Eight Conditions

Audio Bible Translation Orality Research

The Eight Conditions of OBT Scripture Engagement

The Eight Conditions of OBT Scripture Engagement Research research seeks to discover the kinds of Scripture Engagement activities and perspectives OBT organizations and teams prioritize and to share this information with other OBT practitioners. The goal is to empower OBT…

RichardMay 27, 2026

Research

Scripture Engagement Dynamics

This study represents the largest sample of research on factors influencing Scripture Engagement to date, examining seventy projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania, and representing multiple Bible translation agencies. The data has been analyzed statistically to identify factors…

RichardNovember 9, 2025

Strategic Planning Training

SE Guide App

The SE (Scripture Engagement) Guide app is a companion to the SE Guide website, containing questions and videos based around the Eight Conditions for Scripture Engagement. The SE Guide is designed to help you understand what will help or hinder…

RichardNovember 7, 2024

Marketing and Distribution Strategic Planning

The Scripture Engagement Guide

The Scripture Engagement Guide is designed to help you understand your situation and decide how to encourage your people to use the Bible. The Scripture Engagement Guide (SE Guide for short) is a web-based tool for local communities to explore…

RichardSeptember 5, 2022

Strategic Planning Training

EMDC Online: Scripture Engagement Courses

A three part series (3 sets of 10 one hour sessions) based around Wayne Dye's Eight Conditions for Scripture Engagement will be hosted on EMDC.online. Continuing to build and expand on long established insights about how people engage with Scripture…

RichardJanuary 18, 2022

Music and Worship Strategic Planning Visual Arts

Participatory Methods for Scripture Engagement

"By using Participatory Methods, my students have seen all eight conditions for Scripture engagement strengthened, and Kingdom Goals met, working with various communities around the world. Both literate and oral-preference communicators have become more actively involved in creating with and…

RichardJanuary 15, 2020

Strategic Planning

The Eight Conditions Questionnaire

This questionnaire takes you through each of Wayne Dye's Eight Conditions of Scripture Engagement, asking questions to help you evaluate a particular context. It is available to download as Word documents in both English and French. The process of filling…

RichardJuly 24, 2019

Advocacy Strategic Planning

Eight Conditions: a summary in French

This is a 7-page summary in French of Wayne Dye's "Eight Conditions of Scripture Engagement". The awareness of the contribution of each of these eight factors can help in developing strategies to promote the use of God's Word. For a…

RichardFebruary 24, 2010

Audio Digital Film and Video Literacy Orality Visual Arts

Scripture in an Accessible Form

The choice of medium can make a difference, and better artistic quality enhances any communication. However, the most important quality is how relevant the message seems to be to the lives of its hearers. If a hearer (or reader or…

RichardOctober 3, 2009

Research Strategic Planning

Assessing Scripture Use Conditions with the Welser Scale

When creating a Scripture use plan how do you get a grip on the pertinent conditions to be able to set goals and create a plan? The Welser Scale is an assessment tool used to facilitate goal setting and Scripture…

RichardJuly 15, 2009