At All-Nations, we have identified three pairs of complementary core values. As we hold these values in tension, they provide boundaries and define a clear path for us. They keep us on track.
Our first core value pair is Tradition and Innovation: embracing our Anabaptist...
It is no secret that Bible translators invest a lot in the translations they do. It takes years of education, language and culture learning, and other preparation before a project can begin, and then years (or even decades) are devoted to the translation process itself. What if, after a lifetime...
If you know much about All-Nations Bible Translation, you will have no doubt heard how All-Nations partners with churches to do translation and church planting. All-Nations stresses its role as a facilitating organization, placing a large responsibility on the sending churches to support their...
Theoretical Backdrop
From the mouth or the hand, a word. Transient, bursting with meaning, bound for the ear or the eye, a word—and a whole, rich string of them. Human speech in any language is a beautiful, fragile thing. Words may be...
I read a quote recently that said “Imagine living life so carefully that there are no signs you lived at all." I can’t get over it. I keep thinking about that quote. It stirs deep within me varying emotions. But the fact does remain that for most humanity eventually there will be no sign that...
I live in a town full of subsistence farmers. Some of them have supplementary income sources, but their primary food source is the corn that they grow on their mountain fields. I do not have my own cornfield, but I sometimes accompany my friends when they go out to cultivate their land. The...
Teams work hard at Bible translation and community development. Their efforts serve a larger purpose: a maturing local church. Though they hope to be there for many years, some day the team will leave. They want to establish a local...
SERVING THE WHOLE PERSON AND THE WHOLE COMMUNITY
God gives abilities to every person and resources to every community. Therefore, we serve the community by teaching its members to develop and use their skills and resources, and not to depend on what we...
Over one billion people, according to a report published within the past year by IMB, fall into the categories of unengaged and/or unreached with less than 2% Evangelical Christians and no active church planting within that group during the past two years....
Culture Learning Brings Fresh Insight
“Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 18:3)
