SIL - Scripture Engagement

Spoken English Bible

A translation of the Bible that is intended to be heard and told

The Spoken English Bible is creating the first oral Bible translation in English. It's intended audience is American English speakers of the younger generations (late 30s and under) who have minimal biblical knowledge. There have been hundreds of oral Bible…

RichardDecember 20, 2024

Audio Film and Video Radio Strategic Planning Training

Translating the Bible into Media

Andreas Ernst (2023)

Multimedia and technology has become increasingly important in reaching ministry audiences worldwide. Many ministry organizations emphasize the creation and dissemination of polished audiovisual products, but often without considering if the products fit the needs and media habits of the target…

RichardDecember 4, 2023

Culture Development Responding to Needs

Faith and Farming

The Faith and Farming programme seeks to encourage farmers by learning from the many farmers in the Bible, including God Himself who planted the Garden of Eden. "The goal of Faith and Farming is twofold: to help those working on…

RichardOctober 17, 2022

Language Issues Orality

God and Language

Exploring the Role of Language in the Mission of God

Michael Greed and Dawn Kruger (editors) (2022)

From the book description: What is language? “Language is more than syntax and morphology; it is the vehicle for assuming the weight of a culture,” writes John Pobee, quoted in Michel Kenmogne’s Foreword to this volume. More than that: language…

RichardApril 21, 2022

Digital Marketing and Distribution Strategic Planning

Digital Strategy Guides

Here are eight guides to help as you plan digital Scripture engagement strategy: Audience Questions Digital Strategy in Partnership Design Questions Distribution Options Digital Promotion Digital Scripture Engagement Pathways Monitoring, Evaluation and Analytics Training Pathways You don’t need to look…

RichardNovember 5, 2021

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

Children Literacy

Bloom Bible Story Books

Let's Grow a Library

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

Bible Translation Digital

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…

RichardJanuary 11, 2021

Bible Translation

Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles

Fourth Edition

Katharine Barnwell (2020)

Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles continues to provide crucial, practical training for those preparing to translate the Bible or contribute to Bible translation in other ways. The fourth edition of this classic textbook is a leading voice…

RichardSeptember 23, 2020

Apps Digital Marketing and Distribution

Scripture App Builder

Create customized mobile apps with synchronized Scripture text and audio

Not one app, but a user-friendly tool to build your apps! Bible translation organisations are using Scripture App Builder to make the Bible available as Android and iOS apps in languages around the world. Scripture App Builder helps you to…

RichardSeptember 22, 2020