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Music Video Production Training just wrapped at EMDC Thailand 2026

Did you know that the top 10 videos watched and listened to on the largest video distribution platform on the planet, YouTube, are ALL MUSIC VIDEOS? Yes, here is the list…

So then, why are we in the the non-profit ministry world not producing more music videos to reach our important audiences?  This is one key question that the strategic EMDC Conference https://emdcon.org/ held in Thailand recently in May 2026 was trying to address with a dynamic 4 day training track for key media partners.Read More »Music Video Production Training just wrapped at EMDC Thailand 2026

Introduction To Scripture Engagement

Once again, we have the privilege of offering a live four-day workshop about Scripture Engagement,  teaching some principles and working together on real life issues you may face in your church or project.

Most churches don’t talk about ‘Scripture Engagement’ – they talk about reading the Bible,  and about discipleship, or evangelism. Years ago, many Bible translators assumed that translating the Bible would lead to people using it.Read More »Introduction To Scripture Engagement

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Exploring Audio and Video Devices for Scripture Engagement

In an increasingly digital world, accessing and engaging with Scripture has become more versatile than ever. Traditional print Bibles remain essential, but for many, audio and video devices provide an accessible, practical, and immersive way to experience God’s Word. Whether serving communities with low literacy rates, reaching remote locations, or supporting believers with disabilities, these devices bridge gaps and enable more people to hear and understand Scripture in their language.

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Have you heard of Faith & Farming?

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Flourishing communities through connecting faith, scripture engagement, and restorative agriculture.

Restoration spiritually and physically.

Faith & Farming (F&F) exists as a Scripture Engagement tool paired with practical agricultural techniques. These practices bring restoration in ways that elevate honor and dignity of smallholder farmers and their linguistic communities.Read More »Have you heard of Faith & Farming?

The Word at Our Fingertips

The Bible has the distinction of being translated and read in the largest number of languages across the world. Technology has come to the aid to present the Word to all people groups speaking diverse languages. The divine plan of God behind such developments can be understood when we examine the recent historical account. The technological advancements are making major contributions to the fulfillment of the last command and associated Bible translation activities. The relevance of technology in mission activities in the 21st century is highly significant. In order to share the gospel as well as for church activities, most churches and mission organizations are extensively using digital technology. In today’s digital world, social media serves as a powerful communication channel to reach out across the world with great speed. To present the Word to a larger group, digital media takes precedence in the present time. The emergence of the Apple store on 10 July 2008 and the Android market (Google Play store) on 22 October 2008 marked a paradigm shift in receiving the Word at our fingertips. Read More »The Word at Our Fingertips

Dyslexia friendly Bibles, and Dyslexia friendly Churches

Do Dyslexics need specialist Bibles, understanding from churches, or both? Dyslexia is a condition that makes it hard for people to read and write easily. It has been recognized for over 100 years and now some countries even have laws requiring schools, employers or providers of public services to make adjustments to help people for whom dyslexia is a barrier. (Unfortunately, even in the wealthier countries the level of support does not meet the demand.)

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Paradoxes for The Growing Bible Study Facilitator

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Things to Unlearn to Help Your Group Learn Better
by Participatory Approach Support Team, LEAD Global

When we study the Bible together as a community, there are many roles that help us learn and grow in faith. Bible teachers focus on generating and sharing precious knowledge about God and His Word, while facilitators focus on encouraging dialogue and fostering community among learners. In practice, how might facilitating differ from teaching? As you take on the role of a Bible study facilitator, here are some ideas that might challenge the way you think about what helps people learn well.

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📲 Data with a Mission: What Digital Scripture Engagement Is Teaching Us Today

In this digital age, the question for missions is no longer “Should we go digital?” but “How effectively are we engaging?” Are individuals not only accessing Scripture online but also experiencing transformative interactions with it? These considerations are at the heart of our Digital Scripture Engagement campaigns, guiding how we utilize data to assess and enhance our outreach efforts.

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Eight Conditions for Engagement with Digital Scriptures

Since Wayne Dye’s “Eight conditions for scripture engagement” article was first published in 2009 over 2,500 Bibles, New Testaments, and Scripture portions have been made available online, in print, audio and video forms.

Digital publishing brings huge opportunities for access, and for not only getting a message out, but in many contexts for creating dialogue and community.

But, publishing alone does not guarantee that Scriptures will be accessed and engaged with. Here is a brief reworking of the eight conditions with a focus on digital products and strategies:

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Loving The Nations One Neighbor At A Time

Neighbors are people who share space and physical context.  We recognize their faces as they walk by; we swap chit chat and maybe even know them by name.  When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, our neighbors checked in on each other and howled every evening alongside neighborhood pets, just to somehow feel connected through the isolation of quarantine.  It was during that difficult season that I knelt down in prayer with hands opened heavenward and asked God the next step in intentionally loving our neighbors.  

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Bibles and resources – UPDATED

Updated Aug 8, 2024
Do you know where to find Bibles in all the languages spoken by people attending your church (live or online), and the people living in your community?
This is an update of a post from 2021 since when several hundred translations of the Bible have been made available online.  As of Aug 2024 YouVersion’s Bible app (also available at Bible.com) provided 3,184 versions in 2,100 languages. (up from 1500 in 2021!)

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Don’t forget the women and children

For several years, Paulette helped lead a women’s conference, where most of the women didn’t speak French. ‘They were ashamed because they thought they had to speak about the Bible in French,” she says.

“We want to join in, but we don’t know how,” they told her.

Paulette explained that they could study the Bible in Contemporary Wolof, and share it with others in their own language too. Each day she gave them a verse to memorise in the Wolof language.

“That’s why this oral translation will help them,” she says. ‘They will be able to listen and know that they can grow in their faith. There shouldn’t be barriers to knowing God. Each person should be free to wake up each day and know: there is a God who is Lord over everything, and I can talk to him.”

 

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Davar Audio Bibles – deploying God’s Word to accomplish what He desires

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Davar believes that all people should have the opportunity to know the God who made them and that the truths of the Bible are not bound to the reader or ink on paper. Isaiah 55:11 says, “so is my Word that goes from my mouth; it will not return empty but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”

So, how does Davar encourage deployment of His word to accomplish what He desires?

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Listening and Learning at The Africa Scripture Engagement Conference 2024

The conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 22 February to 1 March 2024. It brought together 100 participants from 23 countries of Africa. It was an opportunity for Scripture Engagement, Media and Ethnoarts specialists and consultants to get together, to share resources, ideas and strategies and receive training on some of the latest approaches in encouraging engagement with the translated Scriptures.  The conference was bilingual, in English and French.  Four participants formed a ‘Listeners’ team’. Their role was to listen carefully to the key themes coming out of the presentations and discussions, both formally and informally, seeking to hear what the Lord was saying to us. Here is a summary of what they heard…Read More »Listening and Learning at The Africa Scripture Engagement Conference 2024

Living Water …a different kind of audio Bible

Originally blogged by Peter Brassington on Feb. 13, 2024 HERE

I recently realised that across the different bible apps on my phone I have access to over 30 different audio Bibles, read from different versions, in many different voices, and with or without a backing track, but I didn’t realise until yesterday that I had the entire New Testament sung by award winning Gospel artists to a piano accompaniment.

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