A Talking Bible placed with a non-reader gives them the chance to learn about God. In many areas of the world it is difficult to share about God... Talking Bibles can get past those hurdles and reach many who would…
Wildlife STORYTELLERS share audio Bible stories with children and adults around the world in their own native tongue. The stuffed tigers, elephants, bears and others can be loaded with recordings in over 5,000 languages and dialects. When you place these…
Is it possible for rural communities to develop entire radio dramas through oral processes only, without writing a script? Our dramas have not only been able to reflect the complexity of life and the consequences of sinful attitudes and behaviour,…
An interactive workshop for training listening group leaders and promoters
Richard Margetts (2016)
Available in both English and French. The training workshop described in this guide was developed in West Africa and includes input received from around the world. You can use it to train listening group leaders (those who lead/facilitate the groups)…
MegaVoice Envoy 2 players are designed for listening to audio Scriptures and can include additional audio materials for encouraging Scripture engagement. Depending on the model, the Envoy 2 E-series players include the following features: the ability to record audio, variable…
Today we are in a very different position from when Bible agencies and churches first started running literacy classes. There are alternatives! We now have many methods of producing, distributing and copying oral Scriptures of many different types. In almost…
Un manuel d’utilisation pour l’éditeur audio numérique Audacity
Fina Linan, Richard Margetts (2014)
This is the updated and expanded 2014 French version of How to do recording on your computer, an in-depth beginner's manual for recording with Audacity. Scripture engagement practitioners across the Francophone world are using Audacity to record Scripture portions, Bible…
This video from Zambia shows how a digital audio player, the solar-powered Audibible, can be used to facilitate Scripture engagement in group settings. Here are some of the points made by the group leader: Hearing God's Word is more important…
Tools to simplify the process of Audio Bible Recordings
The Essential Audio Recording Scripts (EARS) from SIL International Media Services are a series of documents that have been developed to assist the recording specialist with the task of recording entire books of the Bible. EARS documents are available for…
Blind and partially sighted people who cannot read standard print may use one or more accessible formats to read the Bible. Their choice may depend on the degree of sight loss, whether they are at home or in public, the…