Scripture Engagement

Apps Audio Digital Film and Video Radio Training

SIL International Media Services Training

SIL International Media Services offers a selection of core and specialized training modules to choose from. You can complete any number of training modules to be better equipped for the specific ministry context you are in. SIL media staff will…

RichardAugust 27, 2021

Bible Preaching Orality

Expository Preaching in Africa

From the publisher's description: How can expository preaching, rooted in a textual analysis of Scripture, be effectively utilized in oral cultures? In Expository Preaching in Africa, Ezekiel A. Ajibade engages this challenge directly, offering practical techniques for integrating African oral…

RichardJuly 21, 2021

Bible Preaching

Pray Prepare Preach

This series of study guides has basic talk outlines on various books of Scripture that are designed to help under-resourced Bible teachers in economically poorer parts of the world to understand and explain God's word clearly and accurately. They encourage…

RichardJuly 19, 2021

Film and Video

Legion

Powerfully-told, this is the famous Biblical account of Jesus healing a man by casting out demons. Legion is an animated short film from the Jesus Film Project, about the healing of the demon-possessed man from the Gerasenes area (Luke 8:26-39).…

RichardJune 21, 2021

Bible Study Responding to Needs

COVID-19 Bible Studies, Story and Skit

Here are some COVID-19 materials that are free to download, use, adapt and translate into other languages. They can help us engage with the Bible, thinking about what God has to say to us and how it can impact our…

RichardJune 16, 2021

Language Issues

Engaging African Multilingualism with Scripture

Multilingualism in Africa is a pervasive phenomenon that requires attention and a missiological response. A modern average Kenyan is fluent in at least two languages. How does this impact our ministry in Bible translation? Many people can speak their heritage…

RichardJune 10, 2021

Digital Marketing and Distribution

Which Wi-Fi Media Box?

How do you get digital resources into the hands of people who aren’t connected to the Internet? How do you distribute apps, videos, audio, documents, and images to people who can’t afford the data it would take to download those…

RichardMay 31, 2021

Research

State of the Bible 2021

From the online church revolution to socially-distanced small groups, the landscape of Christian faith and worship in America has been deeply disrupted in the past year. The strain of the ongoing pandemic and civil unrest in our nation continues to…

RichardMay 11, 2021

Children Literacy

Bloom Bible Story Books

Bloom makes it easy to create simple books and translate them into multiple languages. Bloom makes it possible for many people to be involved in building a large collection of local language books. It was designed with new computer users…

RichardApril 21, 2021

Film and Video Women

Chosen Witness

An unlikely woman's life is dramatically transformed by a man who will soon change the world forever. In this animated short film, experience the life of Jesus through the eyes of one of his followers, Mary Magdalene. The Jesus Film…

RichardApril 16, 2021