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Tim Hatcher

Healthy Bible Translation Programs: Successful L1 Scripture Engagement in Previously L2 Dominant Churches Healthy Bible Translation ProgramsLanguage IssuesResearch

Healthy Bible Translation Programs: Successful L1 Scripture Engagement in Previously L2 Dominant Churches

This article responds to Anonby, et al, through a systematic review of eighteen separate Scripture Engagement studies that examined seventy-three distinct language communities in twelve countries on four continents. In sixty of these seventy-three language groups, languages of wider communication…
Richard
March 9, 2026
Scripture Engagement Dynamics Scripture Engagement DynamicsResearch

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…
Richard
November 9, 2025
Multilingualism in Lystra Language Issues

Multilingualism in Lystra

"Multilingualism is a resource for effective Gospel communication, not an impediment. The Acts 14:8-20 account demonstrates the risks involved with relying too heavily on gateway languages as a medium for ministry. The potential for catastrophic miscommunication like what was seen…
Richard
June 17, 2025
Translanguaging: Leveraging Multilingualism for Scripture Engagement Bible TranslationLanguage Issues

Translanguaging: Leveraging Multilingualism for Scripture Engagement

Translanguaging as both a theoretical and andragogical lens respects established language-use preferences of end users and seeks to create engagement opportunities that correspond most naturally to a community's current language-use patterns. Use of Scripture should mirror language-use patterns observed elsewhere…
Richard
August 9, 2022