French

Development Responding to Needs

Scripture Engagement and the Mobilisation of Local Resources in Africa

Narcisse Sechegbe (2020)

"If we pay attention, we can see that our localities, often wrongly or rightly described as poor, are full of resource opportunities that are just waiting to be properly channelled..." "In terms of mobilising local resources, each locality has its…

RichardMarch 10, 2020

Children

Lessons from Luke

English and French teacher's guides, coloring pages and big picture books

Chris and Karen Jackson (eds.) (2015)

Lessons from Luke is a 52-lesson curriculum for children, based on the Gospel of Luke and developed in the North West region of Cameroon. It aims to provide an easy-to-follow series of lessons that are culturally appropriate and make use…

RichardNovember 22, 2019

Bible Study Discipleship Evangelism

Discovery Bible Study

Discovery Bible Study is a simple method to see for oneself what the Bible says about life's big questions. This website provides a guide to Discovery Bible Studies, a list of 28 suggested Bible passages, and additional studies. Content is…

RichardOctober 22, 2019

Literacy Orality Research

A Preference for Reading Print Scriptures in Senegal

Kyria B. (2019)

"Almost all of the Christians interviewed reported a preference for reading print Scriptures. This preference was in contrast specifically to 1) individualized listening to audio recordings of Scripture or 2) listening to someone else reading Scripture aloud." This article is…

RichardJuly 30, 2019

Strategic Planning

The Eight Conditions Questionnaire

Evaluating the conditions for Scripture Engagement

David Gray (2019)

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

Marketing and Distribution

Our Bible has Arrived!

Organising a dedication event to celebrate the publication of a New Testament, Bible or other translated books

Richard Margetts (2018)

Second edition, in English and French. "Lord, the moment we’ve been waiting for has arrived! What we were longing for, our hands have touched!" How do you celebrate the publication of a Bible book: a Bible, a New Testament or…

RichardOctober 29, 2018

Culture

Évangile et Culture

Jalons de réconciliation

Zacharie Manyim M. (2017)

"I welcome the publication of this book in an Africa where the arrival of the Good News had essentially been bad news for our cultural realities. Zac invites us to examine our cultures in the light of the Gospel, in…

RichardOctober 7, 2018

Language Issues Strategic Planning

A Guide for Planning the Future of Our Language

Charlie Hanawalt, Bryan Varenkamp, Carletta Lahn, Dave Eberhard (2016)

This practical tool is meant to be used by local communities who are interested in maintaining the use of their traditional language. The text is written in a manner that is meant to be accessible to the general public. It…

RichardSeptember 27, 2018

Advocacy Discipleship Strategic Planning

Interagir avec la Parole de Dieu pour la Vie

Construire des ponts à travers l’interaction avec la Bible et le discipolat

Bettina Gottschlich-Modibale (2017)

"Bible translation and Scripture engagement play a role in liberating a people to understand their value, role, and destiny according to the Word of God and to embrace it to glorify God, to transform nations and make disciples." In this…

RichardDecember 20, 2017

French - Scripture Engagement