Classes are available in person, virtual, or hybrid. This section provides an overview of our modules and links to the respective resources.

For inquiries please contact us at training@i-os.org.

What are the subjects?

The certification program covers our 4 primary modules, culminating in an integrative project.

  1. Foundations: Theology, theory, and practices & multidisciplinary facilitating Foundations of Orality.
  2. Narrative: Narratology and models of Scripture engagement, facilitating the narrative processes & narrative performance.
  3. Culture & Arts: Building a culture of arts in context & leading an arts workshop.
  4. Instructional Design: Teaching for transformation & curriculum and instructional design systems.

Integrative Project: A real-time project where students demonstrate the ability to apply all they learned to their ministry.

Study at your pace and preferred intensity.

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Self-study

Make use of our online resources and study them as you see fit.

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Audit

Sit in and listen to our training without commitment on either side.

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Certification

Finish all modules and earn a Professional Certification.

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Masteral

The certification can be credited towards a Master of Arts in Orality.

Class Schedule

Our classes are offered either as:

  • 3-hour online weekly sessions spanning 8 to 10 weeks per module or
  • as intensive face-to-face courses conducted in one-week blocks per module, with a break between modules.

Registration & Cost

Pre-registration/Reservation Fee: ₽ 500.00 (US$ 15.00). Registration is made official upon payment of the Pre-registration Fee.

Cost per module: ₽ 1,500.00 (US$ 35.00); to be paid on or before Week 5 of each module.

*Prices are already subsidized.