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.

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
AI, Bible Apps and Theological BiasAppsDigitalResearch

AI, Bible Apps and Theological Bias

Jonas Kurlberg, Zoltán Schwáb, Ximian Xu, Dan Washbrook (2026)
How do AI chatbots shape how we read, interpret and engage with Scripture? Today, millions of people are turning to AI chatbots to deepen their understanding of Scripture. But does generative AI impact how we interpret and interact with the…
Richard
January 23, 2026
State of the Bible 2025Research

State of the Bible USA 2025

The complete annual State of the Bible report for 2025 has been published by the American Bible Society. Here are some of the highlights in this year's report: After three down years, Scripture Engagement and Bible Use are up. Millennials…
Richard
December 7, 2025
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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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