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Language and Communication

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
When the High language wins – and when it doesn’t: How diglossia and the timing of translation affect vernacular scripture use Sulawesi Research PilotLanguage IssuesResearch

When the High language wins – and when it doesn’t: How diglossia and the timing of translation affect vernacular scripture use

The non-use of completed local language (LL) Scripture translations is a persistent and costly problem for the Bible translation movement. This article opens a broader Vernacular Scripture Use research program with a pilot study conducted across eighteen language communities in…
Richard
February 26, 2026
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
Oral Bible Storytelling as a Missional Instrument in Discipling Men in Kejom, North West Cameroon Bible StorytellingDiscipleshipMenOralityResearch

Oral Bible Storytelling as a Missional Instrument in Discipling Men in Kejom, North West Cameroon

This article investigates why family heads, the fòyn, and members of the kwifòyn and other priestly societies in Kejom, in the North West Region of Cameroon, are absent from churches. The introduction describes how church leaders have reached out and…
Richard
November 16, 2023