It’s not enough to translate the Bible; it’s not enough to distribute the Bible. Our desire is to see real Scripture Engagement: people encountering God’s Word in life-changing ways. Here you’ll find hundreds of resources to help encourage Bible engagement around the world.

The Patmos Youth ReportResearchYoung People

The Patmos Youth Report

Bible engagement among people aged 15–30
Young people are vital to the future of the Church. It’s important to understand how they’re engaging with the Bible – or why they might not be – in order to make ministry with young people more effective. The Patmos…
Richard
June 2, 2026
Open Bible ImagesVisual Arts

Open Bible Images

A growing visual Bible tool and open image library designed to help the world see Scripture more clearly
Open Bible Images is an open visual Bible library built to serve translators, teachers, churches, ministries, and digital platforms around the world. The focus of the team is on faithfulness to Scripture, historical and cultural honesty and making images freely…
Richard
May 25, 2026
Training

CanIL Scripture Engagement Training

The Canada Institute of Linguistics (CanIL) offers a Scripture Engagement training track with courses accepted by SIL and Wycliffe Bible Translators as preparation for cross-cultural service. In 2026, the SE course will be taught in the summer: either in person…
Richard
April 3, 2026
Sulawesi Research PilotLanguage IssuesResearch

The Sequencing of Local Language & National Language Translations: Why Vernacular Scriptures Are Not Being Used — A Pilot Study Focused on Sulawesi

Stan Anonby, David M Eberhard, and Tiar Adam Simanjuntak (2025)
Around the globe, in a disconcerting number of minority language communities, there are reports of vernacular language Bibles not being used. The primary research question of this paper is, Do vernacular Scriptures become the/a normative text for public reading in…
Richard
February 26, 2026
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Working together to encourage Scripture Engagement

This website is provided by the members of the Forum of Bible Agencies International. FOBAI exists to promote collaboration and cooperation amongst Bible Agencies with a shared vision of working together to maximize the access and impact of God’s word.

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