Stories From the Field: Arts, Faith, and Culture: Connecting Scripture and Community in Asia

How can Bible translation, oral Bible storying, and community development connect more deeply with indigenous communities? This session explores how applied EthnoArts serves as a bridge—offering practical ways to honour local culture, amplify indigenous voices, and foster community-driven Kingdom values and outcomes.

Join us for a look at how contextualised arts speak to what matters most to a community. We’ll cover the basics of EthnoArts training—including cultural analysis and research methods—and share practical case studies from across Asia that highlight Biblical perspectives and truths that resonate from the inside out.

Who’s it for: 

Creative souls, field workers, and the mission-minded eager to discover how local arts can shape global ministry.

Come join us! Speaker's Profile The facilitator is an international consultant in Ethnoarts and Ethnomusicology with SIL Global, bringing over 30 years of experience in Asia. She holds a PhD from Bern University and is a trained Music and Creative Arts Therapist, specialising in integrating cultural arts into literacy, education, and trauma recovery. Together with her husband, she designs and leads arts, healing, and community development training programs globally at both short-term and Master’s levels.