Training

Scripture Engagement Strategy and Methods

Dallas International University, Texas
The 'Scripture Engagement Strategy and Methods' course focuses on the sociolinguistic, socioeconomic, sociopolitical, and socio-religious factors that either hinder or foster the use of vernacular literature. Practical strategies and activities that promote the use of Bible translations in public and…
Richard
April 7, 2021
Research

Scripture Use Research And Ministry (SURAM)

Investigating the use, or lack of use, of translated New Testaments in eleven languages spoken in Papua New Guinea
Compiled by René van den Berg (2020)
The SURAM Report presents the results, conclusions and recommendations of the SURAM (Scripture Use Research And Ministry) project, which ran from 2014 until early 2017. SURAM investigated the use, or lack of use, of translated New Testaments in eleven languages…
Richard
February 10, 2021
Trauma Healing

Trauma Healing Basics

Free resources that help people learn about trauma and start to heal
Trauma Healing Basics are simple, practical tools that anyone can use to learn about and respond to trauma. Developed by the team at Trauma Healing Institute, these free resources combine mental-health best practices with the wisdom of the Bible. We…
Richard
February 8, 2021
Bible TranslationCultureResearch

Making a Difference

Bible Translation among the Dagomba and Konkomba of Northern Ghana
Solomon Sumani Sule-Saa, with Joyce Park (2021)
How did two very different language communities encounter and make early choices about Christianity? This book is a historical record of the Dagomba and Konkomba people groups of Northern Ghana as they embraced the Bible translated into their mother tongues.…
Richard
February 1, 2021
Bible TranslationDigital

PTXprint – Bible Layout For Everyone

Rapidly create Scripture PDFs for quality trial publications
PTXprint is a stand-alone program which allows you to create high quality PDFs for trial publications of Scripture. It has a multitude of easily configurable options allowing a whole range of outputs. The interface is user-friendly, enabling anyone to produce…
Richard
January 11, 2021
Bible StudyDigitalMarketing and Distribution

Training Mercy Ships’ Chaplains

Listening Groups and Scripture Distribution in Senegalese languages
Laurie Klaas (2021)
This report describes the Scripture Engagement training which was carried out in response to an invitation from Mercy Ships. Twelve local chaplains were trained to facilitate listening groups among the outpatients of Mercy Ship’s Hospital Out-Patient Extension Center (HOPE Center).…
Richard
January 6, 2021
Bible Reading

Bible Reading Plan Generator

John Dyer
The Bible Reading Plan Generator is a tool to help you build a customised Bible reading plan. The following options are provided: Choose the start date and the number of days, e.g. a whole year, six months, 100 days, etc.…
Richard
January 4, 2021
DigitalMarketing and Distribution

Open.Bible

God's Word, Freely Received, Freely Given
In the Open.Bible initiative, Biblica is publishing Bible texts with a Creative Commons (Attribution-ShareAlike) Licence. This means that you are free to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. You can adapt, remix, transform, and build upon…
Richard
December 22, 2020
DigitalMarketing and Distribution

Using Your Wi-Fi Media Box

28 ideas for digital distribution
Martin Lange (2020)
For years, Missionary Aviation Fellowship’s pilots carried a box on planes containing Bibles and Christian literature. When they landed, these resources would be offered for sale. Eventually, due to the popularity of smartphones and the weight of books, they switched…
Richard
December 8, 2020