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WORKSHOP
ADULT LITERACY
INTRODUCTION:
WHY ARE WE HERE?
1.Because illiteracy is a problem:
a. In the world
b. In our Nation
c. In our Churches &
Communities
d. In our Families
Two-Thirds of the world’s illiterate people are women
2.Because we can, in a few hours and
with little cost, learn and then teach a
skill which will stop illiteracy.
3.Because literacy is a foundation for
any successful sustainable
development.
4.Because our Lord desires that every
person enjoy a better life here and
now.
SO WHAT IS
LITERACY MINISTRY?
Literacy ministry is an outreach
done through a local Church or
Christian organization (or
individual) to teach adults how to
read and write in their own
language.
THREE MAIN GOALS FOR A
BIBLE-BASED LITERACY
MINISTRY: