ETEN Progress Update: Advancing Bible Accessibility Around the World
ETEN's mission is to advocate for Every Verse Current in all languages, ensuring access to the Bible for every community by 2033. The All Access Goals focus on making Bibles available to populations worldwide, tracking progress through the AAG Dashboard. Critical Analysis reveals ongoing translation efforts and challenges faced. Key issues include addressing oral cultures, multilingualism, and sign languages. Emphasis is placed on fostering spiritual unity, broadening involvement, innovating thoughtfully, and aligning energies towards achieving these global goals.
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ROBERT BRIGGS ETEN Progress Update
ETEN ADVOCATES FOR Every Verse Current EVERY VERSE CURRENT Square All languages, full Bible, multiple versions, appropriate revisions; according to the expressed need of the local church.
ETEN FOCUSES OPERATIONALLY ON All Access Goals ALL ACCESS GOALS (AAG) Circle A catalytic milestone toward the Every Verse Current goal.
ETEN All Access Goals of the world s population of the world s population (languages with 500K or (languages with 5K-499,999 99.96% 95% more speakers) speakers) will have access will have access to a New Testament (or to a full Bible. equivalent). AAG BY 2033 of the world s 2 full Bible translations population (languages 100% TOP 100 will be available in the with 1-4,999 speakers) world s most strategic will have access to at least 100 written languages. some portion of Scripture.
Collective Impact EVIDENCE OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT
ETEN AAG Status ALL ACCESS GOALS DASHBOARD ESTIMATED CHAPTERS Goal Met Goal Not Met In Progress Not Started Goal Languages Top 100 (2 Bibles) 100 60 40 40 0 906,880 912,699 500K+ (Bible) 546 237 309 278 31 5K-499K (NT/Equiv.) 3,266 1,382 1,884 1,075 809 Remaining Completed 1K-4,999 (25 Chapters) 2,148 603 1,545 403 1,142 TOTAL 6,060 2,282 3,778 1,796 1,982
Critical Analysis WORK TOWARD GOALS Translation In Progress (Not Active), 532 Translation In Progress (Active), 1,264 GOAL MET 38% GOAL NOT MET 62% 3,778 LANGUAGES 2,282 LANGUAGES Translation Not Started, 1,982
Critical Issues ORAL CULTURES MULTILINGUALISM GATEWAY LANGUAGE RESOURCES SIGN LANGUAGES
What Must Change Bolster Spiritual Unity and Alignment of Our Base Radically Broaden Involvement Thoughtfully Integrate Innovation Sharply Focus the Aligning Energies on the Goals
GEOF MORIN The What Must Change Initiative
How We Got Here Opened Collaboration across 10 Agencies & Mission Mutual Recognized Critical Gaps to Reach 2033 Goals Mapped Top 10 Action Steps Update of Progress & Initiatives Underway
Top 10 Action Items FLEXIBLE QUALITY ASSURANCE ETEN TABLES EXPANDING NETWORKS NEW INNOVATION SIGN LANGUAGE TOOLS PRAYER MOVEMENT MAPPING ALL ACCESS GOALS PEER ACCOUNTABILITY LARGE LANGUAGES BOARD ENGAGEMENT BOLSTER UNITY BROADEN INVOLVEMENT INTEGRATE INNOVATION ALIGN ENERGIES
Bolster Unity Summit Engagement BOARD ENGAGEMENT Established + Emerging Models PEER CEO ACCOUNTABILITY Conversations PRAYER MOVEMENT Nov 11th Day of Prayer BOLSTER UNITY BROADEN INVOLVEMENT INTEGRATE INNOVATION ALIGN ENERGIES
Broaden Involvement Oral Bible Deaf Ministry Explorations ETEN TABLES Regional Expressions Translation EXPANDING NETWORKS BOLSTER UNITY BROADEN INVOLVEMENT INTEGRATE INNOVATION ALIGN ENERGIES
Integrate Innovation FLEXIBLE QUALITY ASSURANCE Innovation Lab NEW INNOVATION SIGN Tools Transition Collaborative Conversations LANGUAGE TOOLS BOLSTER UNITY BROADEN INVOLVEMENT INTEGRATE INNOVATION ALIGN ENERGIES
Align Energies MAPPING ALL ACCESS GOALS All Access Roadmap: Inter-Organizational Research Field Strategy Work Group Country Planning LARGE LANGUAGES Large Language Prioritization BOLSTER UNITY BROADEN INVOLVEMENT INTEGRATE INNOVATION ALIGN ENERGIES
STEPHEN CAVE BRYCE ALLISON KEN SCHMITT Innovation Lab Update
What Must Change New, sustainable, more flexible models of quality assurance Better integrate development and acceleration of new tools and platforms Thoughtfully Integrate Innovation
Innovation Lab Vision We envision a future where: The most advanced and effective methods and tools can be used by anyone anywhere to radically accelerate Bible translation. This vision is only attainable if the following are true: Advanced technology is accelerating translation The Church is empowered for quality translation Translation resources are available to all
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY OPEN ACCESS QUALITY ASSURANCE I NNOVATI ON L AB STRUCTURE T R U N K
Adv. Technology BRYCE ALLISON ABS/UBS Open Access STEPHEN CAVE - Biblica Quality Assurance KEN SCHMITT Wycliffe USA Jesse Griffin Unfolding Word John Mark Mitchell ABS/UBS Sebastian Floor Seed Company Mark Finzel Biblica Chris Egitto ABS/UBS Barry Funnell The Word For The World External Participants Invitation Process Underway Tim Jore Unfolding Word Bryan Harmelink Wycliffe Core Team The Trunk Sharon Leu Entrepreneur External Participants Invitation Process Underway I NNOVATI ON L AB Stephen Cave Biblica STRUCTURE Bryce Allison ABS/UBS Ken Schmitt Wycliffe USA Brian Smith S3 Ventures Mission Mutual Support Andy Kellogg Peter Huang Andrew Hood
Opportunity Statement OPEN ACCESS People who are, or want to be, involved in Bible Translation do not have easy access to necessary tools and resources because of cost, complexity, and restrictions. This diminishes efficiency and suppresses innovation.
Opportunity Statement ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY Current approaches to technology innovation are: disconnected from end users disjointed across agencies and separated from industry innovation.
Opportunity Statement QUALITY ASSURANCE The prevailing methodologies for quality assurance rely on external resources, which: prevents translation from achieving the scope and pace required by the ministry goals of the global Church diminishes local ownership and authority creates dependency rather than empowering sustainable processes
How to Get Involved Two Ways to Get Involved: Sign up for our monthly newsletter for updates and idea submissions: eten.bible/innovation Join us in person for a breakout session at the fall ETEN Summit
