Using the Arts

Open Bible Images is an open visual Bible library built to serve translators, teachers, churches, ministries, and digital platforms around the world. The focus of the team is on faithfulness to Scripture, historical and cultural honesty and making images freely…

Epika is the Bible brought to life through immersive virtual reality, allowing users to explore the Biblical world, experience its culture, and witness its timeless stories. You can: Explore the Biblical world, through accurate and realistic recreations of Biblical places,…

The Communication Assessment Tool (CAT) is an adapted Participatory Methods tool to research communication genres and technologies used by a community. Knowledge of people’s communicative behavior is important for strategizing in a culturally appropriate and relevant way when we want…

Community Arts for the Kingdom of God (in French) (For English, please see Creating Local Arts Together.) Les gens communiquent au moyen de plus de sept mille langues. Ils chantent aussi, dansent, peignent, prêchent, font du théâtre et créent des…

Second Edition (2022) When Jesus was born to Mary, God “translated” himself into our human world. This act of God’s translation continues today wherever the gospel is expressed, in each language and lived out in each culture that makes up…

The Pioneer Bible Translators Deaf Group is working on a Sign Language translation of the Action Bible (ABSL).

Join us to hear stories about EthnoArts, a growing movement in cross-cultural Christian ministry and development work around the globe. Whether through expressions such as music, dance, visual arts and more, we explore principles at play when communities incorporate their…

"The Abide Bible is an answer to prayer for those of us passionate about Scripture engagement. The features are designed so you can absorb the Word of God in a transformative way." (Tessie Devore, Lumo Project) Created in partnership with…

"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…

You will find a variety of simple henna designs that illustrate a variety of Bible stories and Scripture passages that highlight God's deep and abiding love for women in a way that is clear, simple and easy to replicate. You…