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

A New Mission Field That Never Sleeps

As of April 2025, the global digital landscape continues to expand rapidly. According to the latest Digital 2025 report by We Are Social, the world’s population has reached 8.21 billion, with 5.64 billion people now using the internet – representing a 68.7% penetration rate. Additionally, there are 5.31 billion social media user identities, accounting for 64.7% of the global population.

This ever – growing digital realm presents an unprecedented mission field. The Church’s outreach methods have evolved over time – from Roman roads to radio waves. Today, the avenues include WhatsApp chats, YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels, and Bible apps. Moreover, emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR) are beginning to play a significant role in how people experience and engage with Scripture. For instance, AI – driven chatbots can provide instant responses to faith – related queries, while VR and AR technologies offer immersive experiences of biblical narratives, making the stories more tangible and impactful.​

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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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

Global Bible Apps

  • by Joshy K

God is limitless. Access to His Word, the Bible, should be too! The mission of Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH) is to provide people everywhere with free access to God’s Word through Audio Bibles in every translated language.

The Global Bible App initiative makes the Word of God available to the worldwide community of Android smartphone users. The major focus is on people who are not connected to the internet. Global Bible Apps are designed and built by Faith Comes By Hearing using SIL’s Scripture App Builder tool for Android devices and contain the Bible text and audio in the language of preference. These standalone Bible Apps synchronize the text and audio in a “karaoke” style, enhancing the user experience.

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